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Elektroautos für das Ordnungsamt - Dessau-Roßlau könnte bald den Fuhrpark umrüsten Von Sylke Kaufhold Amt für öffentliche Ordnung und Sicherheit am August-Bebel-Platz. (Foto: Lutz Sebastian) Dessau/MZ - Dessau-Roßlaus Stadtordnungsdienst des Amtes für öffentliche Ordnung und Sicherheit wird voraussichtlich ab dem kommenden Jahr mit Elektrofahrzeugen unterwegs sein. Das Bundesministerium für Verkehr fördert die Anschaffung von E-Fahrzeugen und die dafür notw...

With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, EU scientists suggest fundamental policy changes 1 June, 2021 SHARE To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters. In a new report, experts nominated by EASAC’s member science academies call for fa...

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 26 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 20 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of pl...

28 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 28th, 2021 12:27) California-based Zero Emission Industries (ZEI) has received a grant of $2m from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to outline, build and test a new hydrogen fuel cell powered boating vessel. Share Article Under the project, ZEI will work with the University of California Irvine, Ocean5 Naval Architects and Watershed Innovation. Credit: Ronan Furuta on Unsplash. California-based Zero Emission I...

Published April 28, 2021, 12:00 PM Last April 15, Thursday, the Philippines submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This initiative was welcomed by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) but with a reminder to the government that they need to “act swiftly, with higher ambition and with a great sense of urgency.  “While we appreciate the commitments made by the Philippine government, we also note with disapp...

“What would you do if someone dumped nine Olympic swimming pools of oil into your community?” This is the question that is splayed across Amnesty International’s webpage on the Niger Delta oil spills. As it turns out, since 2011, Shell alone has reported 1,010 spills, with 110,535 barrels or 17.5 million litres dumped into water bodies in the Niger Delta—a conservative number, as the Nigerian government and other experts have estimated it to be even more. As this data is from 2018, the ...

Share It is hoped the technique could provide a simple, effective way to identify locations for underwater tidal turbines which will reduce costs for renewable energy developers and generate opportunities for developing countries. Current methods for measuring tidal streams rely on using survey vessels or installing seabed sensors which can be time consuming and expensive. Dr Benjamin Williamson, a scientist at North Highlands College UHI’s Environmental Research Institute in Thurso, is leadi...

ECOWAS validation workshop on draft data collection report ends Nigeria-ECOWAS-Workshop April 19, 2021 to 18:13 83 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The ECOWAS Commission has held the two-day validation workshop on data collection report, which will form the basis for the development of an updated ECOWAS Regional Energy Policy. The event, which took the form of a virtual zoom meet...

From flowering tree plantations that will grow a beekeeping industry to the restoration of salt-dried landscapes, disruptive innovation could be key to rejuvenating the Aral Sea region.

FANR issues Operating License for Unit 2 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant ABU DHABI, 9th March, 2021 (WAM) -- The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, has today issued the Operating License for Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (ENEC) subsidiary, responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The Operati...