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RenewableUK has heralded new announcements which will bring floating turbines a step closer to UK waters and open up the possibility of further developments. ...more |
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The European Commission on Thursday published a draft nuclear safety law that includes mandatory EU-wide reviews every six years in response to lessons learnt from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. ...more |
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The planet is on track to warm by four degrees celsius by the year 2100, if the global community fails to act on climate change, a new report by Climate Action Tracker has said. ...more |
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has a vast abundance of renewable energy resources. With its strong demographic growth, rapid urbanization and an expanding economy, the MENA region is experiencing a strong growth in demand for energy and electricity. ...more |
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![Peruvian ocean conservationist wins top honours in prestigious international award Peruvian ocean conservationist wins top honours in prestigious international award](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_84eaf13c-1a09-43b9-876c-484bfc3ece4f_.jpg) |
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Kerstin Forsberg, a 28-year-old marine conservation biologist and campaigner based in Peru, has been awarded the WWF International President’s Award 2013 at a special ceremony during global conservation organization WWF’s Annual Conference. ...more |
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Testifying before a Canadian Senate committee last week, a former TransCanada Corp. employee turned whistleblower described unsafe business practices which he likened to "organized crime." ...more |
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If bees were to disappear from the globe, mankind would have four years left to live. That assertion, attributed to Albert Einstein but perhaps apocryphal, is voiced in “More Than Honey” ...more |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised on Wednesday to scale back Germany's generous system of subsidies to the renewables sector if she is re-elected in September, a move that would reduce the costs of her green revolution on consumers. ...more |
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Seeking to find its own recipe for sustainability planning, Jordan is piloting Strategic Environmental Assessment as a tool for planning and managing development zones or special economic areas. ...more |
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Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian talk of military action against a giant dam it is building on the Nile as "psychological warfare", and said on Tuesday it would defend itself and carry on with the work regardless. ...more |
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