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IRENA: Transition to Renewable Energy May Create an Entirely Different World
The analysis finds oil and gas-related conflict may decline, as will the strategic importance of some maritime chokepoints. This week at the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), political and business leaders from around the world outlined the far-reaching geopolitical implications of an energy transformation driven by the rapid growth of renewable energy.
Germany bids farewell to domestic hard coal mining
On 21 December 2018 the mining of hard coal officially comes to an end in Germany. The closing of the last mine in the Ruhr region marks the end of 200 years of mining the fossil fuel that made Germany’s industrialisation possible. The reason for shutting the last hard coal mines is purely economic and was already taken in 2007.
2nd International Investment Forum "Wind Power 2019" will be held on February 27, 2019 in Moscow
On 27 February Moscow will host the 2nd International Investment Forum "Wind Power 2019". The event is the professional platform focused on unlocking investment in the Russian wind power industry, sharing experience, seeking solutions, and consolidating efforts of business and authorities, to carry out ambitious projects and facilitate social and economic development in the region.
ISEDC and Environmental Investment Center signed the Agreement on cooperation and mutual exchange of information
On December 13, 2018, International Sustainable Energy Development Centre under the auspices of UNESCO and Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization Environmental Investment Center signed the Agreement on cooperation and mutual information exchange.
Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
Attempts to incorporate a key scientific study into global climate talks in Poland have failed. The IPCC report on the impacts of a temperature rise of 1.5C, had a significant impact when it was launched last October.
Activists denied access to Poland for U.N. climate talks, green groups say
Poland's deputy environment minister, Michal Kurtyka, said on Saturday he was in contact with the authorities over reports from campaign groups that at least 12 to 14 activists were refused entry to the country or deported while on their way to a U.N. climate change conference in Katowice.
UN warns of 'destructive and irreversible impacts' as greenhouse gases hit level not seen for millions of years
The greenhouse gases driving climate change have reached highs not seen in at least 3 million years, prompting UN scientists to warn the “window of opportunity” to tackle emissions is rapidly closing
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Biofuel land grab will slash nature’s space
Replacing fossil fuels with alternatives derived from some natural sources may be prohibitively high: the biofuel land grab needed could require at least 10% more land than the world uses now to grow green crops, conservationists say. But that’s the good news.
