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Europe: 100% renewable energy in 2050

April 30, 2010

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has published a report called Re-Thinking 2050, in which it presents a pathway towards a 100% renewable energy system for the European Union. Technorati Tags: Energy, European Renewable Energy Council, European Union, Greenhouse gas, Photovoltaics, Renewable energy, Technology, Wind power Related Posts:Happy World Environment DayLatin America starts to migrate [...]

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Europe set to meet 2020 renewable energy targets, says analysis

March 1, 2010

A new report by the European Wind Energy Association predicts that the EU will meet its 2020 20% renewable energy target, or even exceed it in some cases. The analyses covered all 27 Member States. Technorati Tags: 2020 targets, europea, European Union, EWEA, Renewable energy Related Posts:Europe: 100% renewable energy in 2050Maine Moves To Reduce [...]

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New wave of criticism against biofuels hits the media

February 15, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The week has not started off on a good note for biofuels. As the European biofuel industry prepares to meet in Amsterdam in mid-March, a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) warns that “business-as-usual agricultural expansion to meet biofuel production targets for 2020 will take [...]

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Climate change concern at all-time high – except in China and the U.S.

December 14, 2009

Image via Wikipedia A new survey conducted by Globescan found that “public concern about climate change is at its highest level” since the company began international tracking in 1998. The poll, carried out in conjunction with the BBC World Service poll, was conducted in 23 countries and listened to over 24,000 adults. Nearly two thirds [...]

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Denmark leads wind power ranking in Europe

December 4, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Denmark has some cool green data to brag about during the COP15 summit which it is hosting in December. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a table revealing which European countries are best tapping into wind power in order to reduce carbon emissions. Denmark is topping the league with 73.8 [...]

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