◆150925 What Germany learned from its war
on coal
Vox-14 時間前 http://bit.ly/1MscOqr
The country currently gets more than 26 percent
of its electricityfrom renewable sources
like wind, solar, biomass, and hydropower.
... Making this task even more challenging,
Germany wants to get there without relying
on nuclear power. ... with Social Democrats
to introduce a series of taxes on oil and
other forms of energy (though coal was notably
exempted). ... What's more, by law, utilities
must draw on renewable sources forelectricity
before resorting to coal, gas, or nuclear.
◆150925 Oil price tumble 'heralds further
falls to come'
The Week UK-19 時間前 http://bit.ly/1MMhH0s
Speculating on where crude oil prices might
be heading next, Mike Patton recalls that
so far this year oil prices have traded between
$38 and $62 per barrel. Taking into account
the US EnergyInformation Administration's
estimate that ...
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◆150925 CEC gets go-ahead for 40-MW Kabompo
Gorge hydropower plant
HydroWorld-11 時間前 http://bit.ly/1jgiESc
An implementation agreement signed this week
by the Republic of Zambia and the Copperbelt
Energy Corp. essentially serves as the approval
for development of the 40-MW Kabompo Gorge
hydroelectric plant. The document allows
CEC to ...
◆150925 Drought, Hydropower, and Africa's
Energy Crisis
Diplomatic Courier-9 時間前 http://bit.ly/1OWD7ra
It seems that only crises of a certain nature?usually
terrorism or strongmen trampling on their
country's constitution?can draw the world's
attention to Africa. As such, it is unfair
that the worst drought in a decade, which
has put at risk almost ...
◆150925 Indian environment minister: Less
poverty is climate justice
NEWS10 ABC-7 時間前 http://bit.ly/1KFxQz1
The 175 GW goal includes 100 GW of new solar
power, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from biomass
and 5 GW from small hydropower dams. It's
an astonishing pledge, considering where
India is today. A quarter of the country,
or 300 million ...
◆150923 Can the world rely on renewable
energy?
Aljazeera.com (blog)-5 時間前 http://bit.ly/1Pqu1ky
Greenpeace outlines a plan for achieving
the transition by phasing outcoal, oil, gas
and nuclear energy. ... David Elzinga - Economic
Affairs Officer for the Sustainable Energy
Division at the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe.
◆150923 Funds worth $2.6tn pledge to dump
coal
Financial Times-7 時間前 http://on.ft.com/1Jofscg
However, the largest investors have made
only limited commitments, pledging to divest
from coal companies while retaining large
investments in oil and gas. Campaigners concerned
about the threat of climate change argue
that investors ..
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◆150923 Environment group voices concerns
over Mekong dam
eco-business.com-20 時間前 http://bit.ly/1FeaoMt
An environmental watchdog based in Viet Nam
is asking the Laos government to reconsider
the construction of a controversialhydropower
plant along the Mekong River. The non-governmental
organisation Viet Nam River Network issued
a ...
◆150923 Warsak dam hydropower plant France
to provide 41.5 million euros
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)-2
時間前 http://bit.ly/1KMUhFY
A Credit Facility Agreement (CFA) and Grant
Financing Agreement for the rehabilitation
of Warsak Dam Hydropower project has been
signed between Pakistan and France on Tuesday.
According to a press release issued here,
Muhammad ...
◆150923 Heavy Rains Likely to Lower Paddy
Yields in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
Oryza (blog)-13 時間前 http://bit.ly/1QxbOSK
The paddy rice yields in the Mekong River
Delta (MRD) region of Vietnam are likely
to decline by about 10-20% due to heavy rains
that hit the region last week, according
to local sources. Around 3,000 hectares of
paddy fields in Dong Thap ...
◆150923 IFC and the Government of Myanmar
to Improve Environmental and ...
The FINANCIAL-14 時間前 http://bit.ly/1OQ3AXw
The FINANCIAL -- IFC, a member of the World
Bank Group, on September 22 signed an advisory
services agreement with the government of
Myanmar to help improve environmental and
social risk management in hydropower projects.
