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Tuvalu working towards being a role model country in terms of renewable energy
No commentsTuvalu is working towards being a role model country on renewable energy as a mitigation measure to address sea level rise
»Developing countries encouraged to venture into biotechnology
Comments offDenmark’s Secretary for farmers producing biomass for energy urges developing countries to venture into biotechnology
»Denmark’s Clean Energy economy
No commentsThe host of the Copenhagen Climate conference, Denmark, has been going all out to project a greener image. Over the years, the country has become famous for some of its clean energy initiatives.
»Energy? The answer is blowing in the wind
No commentsCan the solution to climate change really lie in the hands of technology? We decided to find out during a boat ride to visit the massive wind turbines set up off the coast of Copenhagen.
»Biodiesel – a positive answer to climate change?
No commentsThe expansion of palm plantations in Colombia is causing concern among environmentalists who fear they may take land from natural forests. But others argue that the crop can and should be grown sustainably.
»Economic crisis reduces emissions — EIA
No commentsThe 18-month economic crisis has given the world a unique opportunity to limit climate change, said the International Energy Agency in a press conference today in Bangkok, Thailand. The IEA said that investors have delayed investments in polluting technologies because of the global slowdown. CO2 emissions will drop 3% in 2009 and 5% by 2020 in comparison with estimates made a year ago by the IEA. At the same time, by 2020 the global temperature could increase around 2C – the maximum that experts believe the planet can heat without catastrophic climate change.
»Poznan protest photos
No commentsAs governments around the world came together in Poznan, Poland for the UN Climate Change Conference, scores more joined the protests on the streets on 6 December for the Global Day of Action – pressing delegates for greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
»Uganda’s search for eco-friendly fuel
2 commentsUgandans are looking for alternative fuel. Currently, firewood and wood-based-charcoal are the most popular household fuels.
»Science for change
No commentsTechnologies for saving energy and tackling climate change were on show at an exhibition at the 14th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which NAPA attended in December 2009 in Poland.
»Brazil energy proposal said to contradict Poznan promises
No commentsThe Brazilian National Energy Plan for 2008-2017, recently published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, did not please environmentalists and NGOs. The project aims at increasing the energy capacity from 99.7 thousand megawatts to 154.7 thousand megawatts. But environmentalists claim it champions dirty technologies over clear and renewable ones.
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