Eight EU Countries Will Demand Decarbonization By 2050 At Sibiu Summit.
A planned ‘Future of Europe’ summit of European Union national leaders starting in Sibiu, Romania tomorrow was supposed to chart a course for the EU following Brexit.
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Botswana teams up with World Bank on renewable energy.
Botswana has partnered with the World Bank to develop a renewable energy strategy that would allow the country to be more independent on energy supplies. For years, Botswana has been relying on neighbouring countries like South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia for electricity.
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Atmospheric CO2 reaches record 415ppm — the highest it’s been in millions of years.
In less than a century, humans have managed the ignoble feat of raising atmospheric CO2 levels by more than 100 parts per million (ppm).
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Grow your own city – vertical forests take off.
Milan’s Il Bosco Verticale (the Vertical Forest) is a high rise building populated by people and trees. It is the first of a new concept of building in cities being pioneered by Stefano Boeri’s architectural practice based in Milan.
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The Marijuana Industry’s Dirty Little Secret.
The cannabis industry is hiding a dirty little secret.
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Governments Look To "Smart Islands" For High Tech And Low Carbon Solutions.
While cities are often seen as centers of innovation, a growing number of islands are quietly leading the way in smart technology. <
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World’s first hydrogen double-decker buses introduced to curb London’s toxic air.
TfL announces world’s first hydrogen double decker buses that are being introduced to curb London’s toxic air. TfL has today ordered 20 hydrogen buses, which will produce no pollution from their exhausts, as part of its drive to make London’s transport zero-emission.
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UK power stations have enough stock-piled coal to last until 2025.
UK power stations now have enough stock-piled coal to last until 2025, figures reveal. Now, Communities Secretary James Brokenshire is being urged to rethink approving plans to build an opencast coal mine in Northumberland.
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Sir David Attenborough: "Plastic killing up to one million people a year". Read the report.
A new report has found that plastic pollution is having a detrimental effect on human health.
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Why ships of the future will run on electricity.
The ship floats peacefully in the deep blue water, surrounded by enormous cliffs and waterfalls. Here, in Norway's fjords the world seems to stand still. But the tranquility is just an illusion: The diesel engine starts, the cruise liner begins to move – and it’s loud.
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Climate change threatens to wreak havoc on the global economy.
It is becoming more and more apparent that the developing threat of climate change is not simply damaging the earth’s natural ecosystem, but is also harming the world economy.
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Humans are greening the planet, but the implications are complicated.
New study shows humans are influence the growth patterns of plants, but it’s not as simple as ‘greener is better’.
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Egypt awards contract for construction of US $739m water treatment plant.
The Egyptian government, through the country’s Armed Forces Engineering Authority has awarded Arab Contractors and Orascom C
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India plans 400 MW storage-linked renewable projects.
In order to provide a leg-up to the power storage industry — which is still in a nascent stage in the country — the government is coming up with 400 MW of renewable energy tenders for round-the-clock (RTC) electricity supply.
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Οι υδρογονάνθρακες στο Αιγαίο.
Καμιά θάλασσα στον Κόσμο δεν συνδέεται με την Ιστορία και με μύθους σαν την περίκλειστη θάλασσα του Αιγαίου Πελάγους και ελάχιστες μπορούν να συγκριθούν μ’ αυτό σε ομορφιά.
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Μητσοτάκης: «Οδηγός» ο Δήμος Τρικκαίων για δράσεις προς όφελος όλων.
Εύσημα του προέδρου της ΝΔ στον Δήμαρχο Τρικκαίων για τον Κόμβο Καινοτομίας και το Smart Trikala
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Με τις «ευλογίες» του Αμερικανού πρέσβη Τζέφρι Πάιατ τα εγκαίνια του αιολικού πάρκου 38,4 MW των Nostira – Fortress στη Φωκίδα.
Παρουσία του πρέσβη των ΗΠΑ Τζέφρι Πάιατ, εγκαινιάστηκε χθες το αιολικό πάρκο της Nostira και του fund Fortress στα Κάτω Λακώματα Φωκίδας, ύψους επένδυσης περί τα 50 εκατ. ευρώ.
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Merkel sends first strong message for climate neutrality by 2050.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated for the first time that Germany may join a European alliance to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.
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The evolving role of gas storage in Europe.
Departing from its usual supply security role, gas storage is vying for a central position in Europe’s vision of a hybrid energy system combining renewable electricity and low-carbon gases like hydrogen. But getting there won’t be a smooth run and regulators are watching closely.
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Juncker insists 2030 climate target is EU’s top priority, not 2050 plan.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday (9 May) that the EU should “concentrate on immediate and urgent” climate policies for 2030 rather than a proposed 2050 target defended by eight EU countries to reach net-zero emissions.
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