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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. Wind energy is the only power generation technology that can deliver the necessary cuts in CO 2 in the critical period up to 2020, when greenhouse cases must peak and begin to decline to avoid dangerous climate change.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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These StartUps are going to Challenge Tesla

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With a market capitalization of $107 billion in January 2020, it stands second behind Toyota, among the most valuable auto companies globally. However, this time the company has adopted a different strategy to create and finance its product. Byton is a Chinese automotive company that aims to produce a mid-size electric SUV.

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Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

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But by pursuing climate protection more earnestly and rigorously than before, he felt it could profit in terms of finance and trust. The new Chinese headquarters in Shanghai, for example, will cover half of its heating and cooling requirements with ground-source heat pumps.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. The European Union (EU) is committed to a 20% cut in emissions by 2020.