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Friday 18 May 2012

Analysis: Germany's Merkel losing green battle to cheap coal
Reuters | 18 May 2012
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020.

Climate Change

Tiles May Help Shrink Carbon Footprint by Harnessing Pedestrian Power
National Geographic | 18 May 2012
In areas with high foot traffic, installations of special flooring may prove that the answer to meeting energy demand lies right beneath our feet.

Biodiversity

South Africa: Common Legal Regime to Tackle Climate Change By 2015
AllAfrica.com | 18 May 2012
[Biz-Community] Meeting in Bonn, the 195 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) started to negotiate a new global pact - to be enacted by 2015 - that, for the first time, will place rich and poor under a common legal regime to tackle climate change, Times Live reports.

Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Contributions to Nation...
feedproxy.google.com | 18 May 2012
This report is part of a series of real-time evaluations to assess the results of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) against ...

Climate Change and Development

Scottish airport and university slash emissions
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 18 May 2012
A greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction scheme has seen Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Napier University become the first organisations to pass the standard.

Climate Change

O2 unveils carbon footprint of its services
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 18 May 2012
Telecoms giant O2 has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of its services - becoming, it has claimed, the first network operator to gain certification.

Climate Change

Negative energy price spikes can be halved, says Davey
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 18 May 2012
Climate change polices could slash volatility in global oil, gas and coal prices by 50% by 2050, energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed.

Climate Change

Splits remain over draft Rio+20 conclusions
SCIDEV.NET | 18 May 2012
The latest version of the Rio+20 draft outcome document will be published next week, amidst continued disagreements on many issues.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

Rio+20 must address the process of change, not just its content
SCIDEV.NET | 18 May 2012
The launch of a discussion website about the Rio+20 agenda raises questions about effective management for a successful outcome

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

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