El Financiero – Bloomberg TV, 7 de octubre 2019 Chankin Chanbor y Pablo Chankin Najbor, representantes de la etnia lacandona, explican el problema que se ha suscitado con autoridades federales —SEMARNAT y el Procurador Agrario— por modificar la delimitación de la Reserva de la Biósfera Montes Azules, permitiendo el cambio…
Pie de página, 7 de octubre 2019 «Razones verdes», Eugenio Fernández Vázquez Los conflictos agrarios son una de las herencias más comunes y fatídicas del priísmo y del uso clientelar de la reforma agraria. En la reserva de la biósfera de Montes Azules, Chiapas, emerge —de nuevo— una vieja disputa:…
25 años de actividades y experiencias Uno de los mayores retos que enfrentan las sociedades humanas es evitar la pérdida de la biodiversidad, de la que somos parte. Durante millones de años la vida en el planeta ha evolucionado y se mantuvo más o menos estable en los últimos 10 000 años, hasta que…
Latest Energy News 09 October 2019 TOP STORY: EDF raises Flamanville EPR cost by €1.5bn (France) EDF has revised the construction schedule for its 1,650 MW Flamanville EPR nuclear project in France and raised the estimated construction cost by €1.5bn to €12.4bn (in 2015 euros), after the adoption…
Comunicado de las autoridades lacandonas, 6 de octubre 2019.Pueblo lacandón: Lacanjá Chansayab, Nahá, Metzabok, Ojo de Agua Chankin, Barrio Bethel, Crucero San Javier, Cruceo Bonampak.
Latest Energy News 07 October 2019 TOP STORY: The Netherlands will not increase gas production from small fields The Government of the Netherlands has announced that it will not seek to offset the end of gas extraction at the Groningen field in 2022 by increasing production from…
Rebelión internacional inicia lunes 7 de octubre 2019. Manifestaciones pacíficas en 60 ciudades del mundo: España, Francia, Holanda, Austria, Alemania, Italia, Chequia, Grecia, Eslovaquia, Irlanda, Hungría, Reino Unido, India, Japón, Pakistán, Turquía, China, Sudáfrica, Gambia, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Canadá, Estados Unidos, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y México…Toda la información aquí En…
Latest Energy News 04 October 2019 TOP STORY: Norwegian wealth fund to divest upstream oil assets The Norwegian Government has decided its US$1,100bn sovereign fund Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) will sell its participation in upstream oil and gas companies to protect its portfolio from a prolonged…
Latest Energy News 03 October 2019 TOP STORY: China Three Gorges buys Sempra Energy’s electricity assets in Peru for US$3.6bn Sempra Energy has agreed to sell its equity interests in its Peruvian businesses, including its 83.6% stake in the power distribution company Luz del Sur, to China…
Latest Energy News 02 October 2019 TOP STORY: AES gets approval for 2.2 GW Son My 2 CCGT power project in Vietnam AES has received approval to build the 2.2 GW Son My 2 CCGT power plant in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, Vietnam. The facility…
Latest Energy News 01 October 2019 TOP STORY: China led global nuclear power developments in 2018 According to the World Nuclear Report 2019, China led global nuclear developments in 2018, as 7 of the 9 reactors that were commissioned during the year were located in China, the…
Latest Energy News 30 September 2019 TOP STORY: Nord Stream 2 seeks arbitration on EU gas rules dispute The consortium developing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has filed a notice seeking arbitration over its dispute with the European Commission over EU gas rules, considering that the European…
Intervención de Greta Thunberg el 27 de septiembre 2019, en Montreal, Canadá, ante medio millón de participantes en la manifestación local #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture Bonjour Montréal! Je suis très heureuse d’être ici au Canada au Québec! Ça me rappelle la maison. Merci!It’s great to be in Canada. It’s a bit like…
Julia Carabias, Conferencia magistral, Facultad de Ciencias – UNAM, viernes 27 de septiembre 2019 Luego de recibir la distinción de Doctorado Honoris Causa por la UNAM un día antes —el jueves 26 de septiembre— la Dra. Julia Carabias impartió esta conferencia en el auditorio Alberto Barajas Celis, de la Facultad…
Daily Reports Thursday, 26 September 2019 High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development The High-level Dialogue, the first such dialogue since the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) in July 2015, took place at UN Headquarters in New York. Addressing the opening session, Bill Gates, businessperson and philanthropist, called for…
Latest Energy News 26 September 2019 TOP STORY: France, Greece and Bulgaria committ to raise 2030 renewable targets France, Greece and Bulgaria have pledged to update their renewable energy targets for 2030. The targets are part of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). The final NECPS will be…
Latest Energy News 25 September 2019 TOP STORY: Multilateral Development Banks pledge to increase climate investments by 2025 During the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit, nine multilateral development banks (MDBs) have promised to increase their investment in global climate action to US$65bn/year by 2025, including US$50bn for…
Latest Energy News 24 September 2019 TOP STORY: Germany adopts the Climate Action Programme 2030 Germany has adopted the Climate Action Programme 2030 to help achieve 55% of GHG emission reductions by 2030 compared to 1990. In the energy sector, emissions will have to be reduced to between…
How dare you…! ¡Cómo se atreven…! Comment osez vous…! Wie kannst du es wagen…! Nueva York, Cumbre Climática de las Naciones Unidas, lunes 23 de septiembre 2019. La joven activista sueca Greta Thunberg reprende a los líderes mundiales por fallarles a las jóvenes generaciones, por no haber dado los pasos…
Latest Energy News 23 September 2019 TOP STORY: UK awards 5.5 GW of wind offshore capacity at €45/MWh (£39.65/MWh) The Brittish government has announced the results of the third round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme for less established renewable technologies: 95% of the awarded capacities were attributed…
Latest Energy News 20 September 2019 TOP STORY: Ørsted sells its electricity retail assets in Denmark for €2.8bn Danish energy group Ørsted has agreed to sell its distribution and retail businesses to the Danish group SEAS-NVE. The transaction will involve DKK21.3bn (€2.85bn) and is expected to be completed…
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19 de septiembre 2019 Greta insta a Senadores de USA a seguir el ejemplo de Martin Luther King y otros activistas defensores de los derechos civiles, en esta lucha contra el cambio climático: «Tengo un sueño —como Martin Luther King—, en realidad, muchos sueños. Pero en realidad no es momento…
Latest Energy News 19 September 2019 TOP STORY: CNPC starts construction works on Niger-Benin oil pipeline CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation) and the WAPCO (West African Oil Pipeline Company) have officially started the construction of the oil pipeline linking Niger to Benin. The bulk of the work will start in January…
Latest Energy News 18 September 2019 TOP STORY: EC approves E.ON’s acquisition of Innogy (RWE) under conditions The European Commission has approved the acquisition by E.ON of Innogy’s (RWE) distribution and consumer solutions business as well as certain of its electricity generation assets. The approval is conditional on…
Latest Energy News 17 September 2019 TOP STORY: European Commission considers 2003 Energy Taxation Directive outdated The European Commission (EC) considers the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) (2003/96/EC) is outdated and not in line with European Union energy and climate policy, according to an evaluation report released by…
Latest Energy News 16 September 2019 TOP STORY: Saudi Arabia’s oil production cut by 5.7 mbl/d Saudi Arabia’s oil production is temporarily cut in half after attacks. The destruction caused fires on Saturday 14 September 2019 at two of Aramco’s production sites. These attacks led to a…
Latest Energy News 13 September 2019 TOP STORY: Pemex receives a US$5bn capital contribution for debt release (Mexico) The Ministry of Finance of Mexico will granted state oil company Pemex a US$5bn billion rescue package to reduce its US$104bn debt load. The rescue package includes a debt refinancing plan and a…
Latest Energy News 12 September 2019 TOP STORY: EU Court reduces Gazprom access to German OPAL gas pipeline The European Union General Court has overruled a decision from the European Commission (EC) from October 2016 that allowed for Gazprom to access over 12.8 bcm/year (threshold stated before the 2016 ruling)…
Latest Energy News 11 September 2019 TOP STORY: Gas exports begins at 4.7 bcm/year Touat gas field (Algeria) Neptune Energy and Sonatrach have begun operations at the gas treatment unit and its first gas exports from the Touat gas development. Located around 1,400 kilometres southwest of Algiers and close to…