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The sustainability of sugarcane-ethanol systems in Guatemala: Land,labour and law
The sustainability of sugarcane-ethanol systems in Guatemala: Land,labour and law. 28 July 2014. Since 2010, Guatemala has been exporting ethanol, principally to European markets. This means that Guatemalan biofuel has been certified sustainable,…
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wholeSEM celebrates first birthday
wholeSEM celebrates first birthday. 23 July 2014. The whole systems energy modelling consortium (wholeSEM) celebrated a successful first year by holding their inaugural Annual Conference on 8th & 9th July at the Royal Academy of Engineering. The…
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EU Energy Efficiency target should be more ambitious and legally binding say researchers
EU Energy Efficiency target should be more ambitious and legally binding say researchers. 23 July 2014. The European Commission’s proposed energy efficiency target announced today is insufficient and should remain at the level of 40% originally…
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Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health hold second meeting in Beijing
Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health hold second meeting in Beijing. 22 July 2014. From the July 8-10th, 2014, the Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health held its second meeting along with a public event held in the evening of the…
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Urban Planning and Sustainable Energy Transition in sub-Saharan African Countries
Urban Planning and Sustainable Energy Transition in sub-Saharan African Countries. 19 July 2014. Urbanisation rates in Africa are the highest in the world and in most sub-Saharan countries energy service delivery is inadequate to keep up with the…
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Large-scale Dissemination of Small-scale Renewable Energy Technologies in Developing Countries
Large-scale Dissemination of Small-scale Renewable Energy Technologies in Developing Countries. 19 July 2014. Access to clean energy services is considered as a requisite for any development in rural places of developing countries. In remote places,…
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Fair Pay for Fair Use? Social Challenges to Individual Heat Metering
Current energy policies and popular opinion assume that paying for the heat you use to keep your home warm is entirely fair.…
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Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) presents to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) presents to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. 11 July 2014. The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) interim report has been presented in a briefing on July 8 to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon,…
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UCL-Energy transport team collaborate on three new reports
UCL-Energy transport team collaborate on three new reports. 10 July 2014. The UCL-Energy transport team have published three new reports:. Low Carbon Shipping. The Low Carbon Shipping - A Systems Approach Final Report 2014 presents the key findings…
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UCL-Energy staff collaborate on 'Air Transportation and the Environment' Special Issue
UCL-Energy staff collaborate on 'Air Transportation and the Environment' Special Issue. 10 July 2014. A Special Issue on “Air Transportation and the Environment” has been published in the July 2014 volume of Transport Policy, the official…
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