Spain 2021: energy policy review
The International Energy Agency (IEA) regularly conducts in-depth peer reviews of the energy policies of its member countries. This process supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange
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EU Targets Sustainable Fisheries By 2015: Draft
The European Union's executive will propose plans to rescue the bloc's over-exploited fish stocks next week, with the aim of achieving sustainability by 2015, draft proposals seen by Reuters show. The plan is part of proposals to reform the EU's common fisheries policy, including 615 million euros ($887 million) a year in associated EU subsidies for the sector, which are due to be adopted by th
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Analysis of international policies in the solar electricity sector: lessons for India
This report presents an analysis of solar promotion policies in seven countries - Germany, Spain, the United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, and India – in terms of their outlook, objectives, policy mechanisms
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Determinants of cities' GHG emissions: a comparison of seven global cities
Urban areas are responsible for significant amounts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but cities can have quite different values of carbon footprints. The purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants
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Malaria prevention campaign under way
About 4,500 guppy fishes to be introduced into wells, sumps in houses at Poondhottam It is a method of biological control of mosquitoes It neither affects environment nor harms non-target organisms VELLORE: About 4,500 guppy fishes were distributed in sachets free of cost to 321 residents of Poondhottam area here on Friday, as part of a malaria prevention campaign launched by the Zonal Entomolo
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E. Coli source still a mystery, over 1600 infected in Europe
Geneva: Escherichia coli, a deadly foodborne bacteria, has infected over 1600 people in 11 European nations, including Germany and Spain, even as experts are working to find out the source of the malady. World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said
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Spain's T-Solar, Astonfield in pact for setting up 200-Mw solar power projects in India
Spanish solar energy producer T-Solar has entered into the Indian solar sector by striking technical, operational and financial collaboration with Astonfield Renewable Resources to develop a solar power generation capacity of 200 Mw in four years. Both the companies plan to invest $600 million into the venture which would see development of thin film photovoltaic (PV)-based solar projects in th
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Fear of killer cucumber grips Europe, 10 dead
Berlin: A virulent form of E coli bacteria blamed on infected cucumbers from Spain has killed 10 people in Germany and sickened 300, health officials said on Sunday while warning people not to eat suspect vegetables. European health experts on Saturday said the outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome, which affects the blood, kidneys and, in severe cases, the nervous system, was the largest eve
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Quake rocks Spain, 8 die
A rare earthquake rocked the ancient town of Lorca in south-eastern Spain on Wednesday causing homes to collapse, damaging historic churches and killing at least 8 people.
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Spain to buy carbon credits from state
The Rs 365 crore World Bank-funded Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project will be the country
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Europe's Green Energy Faces Subsidy Shake-Up
The European Union looks set to overhaul the way renewable energy projects and power grids are financed, launching a new type of infrastructure bond and converging the EU's tangle of overlapping subsidies. European leaders will meet in Brussels for a February 4 summit to reconcile an EU goal of getting 20 percent energy from renewable sources by 2020 with a debt crisis that has driven several E