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Time to Plug in

The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although governments can proactively root for renewables, and some have, the options given to developing countries are qu

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India: aim, hope high

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Targets or diktats?

At Renewables 2004, "an international action plan will be on the agenda, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders," says the conference

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Opting for renewables

According to IEA's factsheet, Renewables in global energy supply, the wind energy sector has grown at more than 52 per cent per annum since 1971, and solar power by 32 per cent per annum. Renewables

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Window of opportunity

Researchers at the us-based University of California, Berkeley, have suggested a new formula for job generation: investing in renewable

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14/05/2004
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New horizons

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Latin America sharpens focus on scientific research

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29/04/2004
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Costly dodge

Australia's decision to stay out of the Kyoto Protocol

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30/03/2004
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Stepping on the gas

The eu is seeking to produce 20 per cent of the world's renewable energy by 2020. The target was set at

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28/02/2004
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Wind it up

Two decades ago, a 20,234-hectare wind farm came up in Altamont Pass, California, usa. Then birds began to die. 22,000 birds have died since the farm came up, including hundreds of golden eagles,

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Only money matters

It's profit at any cost for ExxonMobil. The oil giant's shareholders voted overwhelmingly in Dallas, Texas, against proposals dealing with renewable energy and global warming. In fact, the company's

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