Policy & Regulatory New Zealand reforms its GHG emissions trading scheme 18 Jun 2020 The New Zealand Parliament has approved the Emissions Trading Reform Bill, which will introduce a cap on the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowed within the Emissions Trading Scheme from 2021. The government proposed to cap the country’s…
Volume 3 Issue 6, June 2020 Experiences of charging stations Public confidence in the reliability of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is a barrier to adoption. With large-scale social data and machine learning, this study provides evidence on how well existing charging infrastructure is serving the needs of EV drivers…
Policy & Regulatory Ireland’s new government plans to levy €100/tCO2 on carbon by 2030 17 Jun 2020 Ireland’s new government plans to increase the carbon tax by €7.5/tCO2 in every budget until 2029, as the coalition government intends to levy €100/tCO2 on carbon by 2030, against €80/tCO2 under the current…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa issues RFI for its 2,500 MW nuclear power programme 16 Jun 2020 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa has published a Request For Information (RFI) for a 2,500 MW nuclear new-build programme. The RFI will be opened until 15 September 2020 and…
Policy & Regulatory Mexico plans to merge energy regulator CRE with two other parastatals 15 Jun 2020 The Mexican government is considering merging the energy regulator CRE, the antitrust agency Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), and the telecoms regulator IFT. The new parastatal would be named the National Institute of…
Ameris Contreras Silva, socia de CeIBA y estudiante de doctorado en ciencias marinas en Alemania, publica su primer artículo científico arbitrado:Scientific Reports | (2020) 10:8897 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65801-8 Ameris I. Contreras-Silva (1) ✉, Arjen Tilstra (1), Valentina Migani 82), Andra Thiel (2), Esmeralda PérezCervantes (3), Nuria Estrada-Saldívar (3), Xochitl Elias-Ilosvay (1), Claudius…
Policy & Regulatory Germany adopts the final version of its national energy and climate plan 12 Jun 2020 The German government has adopted the final version of its national energy and climate plan (NECP). According to the plan, Germany intends to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55%…
Volume 1 Issue 6, June 2020 Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are an important source of precipitation in many tropical and mid-latitude regions, but can also produce hazardous weather such as extreme rain, derechos and tornadoes. This Review discusses the formation of MCSs, their hazardous weather, predictive capabilities and projected changes…
Policy & Regulatory Russia adopts the final version of its new energy strategy to 2035 11 Jun 2020 The Russian government has officially adopted its new energy strategy until 2035. The new text seeks to maximise the contribution of the hydrocarbon industry and to foster the energy security of the…
+ + + Adrián Fernández BremauntzEspecialista en cambio climático y energíaDirector de Iniciativa Climática de México Cargar la presentación aquí …
Volume 10 Issue 6, June 2020 Warming threat to deep-ocean biodiversity A soft coral sits at a depth of 2,200m on a small ridge (“Te Kawhiti o Maui Potiki”) near the Cook Islands. Marine biodiversity is at risk as the ocean warms, but currently the focus has been on the…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory The EIB may lend US$300m for an energy efficiency project in Ukraine 10 Jun 2020 The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Ukraine have signed an agreement to prepare the country’s Public Buildings Energy Efficiency project, which is expected to be financed by…
Policy & Regulatory Hungary aims to become carbon-neutral by 2050 9 Jun 2020 The Hungarian parliament has adopted a law to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, supporting the EU net-zero emissions strategy. In the medium term, the country remains committed to a binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target of at…
Policy & Regulatory Germany will spend €11bn to lower EEG renewable surcharge in 2021-2022 8 Jun 2020 Under a two-year €130bn stimulus package, the German government coalition plans to lower levies on power prices for households and small businesses and to invest in hydrogen technologies. Read more New UK CO2…
Viernes 5 de junio 2020. 23 ex titulares de dependencias del sector ambiental federal hacen un llamado al presidente de la República para que corrija el inmenso recorte de presupuesto que deja prácticamente inhabilitadas para funcionar a la CONANP, la CONABIO, la CONAFOR y la CONAGUA, entre otras. … Sr…
Policy & Regulatory New UK CO2 trading scheme imposes stricter cap on emissions than EU ETS 5 Jun 2020 The United Kingdom’s government has unveiled its own Emissions Trading System (ETS) to replace the EU’s scheme for trading carbon emissions (EU ETS). With the end of the Brexit transition period, the…
Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2020 Bigger and smaller The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), pictured here at Lord Howe Island during the Reef Life Survey underwater monitoring, was among 335 fish species studied to understand changes in body size in response to temperature. See Audzijonyte et al. Image: Rick Stuart-Smith….
Policy & Regulatory China targets a 10.8% stake of renewables in the power mix in 2020 4 Jun 2020 China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020. The share of renewables (excluding hydro) is expected to reach 10.8%. Ten provinces and regions…
Policy & Regulatory Israel releases a US$23bn solar development plan to 2030 3 Jun 2020 The Israeli government has presented an ILS80bn (US$23bn) plan to increase the share of solar in the power generation to 30% by 2030, when solar power should cover more than 80% of the country’s electricity needs…
Julia Carabias Lillo coordina serie de paneles de expertos desde El Colegio Nacional. Del lunes 1º al viernes 5 de junio 2020, 18hrs, transmisión en vivo.
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 31 mayo, 2020 ENTOMOLOGÍA Los abejorros pican a las plantas para que florezcan El comportamiento sería una adaptación evolutiva que facilitaría la obtención de alimento ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS ¿Cómo ha repercutido en la gripe el confinamiento por la COVID-19? La incidencia registrada de la gripe y…
Enerdata Newsletter, May 2020 Live webinars – Global Energy Trends, 2020 Edition – 02/06/20 and 04/06/20 We invite you to the annual presentation of the Enerdata Global Energy Trends, an analysis of 2019 energy and CO2 statistics at both world and key countries levels. We will also present a detailed…
Policy & Regulatory Dubai (UAE) restricts net metering scheme for solar PV 28 May 2020 The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA, United Arab Emirates) has decided to withdraw ground-mounted solar PV projects from the Shams Dubai net metering regime and to cap the capacity of rooftop solar installations at 2,080…
Policy & Regulatory Germany starts implementing its 2019 climate package 27 May 2020 German’s federal government has launched two regulations to implement the climate package that was approved in September 2019. Read more Australia focuses on CCS to meet its 2030 Paris emissions target 27 May 2020 The Australian government…
Policy & Regulatory Croatia plans to tender 2.3 GW of renewables capacity 26 May 2020 Croatia has introduced a new law to tender 2,265 MW of renewable capacity. The Croatian authorities have allocated 1,075W of solar capacity, including 210 MW for solar projects ranging in size from 50 kW to…
Policy & Regulatory Croatia plans to tender 2.3 GW of renewables capacity 26 May 2020 Croatia has introduced a new law to tender 2,265 MW of renewable capacity. The Croatian authorities have allocated 1,075W of solar capacity, including 210 MW for solar projects ranging in size from 50 kW to…
… en tiempos de pandemia. Dra. Cristina Cortinas Durán & Izarelly Rosillo PantojaFundación Cristina CortinasZoom, jueves 21 de mayo 2020. Cómo poner en práctica: La implementación de la Agenda 2030 en México. Desacoplar el crecimiento económico del uso intensivo y destructivo de los recursos naturales. Que el gasto público sea…
Volume 5 Issue 5, May 2020 Effective defects Defects are normally detrimental to the power conversion efficiency of solar cells. Du et al. show that in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells charge-trapping defects assist photoconversion and increase efficiency by supporting charge transfer to the electrodes. See Du et al. Image: Jun Du…
Policy & Regulatory The Spanish government approves the draft climate law 20 May 2020 The Spanish government has approved the draft Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition. The text will be debated in the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s lower house, in the coming months. The regulation targets climate neutrality…
José Woldenberg, El Universal, 19 de mayo 2020https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/jose-woldenberg/la-hora-de-los-brujos Recuerdo que en los lejanos años setenta algunos amigos maoístas tenían un método de acercamiento a la realidad que intentaba develar los conflictos primordiales y colocar en un segundo plano los menos relevantes. Detectaban —según ellos— cuál era la contradicción fundamental y…