Renewable energy is a big business in the UAE, its solar-power
sector is growing really fast. It was forecasted that the industry would add
1,000 jobs over the coming two years. Still, a major difficulty remains in how
to store the electricity the sector generates for the times when it is needed
most.
SUSTAINABLE & CLEAN ENERGY | ENERGY EFFICIENCY | LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT | CLIMATE CHANGE | ___________ TECHNOLOGY | POLICY | INVESTMENT
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Héla Cheikhrouhou: the Green Climate Fund goal is to support low-emission, climate-resilient development
This statement was made by Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund in her speech, given on the occasion of
World Water Week held in Stockholm, Sweden at the end of last month. GCF is the only international financing institution set up with the sole goal of supporting the
UNFCCC’s objective of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
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climate change
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development
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funding
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Green Climate Fund
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water
Monday, September 28, 2015
Unanimous adoption of the historic global New Sustainable Development Agenda
A new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a
sustainable future was unanimously adopted by the 193 UN Member States.
It happened on September 25th at the start of a three-day Summit on
Sustainable Development in UN Headquarter in New York. The new agenda includes 17 global goals at its core and commits
every country to take an array of actions that would not only address the root
causes of poverty, but would also increase economic growth and prosperity and
meet people’s health, education and social needs, while protecting the
environment.
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development
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global
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sustainability
Friday, September 25, 2015
GRACE satellites: humankind is running out of water
Twin GRACE satellites, launched by NASA in 2002, provided data
for a study of the world's 37 largest aquifers, which found that more than a third of them are being
used at unsustainable rates — they are being drained far faster than natural
processes can restore them. 13 of the 37 aquifers, from California to the
Middle East to China, are running out of water.
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global
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science
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sustainability
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water
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Graphene to improve cars' energy efficiency
Scientists from The University of Manchester working with
European Thermodynamics Ltd have increased the potential for low cost
thermoelectric materials to be used more widely in the automotive industry.
Adding a small amount of graphene to the base oxide thermoelectric materials, operating
temperatures of which can be around 700 degrees Celsius, can reduce the thermal
operating window to room temperature which offers a huge range of potential for
applications.
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energy efficiency
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industry
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technologies
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transport
Monday, September 21, 2015
First dedicated sub-Saharan African renewable energy fund is now fully capitalized
The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), a renewable energy
fund focused on sub-Saharan Africa successfully reached USD200 million of
committed capital to support small to medium scale projects, with investment at
the final close from European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Global Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF).
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Africa
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funding
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renewable energy
Friday, September 18, 2015
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: climate change is a real threat
According to The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development document climate change is no longer a distant or abstract threat. The annual losses from natural disasters now average U.S. $250 billion to U.S. $300billion.
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climate change
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development
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global
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sustainability
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Long-term corporate purchase commitments for renewable power already have topped 1500 MW of installed capacity
Recently 13 of America’s largest companies visited
the White House to endorse a strong outcome in the Paris climate
negotiations. The companies also pledged at least $140 billion in new
low-carbon investment and more than 1,600 megawatts of new renewable energy.
Labels:
electricity
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renewable energy
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US
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