UN report stresses the need to provide access to clean energy to the world's poor
Access to sustainable energy and increased energy efficiency is a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs.
Environment
May 7, 2010
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The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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New reports urges more detailed utility metering to improve building efficiency
A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies, called submetering, that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 9, 2011
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Greening Europe's seaports and freight terminals
Sea and inland navigation ports and freight terminals are faced with growing energy costs and major political and societal pressure in terms of their environmental performance.
Environment
Aug 13, 2013
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Standard for first consumer label ready for companies to buy clean power
The technical standard for the first global consumer label for companies to buy wind power and other clean renewable energy has been launched today.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2011
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Diverse landscapes help insects cope with heat stress, study shows
Global warming is affecting terrestrial insects in multiple ways. In response to increasingly frequent heat extremes, they have to either reduce their activity or seek shelter in more suitable microhabitats. A new study led ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2023
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Urgent action needed to meet 1.5 degree Celsius goal
The goal of the Paris climate agreement—to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius—will be out of sight unless countries collectively show more ambition and take immediate action. This is the view of Heleen de Coninck ...
Environment
Apr 5, 2022
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Heatwave hotspots linked to urban agglomerations in Africa
Due to global warming, heatwave events will likely cause severe damage to natural ecosystems and human society. Urban areas are at higher risk owing to the significant economic activities carried out there and the populations ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 9, 2022
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China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That's bad news for the climate crisis
Carbon emissions from China are growing faster now than before COVID-19 struck, data show, dashing hopes the pandemic may have put the world's most polluting nation on a new emissions trajectory.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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Grow zero-carbon power to meet climate goals: analysis
All new electricity supply growth worldwide can now come from zero-carbon sources, according to a plan released by businesses and environmental advocates Wednesday that charts the path to a net-zero world by 2050.
Environment
Sep 16, 2020
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