news.yahoo.com - 27 days ago
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Agence France-Presse: Asia-Pacific leaders plan to call for sweeping cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at a summit here next week, according to a draft communique obtained by AFP Friday. "We believe that global emissions will need to peak over the next few years, and be ...
web.mit.edu - 30 days ago
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National
Research Foundation of Singapore today announced the launch of...
a project to develop new models and tools for the planning, design, and operation of future urban transportation. Aimed at making ...
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A Global Collaboration to Chart the Future of Urban Mobility
greencarcongress.com - 30 days ago
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greencarcongress.com —
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National
Research Foundation of Singapore launched a new project to...
develop new models and tools for the planning, design, and operation of future urban transportation. Aimed at making urban ...
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MIT and National Research Foundation of Singapore Launch ...
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Energy and Global Warming News for November 6: Philippines targets $2.5 billion geothermal development
Climate Progress —
... sites and negotiating nine more deals directly with various companies, Oanes said. Combined, the deals could harness more than 620 megawatts of geothermal energy.
Geothermal sites covered in the deals include Mount Isarog, in Camarines Sur province, where about 70 MW of geothermal power could be developed. The government is also looking at resources in Mount Labo, Camarines Norte with a potential capacity of 65 MW.
APEC seeks sweeping world emission cuts by 2050
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news.bbc.co.uk 17 days ago — World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Denmark. After a two-day Asia-Pacific summit, they vowed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" in Copenhagen. ...
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It’s a landfill – and an ecopark
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Singapore's first Zero Energy Building launched today
business.asiaone.com 10/27/2009 — Singapore's first retrofitted Zero Energy Building (ZEB) located at the BCA (Building and Construction Authority) Academy was officially opened today by Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development. The ZEB, a flagship R&D project by the BCA, is ...
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