Ειδήσεις

Αποτελέσματα 14561 - 14580 | από συνολικά 15220
19 04 2019 | 12:20

Climate-Vulnerable Countries Plan New Tools To Fund Green Development.

With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) is introducing a new set…

19 04 2019 | 11:25

Western Balkans waiting for a green energy revolution.

Countries in the Western Balkans are funding old coal power plants with millions of euros as locals protest against hydroelectric power plants. Nevertheless, environmental activists see signs of hope…

19 04 2019 | 11:23

4 maps that show who’s being left behind in America’s wind-power boom.

Why does a huge swath of the country have hardly any wind turbines at all? President Trump has been mocking wind power a lot lately.

19 04 2019 | 10:37

Global banks warn climate change could wipe out $20 trillion worth of assets.

A new report has found that climate change could wipe out trillions of dollars’ worth of assets. The report by the Network for Greening the Financial System has highlighted the serious effect that…

19 04 2019 | 09:57

New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall.

UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of…

19 04 2019 | 09:33

European Biomass PowerON 2019 Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22nd and 23rdMay.

Growing demand, new legislation economics and many more Utilization of biomass as a source f power is a critical challenge facing the world. However, the decisions facing stakeholders such as…

19 04 2019 | 09:04

Dozens arrested in Extinction Rebellion climate change protest.

Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre. Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…

19 04 2019 | 08:12

Can We Achieve Sustainability While Ignoring Equality?

Pretending environmental protection and economic justice are separate public policy problems will prevent us from ever achieving either. The Our Common Future report (Brundtland et al., 1987)…

18 04 2019 | 17:42

Europe invests €27bn in new wind farms in 2018.

Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, which will finance a record amount of future new wind energy capacity.

18 04 2019 | 16:40

How billions of helpers are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy.

Around 700 billion microorganisms are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy in the STORE&GO research facility, as Dr Frank Graf from DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-…

18 04 2019 | 15:55

Why India, Chile, and Jordan lead the way on renewable energy.

Three developing nations are leaders in the race to find clean energy sources. We looked to see if they offer lessons on how to efficiently pivot away from fossil fuels.

18 04 2019 | 15:44

Kenya’s Tatu City installs its first solar power plant.

Tatu City in Kenya has installed its first solar power plant. This is in line with the city’s long term commitment to environmental conversation through harnessing renewable energy sources.

18 04 2019 | 15:33

Climate Strikes: “Whose future? Our future!”.

Another month, another climate strike. Today, students from across the globe went on strike again for climate action. The Fridays for Future concept started in order to raise global awareness and to…

18 04 2019 | 15:26

Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions hit over 526 million tons.

Amid a global battle to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Turkey's emissions amounted to 526.3 million tons in 2017, according to TurkStat figures released Thursday Turkey was one of the first…

18 04 2019 | 14:27

Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids .

Two thirds of rural African households lack access to electricity. Mini-grids – electricity grids which are separate from the main energy grid – can offer a way to reach unconnected areas. When they…

18 04 2019 | 14:07

Renewable energy could meet 86% of global power demand by 2050, IRENA concludes

If policymakers, businesses and investors across the world collaborate to scale-up renewable energy and to electrify sectors such as transport and heavy industry, 86% of the global power demand could…

18 04 2019 | 14:05

No new funding for coal plants, says OCBC.

OCBC Bank, South-east Asia's second-largest lender, said two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects. "We won't do any new coal…

18 04 2019 | 09:56

Bank of America commits $300 billion to sustainable finance by 2030.

Bank of America has announced it will mobilise an additional $300 billion in capital by 2030. Through lending, investing, capital raising, advisory services and developing financing solutions, this…

18 04 2019 | 09:45

IMEC and JOLYWOOD announce 23.2% front-side conversion efficiency for n-PERT bifacial cell.

The result was certified by the solar cells laboratory at the calibration and test center of Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research. Imec’s measurements showed cell bifaciality surpassed 80…

18 04 2019 | 08:16

GSAS to be adopted in Kuwait following a strategic partnership between GORD and NTEC.

The Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kuwait based National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC), a member of the Kuwait…