The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
PARIS/MONTREAL – The year 2014 broke a series of heat records in France, Britain, Germany and Belgium, weather agencies reported Monday. In France, “2014 was the hottest year since 1900,” the Meteo-France weather agency said in a statement. The country’s average annual temperature in 2014 was 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 …
DHAKA: The German Development Bank KfW, on-behalf of the German government, signed on Sunday an agreement with Bangladesh to provide fund for power transmission. The fund of 60 million euros, which is a part of KfW’s 320 million euros to support Bangladesh’s renewable energy and energy efficiency of the Bangladesh …
Experience sharing from the German energy policy toolkit and operation experience could provide insights and eventually assist India to successfully implement these missions and help the tropical subcontinent use its large renewables potential. India could apply conclusions from the Energiewende for leapfrogging the fossil-fuel systems by accelerating the renewable pathway. …
Eighty miles north-west of Fukushima’s hulking nuclear corpse, Yauemon Sato, a small businessman, has charged into the solar-power business. Mr Sato has rented land, hired a workforce and lined up ¥80m ($6.8m) in capital from local investors and banks. His company says it can produce electricity for about 700 households. …
BRUSSELS – Air pollution, chiefly from coal-fired power plants, cost society up to €189 billion ($235 billion) in 2012 — equal to the gross domestic product of Finland — the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in a report published on Tuesday. The agency provides research to guide EU policymakers, who …
European Union carbon allowances rose to the highest level in almost nine months as nations in the bloc consider reforming the market to reduce a surplus sooner than proposed by its regulator. Permits for December climbed to the highest price since March 3 on ICE Futures Europe in London. Volume …
Britain is third highest contributor to air pollution that costs Europe up to £149bn a year, says EU agency report Britain has 10 of Europe’s top 50 “super-polluting” power stations and factories, helping to cost it more in health and environmental impacts than any other countries, except for Germany and …
Air pollution from Europe's largest industrial facilities cost society €189bn in 2012, with half the damage costs caused by air pollutants and CO2 emitted from 1% of plants. That's according to an assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA) - Costs of air pollution from European industrial facilities - published …
Germany is working on a new law to force energy companies to shut down several more coal-fired power plants as it tries to reach ambitious climate goals, a document seen by Reuters showed on Sunday. According to a draft legislation prepared by the economy ministry, energy companies will be asked …
Spending on carbon-reduction and climate-protection measures by governments and companies fell for a second year, threatening the United Nations’ goal to cap global warming at safe levels, according to a research report. World expenditures on renewables, energy efficiency and measures that protect against the effects of climate change slid $28 …
Rich countries are meeting in Berlin on Thursday to pledge cash to smooth the way for a global climate change deal. The Green Climate Fund is designed to help poor nations adapt to climate extremes like droughts and floods and to buy low-carbon energy sources. Rich nations previously vowed that …
Germany said on Monday it has no plans to lift a ban on fracking, following a report in news magazine Der Spiegel that it was considering lowering the hurdles for shale gas extraction to allow test drilling. At present, Germany only plans to allow fracking below a depth of 3,000 …
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres urges delegates to work towards achieving a historic pact in Paris in 2015. The UN’s climate chief urged country negotiators on Monday to “build bridges” at talks in Bonn towards a new, global pact that received fresh endorsement from world leaders last month. The six-day …
HSBC and environmental charity Global Action Plan have teamed up to launch a new initiative to encourage young people aged between eight and 14 to tackle worldwide water issues. The Water Explorer Programme will kick off in November as an educational online initiative in 11 countries including the UK, France …
German electricity consumers will for the first time see a drop in the fee added to their bills to fund renewables, a boost for Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has pledged to curb the cost for voters. Germany’s four grid companies set the EEG Umlage charge paid through power bills at …
European government officials have approved a proposal to delay deadlines for final investment decisions and the operational launch of Europe's first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage plant and 40 renewable energy projects. The measure, proposed by the European Commission following pressure from seven EU member states including Britain, France and …
Germany has agreed to provide 4 million euros and services of international experts to help the ministry of urban development in effective implementation of sanitation programmes in urban areas of the country. India and Germany signed a “Implementation Agreement on Support to National Urban Sanitation Policy” on Tuesday by urban …
Minna — The government of Germany has earmarked 50 million Euros to be expended in 10 West African countries for training and research on climate change and land use management. Executive Director of West African Service Center on Climate Change and Adaptation Land Use, Dr. Laurent Sedogo, made the disclosure …
Germany's green energy surcharge will fall 1.1 percent next year, sources close to the process said on Tuesday, reflecting expectations for lower power prices for consumers after the government scaled back support for renewable power. The surcharge under the renewable energy act (EEG) will be 6.17 euro cents per kilowatt …
DUSSELDORF, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The head of Germany's biggest utility, E.ON, said on Monday an EU package of 2030 targets for tackling climate change looks likely to bring deep carbon emissions cuts and early reforms to the bloc's Emissions Trading System. Leaders of the 28 EU countries meet on …
