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Climate Change
- ¿Quiénes son los responsables de afrontar el cambio climático? October 2, 2017
Source: Infobae – El cambio climático es probablemente el mayor desafío ambiental y social que enfrenta la humanidad, y que fue generado por el ser humano. Es un problema global que se resuelve en forma global, en donde existen muchos matices que hacen difícil el consenso entre los países respecto a las decisiones que deben […]
- Consecuencias del cambio climático en los peces October 2, 2017
Source: El tiempo – Una subida de 2°C altera la metilación del ADN y la expresión de genes claves para la supervivencia y el desarrollo. Este estudio ofrece una nueva visión sobre las consecuencias del cambio climático en los peces a través de modificaciones epigenéticas en todo el genoma
- Could evaporation be the next renewable energy? October 2, 2017
Source: Reuters – Wind and solar power are growing as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels, but storing renewable energy through the night, when the sun isnt shining, or when no wind is rotating the turbines, remains a hurdle.
- Figueres: Estados Unidos pierde competitividad saliendo del Acuerdo de París October 2, 2017
Source: EFE Verde – La ex secretaria de cambio climático de la ONU que alcanzó el Acuerdo de París y actual directora del proyecto Misión 2020, Christiana Figueres, subraya que EE.UU. "se queda rezagado y pierde competitividad" abandonando el Acuerdo de París y cediendo a otros países el liderazgo de la economía baja en carbono.
- Reducir la deforestación e incrementar captura de CO2 en el suelo, una estrategia climática y de seguridad alimentaria October 2, 2017
Source: El Periódico – Las políticas climáticas que se centran en la agricultura y los bosques podrían llevar al aumento de los precios de los alimentos, pero reducir la deforestación e incrementar la captura de carbono en la agricultura podría reducir significativamente las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, evitando riesgos para la seguridad alimentaria, […]
Bioenergy
- The Clean Tech Primer 2017 January 10, 2017
In New York, Raymond James released its Clean Tech Primer 2017, arguably the most cogent and concise summary of activity and prospects across the gamut from solar power through to water technology, including all biofuels, biopower and bioindustrials.
- Chile will increase small hydropower generation with 3-MW Los Pinos hydropower plant November 8, 2016
Chile's Schwager Energy and China-based Shenyang Yuanda Commercial & Investment Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 3 to build the 3-MW Los Pinos run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant in southern Chile's Lagos region, according to BN Americas.
- Part IV: Justice Delayed — Will Politics Trump Justice in the Case of the Clean Power Plan? September 29, 2016
By the time this column is published, oral arguments in the legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan will have already been made. The en banc panel of 10 appeals court judges is not likely to render its decision before the New Year. No matter the opinion, it will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme […]
- World Bank makes US$390 million loan Pakistan's Tarbela hydroelectric plant extension September 21, 2016
The World Bank has approved US$390 million in additional financing to be used by Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority for extensions of its Tarbela hydroelectric plant.
- US and China Join Paris Agreement, Bringing it Much Closer to Taking Effect September 6, 2016
The United States and China on Sept. 3 formally joined the Paris Agreement in a ceremony in Hangzhou, China, ahead of the G20 Summit. President Obama and President Xi both deposited their country’s official instrument with United Nations Secretary, General Ban-Ki Moon.
Forestry
- FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting October 23, 2019
The upcoming FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting will be held 23-24 October 2019 in Košice, Slovakia. Related documents: Draft Agenda The post FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting appeared first on Forest Europe.
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- Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks September 3, 2019
Workshop “Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks: Policies and measures for increasing forest resilience and climate change adaptation” will be held 3-4 September 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. … The post Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks appeared first on Forest Europe.
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- Date for upcoming Expert Level Meeting released June 12, 2019
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- Agenda is now out for workshop “Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks” May 3, 2019
Workshop “Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks: Policies and measures for increasing forest resilience and climate change adaptation” will be held 3-4 September 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey…. The post Agenda is now out for workshop “Pro-active management of forests to combat climate change driven risks” appeared first on Forest Europe.
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- Presentations from the Workshop April 16, 2019
Block I – Plenary Session “Presentation of the study Human Health and Sustainable Forest Management, prepared by the FOREST EUROPE Expert group” Impacts of forests on human health and well-being: Liisa… The post Presentations from the Workshop appeared first on Forest Europe.
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Wind Power
- Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment June 20, 2019
Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world.
- Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. For real this time, IEA Says June 14, 2019
Hydrogen, which has been touted as the fuel of the future much of the past five decades, may finally be on the verge of converting its potential to reality.
- Renewable energy market employs 11 million in 2018 – IRENA June 14, 2019
Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
- Iowa officials consider energy storage tax credit, ‘value of storage’ study June 14, 2019
Iowa economic development officials are tentatively endorsing a tax credit for battery storage to complement the state’s wind and solar generation.
- Target commits to 100 percent renewables; signs PPAs to purchase wind and solar energy June 13, 2019
On June 12, Target corporation said it was increasing its renewable energy goals by committing to source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The goal applies to all of Target’s domestic operations.
Solar Energy
- Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment June 20, 2019
Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world.
- Eos supplying non-lithium batteries for Duke, UCSD storage projects June 19, 2019
Eos Energy Storage is manufacturer and supplier of the zinc-based Aurora 2.0 battery system for Duke Energy's McAlpine substation and as a behind-the-meter solution at the University of California, San Diego.
- Energy storage company Saft buys Go Electric June 19, 2019
Go Electric Inc. is a specialist in energy resiliency solutions for microgrids and commercial & industrial customers integrating renewables and generators
- New York to pass 'one of the most aggressive clean energy mandates in the country' June 19, 2019
New York is poised to pass its own version of the Green New Deal with a climate bill that would more than triple the state’s solar capacity and aggressively promote development of wind farms off the state’s coast.
- U.S. solar market soars in Q1 2019 June 18, 2019
In the first three months of the year, the U.S. installed 2.7 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV), making it the most solar ever installed in the first quarter of a year. With the strong first quarter, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecasts 25% growth in 2019 compared to 2018, and it expects more than 13 […]
Renewable Energy
- Corani seeking financing to develop 147-MW Banda Azul hydro project in Bolivia June 20, 2019
Jose Maria Romay, general manager of Corani (a subsidiary of Ende), has announced the company is seeking financing from Latin American development bank CAF and French development agency AFD for the 147-MW Banda Azul hydro project.
- Solar industry, advocates hail New York passage of ambitious climate bill June 20, 2019
New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act passed the Assembly early in the morning of June 20 and will now await the governor’s signature. Solar advocates praised the state legislature’s adoption of long anticipated legislation that will require at least 70 percent of electric generation come from renewable sources by 2030 and providing needed […]
- Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment June 20, 2019
Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world.
- Eos supplying non-lithium batteries for Duke, UCSD storage projects June 19, 2019
Eos Energy Storage is manufacturer and supplier of the zinc-based Aurora 2.0 battery system for Duke Energy's McAlpine substation and as a behind-the-meter solution at the University of California, San Diego.
- Energy storage company Saft buys Go Electric June 19, 2019
Go Electric Inc. is a specialist in energy resiliency solutions for microgrids and commercial & industrial customers integrating renewables and generators
Other Technologies
- Renewable Energy: Americans Are Optimistic, But Not Quite Right November 16, 2016
Turns out that Americans are a bit overly optimistic about the role that renewable energy plays in the U.S. The average American believes that 20 percent of the country’s energy use comes from renewables—11 percent from solar and 9 percent from wind.
- From Pet Project to Partner: O&G Investment in Solar August 23, 2016
When I began my career 37 years ago, the main use of solar panels was on satellites — almost no one on Earth used solar energy. Oddly enough, the best place to be a solar engineer in the 1970s was at a large O&G company.
- Women Engineers Still Desperately Needed December 9, 2015
In 1984, when this year’s POWER-GEN 2015 Woman of the Year Kim Greene started engineering school, about 16 percent of her class was made up of women. Today, more than 30 years later, that number has jumped to just 18 percent. Greene, the Chief Operating Office of Southern Company was one of three finalists for […]
- The Latest Sign That Coal Is Getting Killed July 13, 2015
Coal is having a hard time lately. U.S. power plants are switching to natural gas, environmental restrictions are kicking in, and the industry is being derided as the world's No. 1 climate criminal. Prices have crashed, sure, but for a real sense of coal's diminishing prospects, check out what's happening in the bond market.
- Financing Electric Vehicle Markets in New York and Other States July 9, 2015
The process of sowing the seeds of electric vehicle infrastructure — and thereby creating a backbone of charging stations that can support these vehicles — is still in its infancy. A new report outlines the technologies and business models necessary to ramp up growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the United States. It also explores […]