World temperature could rise rapidly by 2020, modelling suggests
Global warming could occur more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.
Global warming could occur more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.
Environment
Mar 10, 2016
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The way oil giant Exxon Mobil sees it, the global energy landscape won't be radically different in 2040 than it is today.
Environment
Jan 25, 2016
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Household energy consumption is decreasing thanks to energy efficiency policies but, as a result of the lower energy bill, consumers use more energy. The effect is that approximately one third of the energy efficiency gains ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 13, 2016
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Finding the right mix of green energy technologies for generating electricity will be crucial in reducing the global impact of pollution for the next generation, according to a United Nations report co-written by a Yale professor.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2015
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Global energy demand from developed nations has an adverse impact on freshwater resources in less developed nations according to a new study.
Environment
Nov 16, 2015
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The European Union, the world's No. 3 greenhouse gas polluter, says its emissions fell 4 percent last year, meaning the 28-nation bloc has already surpassed its target for 2020.
Environment
Oct 20, 2015
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Kuwait signed a contract worth 116 million dinars ($385 million) with Spain's TSK Group on Thursday for a 50 megawatt solar energy project as part of its renewable energy drive.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 10, 2015
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A century ago, Switzerland decided to electrify its railways. Out went coal, coal pollution and energy dependency. Today, what about switching all our cars over to electricity? The air would be cleaner, but what would be ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2015
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Mali has signed an agreement with a Norwegian renewable energy specialist to build west Africa's first industrial-scale solar power plant, the company announced in a statement on Friday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 10, 2015
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Researchers from MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing are collaborating to bring new insights into how China—now the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2)—can reverse the rising trajectory of its CO2 emissions ...
Environment
Jun 19, 2015
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