wind energy efficiency Articles
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Moving the Fulcrum: A primer on public climate financing instruments used to leverage private capital
The Problem: Projected climate change mitigation investment needs in developing countries- -including for low-carbon sectors–are significant, growing, and may not be met. Experts estimate new investments of up to $300 billion annually by 2020, growing up to $500 billion annually by 2030, are required to mitigate developing countries’ greenhouse gas emissions to levels in line with ...
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Asia Analysis: Battling climate impacts in low-lying Maldives
Going carbon neutral and protecting marine environment are key to fighting climate change in the tiny island nation, says Nalaka Gunawardene. ‘Raise your voice, not the sea level’ is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day, which falls on 5 June. The theme resonates with the United Nations designating 2014 as the International Year of Small Island Developing States ...
By SciDev.Net
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The Secret to Carbon Neutrality is in your Dumpster
According to TheClimateGroup.org, the transportation sector is the fastest-growing contributor to climate change, accounting for 23% of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Efforts to achieve carbon neutrality are everywhere you look. Between countries announcing ambitious goals for the next decade, and some of the world’s largest companies (including Ikea, Daimler, ...
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If carbon pricing is so great, why isn’t it working?
Political hurdles and low prices have made carbon pricing a low-impact affair. But there’s still hope it can help limit climate change. Earth’s atmosphere has long served as a free dump for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by humans. That is changing as policy-makers embrace economists’ advice that the best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions is to charge an ...
By Ensia
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From air conditioning to urban planning, defaults and standards create dysfunction by design
How can we stop outdated assumptions from forcing us to waste? Personal heaters are a summer survival tool for many office workers chilled to the bone by hyperactive ventilation systems — an act of self-defense against an epidemic of overcooling that is wasting energy and confounding comfort in not only offices but also large shops, schools and other buildings. An audit of U.S. government ...
By Ensia
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