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24 04 2019 | 07:55

GSAS Construction Management CGP Workshop - 1-2 May 2019.

Topics GSAS-CM Certification scope Guidelines, Measurement and Scoring Components of GSAS-CM scheme GSAS Construction Management Plan (GSAS-CMP) GSAS-CM categories and criteria Presenters…

24 04 2019 | 07:54

Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050.

Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof. That could soon become the norm in Costa Rica, where…

24 04 2019 | 07:39

Orkney's Business Model That Is Helping The Islands Lead The Way Towards 100% Renewable Energy.

Once leaving Britain’s highest carbon footprint with their total reliance on fossil-fuel-generated power from the mainland, Orcadians took matters into their own hands about 20 years ago. This move…

24 04 2019 | 07:14

Pressure From Above, Pressure From Below Compels Companies And Investors To Tackle Climate Change

Something strange is going on with the climate – not just in terms of the increased amount of extreme weather events such as heatwaves in the Arctic, Polar vortexes over New York and massive floods…

24 04 2019 | 07:04

Satellite confirms key NASA temperature data: The planet is warming — and fast.

New evidence suggests one of the most important climate change data sets is getting the right answer. A high-profile NASA temperature data set, which has pronounced the last five years the hottest…

24 04 2019 | 06:52

How the symbol for extinction became this generation’s peace sign.

The beautifully simple design is everywhere following the protests of Extinction Rebellion – but why are its origins still shrouded in mystery? he 1960s counterculture had the peace symbol, 1980s…

24 04 2019 | 00:02

Latin America & Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Climate Weeks Announced.

UN Climate Change News, 23 April, Bonn – Dates and locations for two major events on the 2019 international climate change calendar have been confirmed today: Latin America & Caribbean Climate…

23 04 2019 | 17:07

Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world.

Research finds even supposedly pristine region of the Pyrenees is polluted. Microplastic is raining down on even remote mountaintops, a new study has revealed, with winds having the capacity to…

23 04 2019 | 09:19

India To Auction Transmission Projects Worth $5 Billion To Support RE Expansion.

To ensure that the rapidly expanding renewable energy capacity and planned auctions of large-scale solar and wind energy projects have the adequate transmission capacity to supply power to demand…

22 04 2019 | 17:20

Renewables Make Decarbonization $15 Trillion Cheaper, Promise $160 Trillion In Savings By 2050.

The plummeting cost of solar and wind farms, coupled with government policies driving faster electrification, has cut the cost of reaching global climate goals by US$15 trillion in the last year,…

22 04 2019 | 09:41

Audit for GSAS Design & Build Certification of Al Wakrah Stadium has been completed.

Doha: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has completed all the audit requirements for Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) Certification of Al Wakrah stadium, which is…

22 04 2019 | 07:05

2nd Solar Rwanda 2019.

SOLARINET INC., CANADA SOLARINET INC. started as a Solar Power systems distributor in Canada for the big manufacturers like Schneider, Outback, Canadian Solar, Magnum and others and build a network…

22 04 2019 | 07:00

Agrophotovoltaics: Land use efficiency of up to 186 percent.

The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.

21 04 2019 | 14:48

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change.

In 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, Gregory Jaczko, then the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had to worry about…

21 04 2019 | 13:31

The women trying to solve Lagos' waste problem.

From recycling to up-cycling, entrepreneurial women lead the fight to reduce waste in Nigeria's densely populated city. Lagos, Nigeria - For Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the inspiration came early.  As…

19 04 2019 | 15:09

Canada’s Arctic Is Warmest In 10,000 Years As Region Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Change.

Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according to two new studies in the journals Nature…

19 04 2019 | 14:57

Even mountain glaciers are now contaminated with microplastic.

It’s not the first time plastic pollution has been found in ice. Previously, researchers have found plastic in remote regions such as the Arctic — now, the same researchers have now discovered…

19 04 2019 | 14:54

Investment Houses See Climate Targets Undercutting Fossils, Warming Above 2.0°C Boosting Financial Risk.

Continued fossil industry development came under increased pressure from investors over the last week, with a major fund manager concluding that climate targets could undercut global oil demand by…

19 04 2019 | 14:51

Energy Storage To Become ‘Key Grid Asset’ With 13-Fold Growth Through 2024.

The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in 2018 to an astonishing 158 GWh in 2024,…

19 04 2019 | 12:30

Fossils ‘Surprised And Disappointed’ As Norway Turns Against Lofoten Islands Oil Drilling.

Fossils ‘Surprised And Disappointed’ As Norway Turns Against Lofoten Islands Oil Drilling