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03 05 2021 | 07:43

A definitive digest of African architecture.

An ambitious seven-volume encyclopedia captures the wealth of architectural wonders in 49 sub-Saharan African countries. The miragelike Grand Mosque of Djenne in Mali could have very well have…

03 05 2021 | 07:43

The Geopolitics of Climate Change.

By tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, everyone will be better off, thanks to better jobs, cleaner air and water, fewer pandemics, and improved health and well-being. But, as with any…

03 05 2021 | 07:40

As Biden convenes world leaders, U.S. pledges to cut emissions up to 52 percent by 2030.

‘The stakes could not be higher,’ said one top administration official, as the White House presses other countries to make their own bold promises. President Biden on Thursday will commit the United…

03 05 2021 | 07:35

Earth Day 2021: The ‘revenge of nature’ in fiction, from Day of the Triffids to Godzilla and Swamp Thing.

Mother Earth turning against humanity and seeking retribution for the evils of pollution and deforestation was a potent nightmare for novelists and filmmakers long before global warming was well…

03 05 2021 | 07:34

Electricity is infrastructure: Why the grid matters more than ever.

The American Jobs Plan and other government measures could spark a reinvention of the power grid. What counts as infrastructure these days?

03 05 2021 | 07:19

US and China commit to tackling climate crisis ‘with seriousness and urgency it demands’.

The world’s two biggest polluters have agreed to ramp up their ‘respective actions’ to combat the climate crisis. The United States and China have agreed to work with other countries to address the …

03 05 2021 | 07:16

The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it

Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave…

03 05 2021 | 07:16

Floating Deep-Water Wind Farms: Size, Power, Challenges.

Offshore fixed-in-place wind farms are not new, but they are providing renewable power in many locations around the world. But there’s a limit to the water depth — and thus distance offshore — that…

01 05 2021 | 14:16

Climate Now: Is Europe doing enough to tackle climate change?

As world powers and polluters end a two-day climate summit with heavy promises to prevent the global warming crisis from spiraling -- are declarations enough and what are the current flaws in Europe'…

01 05 2021 | 14:05

Copernicus: 2020 warmest year on record for Europe; globally, 2020 ties with 2016 for warmest year recorded

  Latest data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that globally 2020 was on par with the warmest year ever recorded, marking the end of the warmest decade on record, while CO2 …

01 05 2021 | 14:03

Cities Are Our Best Hope for Surviving Climate Change.

The hysteria about urban density that arrived with the coronavirus is—like the pandemic itself—already easing. Regardless of how quickly or slowly urbanites return to their cramped apartments,…

30 04 2021 | 07:41

Πως επιμερίζονται οι αιτήσεις για νέα έργα ΑΠΕ ανά στάδιο αδειοδότησης - Η γεωγραφική κατανομή στην ελληνική επικράτεια

Το έντονο επενδυτικό ενδιαφέρον στον τομέα των Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας έρχονται να επιβεβαιώσουν τα απολογιστικά στοιχεία της ΡΑΕ για το 2020, όπου, μεταξύ άλλων, αναδεικνύεται πως συνεχίζεται…

30 04 2021 | 07:11

Κρήτη: Ετοιμάζεται να υποδεχτεί μεγάλο αριθμό Αιολικών Πάρκων...όμως με ασφάλεια…

Η έναρξη της φάσης κατασκευής ενός Αιολικού Πάρκου αντιπροσωπεύει μια βαθμιαία αλλαγή στο επίπεδο δραστηριότητας μίας περιοχής αλλά και μία μεγάλη έκθεση σε κινδύνους για όλους που εργάζονται επί…

30 04 2021 | 07:01

Καρτάλης (ΕΚΠΑ): Προτεραιότητα στην εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας και στις αγροτικές περιοχές.

«Το 2050 είναι αύριο» είπε ο κ. Κώστας Καρτάλης, καθηγητής στον Τομέα Φυσικής Περιβάλλοντος στο Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ) στη χθεσινή εκδήλωση του ΔιαΝΕΟσις. Τόνισε σχετικά…

29 04 2021 | 13:45

Coronavirus Economic Recovery to Drive Second-Highest CO2 Emissions Jump on Record, IEA Warns.

One of the silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic was the record drop in greenhouse gas emissions following national lockdowns.

29 04 2021 | 09:24

Oil and gas-rich Alaska seeking renewable alternatives to fossil fuels.

Concerns around energy independence and high costs have led many places in rural Alaska to look for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. The Department of Energy recently announced the awardees of…

29 04 2021 | 09:20

Energy giants demand billions from Dutch taxpayers for stranded coal assets.

New research undermines compensation claims for coal phaseout. Coal assets held by RWE and Uniper in the Netherlands are already economically unviable and have largely been written-down, according…

27 04 2021 | 16:23

Κλιματικός νόμος: Επιτέλους ήρθε η ώρα να σκοτώσουμε τον δράκο.

Γι' αυτούς που η ανάγκη μεθοδικής, συντονισμένης και θεσμικά συγκροτημένης αντιμετώπισης του τεράστιου κίνδυνου που ακούει στο όνομα Κλιματική Κρίση, δεν είναι σημερινή είδηση αλλά αγωνία πολλών ετών…

27 04 2021 | 15:48

Guyana: Despite contract terms that heavily favor ExxonMobil, missteps continue to plague productivity and drag down returns.

ExxonMobil announces production cuts and improved financials – transparency needed ExxonMobil Guyana ended the year with good news – local operations reached maximum capacity of 120,000 bpd by end…

27 04 2021 | 11:51

Climate change: Future-proofing coffee in a warming world.

Scientists say a "forgotten" coffee plant that can grow in warmer conditions could help future-proof the drink against climate change. They predict we could soon be sipping Stenophylla, a rare wild…