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Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model

AFP - Today, 04:23 am

GUESSING, Austria (AFP) - After 20 years investing in renewable energy, the small Austrian town of Guessing, a model of energy self-sufficiency, is spreading its pioneering technology far and wide. More »

Indian FM urges 'ambitious but fair' climate targets
AFP - Friday, July 3 10:01 am
TOKYO (AFP) - India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries. More »
Merkel sees G8 agreement on 2 degrees climate goal
Reuters - Thursday, July 2 10:53 am
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she expected leaders from the Group of Eight industrialised nations to endorse a goal of limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius. More »
UN's Ban urges Japan business on climate change
AFP - Wednesday, July 1 05:01 pm
TOKYO (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for Japanese companies to help fight global warming through green investment and ambitious emission cut targets, a business lobby said. More »
Canada worst, Germany best on climate change: report
AFP - Wednesday, July 1 02:11 pm
PARIS (AFP) - Canada ranks last among the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations for tackling climate change while Germany is top, the green group WWF and the German insurance giant Allianz reported on Wednesday. More »
WWF urges action to protect Borneo rhino's habitat
AFP - Wednesday, July 1 12:06 pm
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - The future of one of the world's rarest animals, the Borneo rhino, depends on action taken to protect the forest reserves where it lives, conservation group WWF said Wednesday. More »
G8 summit to seek 80% emissions cut by 2050
AFP - Wednesday, July 1 11:43 am
TOKYO (AFP) - The Group of Eight rich nations summit in Italy next week is likely to call on industrialised countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, a report said Wednesday. More »
Solar orbiter Ulysses ends mission after 18 years
Reuters - Wednesday, July 1 02:15 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said. More »
Nigeria's oil pollution stark example of resource curse: Amnesty
AFP - Tuesday, June 30 06:21 pm
ABUJA (AFP) - The pollution caused by half a century of oil extraction in Nigeria is one of the world's most disturbing examples of the curse of natural resources, a global rights lobby group said Tuesday. More »
French woman named head of renewables agency
AFP - Tuesday, June 30 05:12 pm
CAIRO (AFP) - France's Helene Pelosse was elected on Tuesday to head the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at a meeting in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's state news agency MENA announced. More »