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WEBCOP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate. 19 September 2024. News Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of …
Brazil plans to prop up coal sector, defying calls for a global phase …
WEBDec 8, 2021 — The Brazilian government has announced it wants nearly $4bn of investment in coal mining, despite international calls to phase out the most polluting of fossil fuels. The Mines and Energy Ministry has published a “programme for the sustainable use of national mineral coal”, which aims to leverage $3.9 billion in investment in coal over the ...
The Sahara gas pipeline faces problems, risking Nigerian taxpayers
WEBFeb 14, 2024 — The Nigerian government is sinking billions into the long-delayed project but economic and security problems are mounting. For over 20 years, Nigeria has been trying to build a pipeline that would bring gas through the Sahara desert to Algeria and on to customers in Europe. The hope is that it would raise …
What will become of Bangladesh’s climate migrants? - Climate …
WEBAug 14, 2017 — Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina has told the UN that a one-metre rise in sea level – a plausible scenario this century – would submerge a fifth of the country and turn 30 million people into “climate migrants”. Islam shows off a set of deer antlers, a trophy from hunting in the Sundarbans, across the river.
UN outlines 2030 goals to save planet’s biodiversity - Climate …
WEBJan 13, 2020 — At least 30% of the world’s land and seas should be protected in the next decade to prevent the destruction of the planet’s biodiversity. That is one of the proposals by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for a global framework to protect the Earth’s plant and wildlife. The draft text published by the CBD on Monday outlines a ...
‘Science is not finished until it’s communicated’ - UK chief scientist
WEBOct 3, 2013 — Walport is introducing a two day session of scientist-on-scientist discussion of the technical issues arising from the research contained within the IPCC, but he makes it clear that science doesn’t start and end in the laboratory. “You need to communicate effectively,” he says. “This isn’t something just for government chief ...
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WEBCOP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables, as pledges proliferate. 19 September 2024. Governments are being asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives.
As Pacific Islanders, we need climate action - Climate Home News
WEBSep 2, 2024 — We have neither the time nor the patience for more scams, or games of smoke and mirrors like your greenwashing fund. To keep global warming below 1.5C, we need a full and immediate phase-out of fossil fuels – period. Azerbaijan must step up with ambitious climate goals before November, especially if it …
Floating farms are transforming life on India’s waterways
WEBFeb 27, 2023 — First piloted in India and Bangladesh, the initiative is being scaled up through AFCIA. The new farms use hydroponic technology, which avoids the damaging effects of regularly toiling soil. They can grow a variety of seasonal crops in grow bags, fed by solar power and a small irrigation unit which removes saltwater from the process.
German landlords set to defeat gas boiler ban - Climate Home News
WEBDec 5, 2023 — Germany’s planned ban on new fossil heaters looks set to be defeated by staunch parliament opposition and could take as long as 2030 to come fully into effect. In 2021, the German government agreed to require new heaters to run on 65% renewable energy from 2025 – a de-facto ban on fossil boilers running on natural gas.