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French and Icelandic Presidents witness impacts of climate change in ...

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Katla Global Geopark, Iceland, 16 October 2015 - French President François Hollande, together with Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, visited the ... the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in December this year, President Hollande will, amongst others, be emphasizing the effects of global warming in the Arctic.

Jibbeheia, UNESCO Global Geopark - Visit Norway

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Mar 4, 2018 - Access: From Hauge i Dalane follow the FV33 towards Nesvåg. Turn right after about 1 km,and follow the gravel road 1 km to parking Jibbeheia. Duration: 2,5 hrs. The walk up to Jibbeheia starts at a car park near a stream where beavers are active. The path goes up through coniferous trees that have been ...

Hikes in Magma UNESCO Global Geopark - Visit Norway

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Grade of difficulty is easy: Eigerøy lighthouse in Egersund municipality: You will see trails after Thor's hammer, visit an enormous magma chamber and visit the lighthouse. Gursli mines in Lund municipality: You will hear exciting tales from how life working in the mines was during the First World War. Difficulty of tour is ...

Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark | Drifting Apart

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Reykjanes have plans to install informative signage throughout the geopark and are working on a new visitor centre. Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark will host a conference focusing on the common geological and historical heritage of the Geoparks located in the Northern Periphery and Arctic region in March 2018.

UK National Commission for UNESCO - 'Drifting Apart' which brings ...

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'Drifting Apart' which brings together the Global Geopark Network in the Northern Peripheries and ArcticRegion launches new website. Aesha Head Papa Stour. Copyright Shetland Geotours. The EU funded Drifting Apart project, which seeks to strengthen our understanding of the interconnected geological heritage of the ...

International Partnerships - Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark

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content_international-partnerships_logo_drifting-apart The Drifting Apart project will unearth and strengthen the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the fascinating and interconnected geological heritage of the Northern Periphery and Arctic region, and its many links to natural, built and cultural heritage — It will ...

Rokua Geopark - Rokua Geopark

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Finnish heritage of the ice age, Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark, is a unique combination of geology, nature and culture on the Northern hemisphere not far away from the Arctic Circle. The characteristic features of the area are the landforms shaped by the Ice Age: glacial ridges, pine and lichen-clad heaths, kettle holes ...

Rokua Geopark :: VisitOulu

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The Rokua Geopark is part of the Global Geopark Network, a UNESCO-supported conservation group. It comprises Rokua, Lake Oulu, and the River Oulu Valley. A geopark is a geologically ... husky safari, or enjoy a starlit sleigh ride through the winter night. Be part of the Arctic miracle at Rokua Geopark! Geopark_logo.png.

Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark - Home | Facebook

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Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark, Southern New Brunswick. 2.7K likes. As North America's firstGlobal Geopark, Stonehammer Geopark is about geology, but... ... Northern Periphery and ArcticProgramme 2014-2020 and @Arctic Programme 2014-2020. 1,549 Views. UNESCO Earth Sciences & Geohazards Risk ...

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someone at tufts summit max invited me too as exemplar of students leading solution curricula: mentioned that india has started replacing massive elecricity grid investment from carbon to solar sources as actually more economics

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i see that today march 11 macron and india launched an interesting collaboration platform

in my view tere should be one worldwide mooc of cases students can learn from as benchmarks

How India-backed International Solar Alliance can expand its outreach and capacity

How India-backed International Solar Alliance can expand its outreach an... International Solar Alliance is Indias contribution to enable developing countries to transition to a low-carbon...

ISA summit: French President Macron applauds India's efforts in promoting solar energy

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India, France to co-host first International Solar Alliance summit: All you need to know

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IMR Summit 2018 - ISA

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Who Should Attend? If you're an Industrial Manufacturer Representative (IMR) or a Manufacturer currently using, or considering using, Manufacturer Reps as part of your go-to market strategy, thisSummit is your must-attend event. What Will You Learn? How leading manufacturers see the future of the channel and how they ...

International Solar Alliance

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Draft ISA Program 5 “Scaling Solar E-Mobility and Storage” to be launched during ISA Founding Ceremony and ISA Solar Summit, 11 March 2018, New Delhi, India - For Comments/Suggestions by 28 February, 2018 · Economic Survey 2017-18, Ministry of Finance Government Of India - "Sustainable Development, Energy ...

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How This Social Enterprise Just Closed $20 Million in Funding

Husk Power Systems, a mini-grid company based in Bihar, India, raised $20 million in equity investment this month, making it one of the largest, if not the largest investment in the mini-grid sector. Husk Power Systems was launched ten years ago with an innovative idea to convert rice husks into energy and today provides power to thousands of people in rural communities. Manoj Sinha, founder of Husk Power Systems, started the company in 2008. Ten years later, he’s learned a few lessons about fundraising from impact investors for a social enterprise. If the “impact” sector has been classified as niche, this new round for Husk Power Systems shows that it’s no longer a tangential industry but one worthy of the big bucks. READ MORE
2018 State of Green Business 2018 Report
GreenBiz Group published the State of Green Business 2018 report in January 2018. The 11th edition of this annual assessment is developed in partnership with Trucost and takes a look at the progress made by companies around the world in addressing their energy, waste, water, greenhouse gas and other impacts, and in increasing their sustainability investments, transparency and other leadership activities. The report names 10 key trends and provides insights into metrics in sustainable business, including new metrics introduced this year on how companies are managing their climate and natural capital risks. Together, these and more than two dozen other metrics help paint a portrait of the evolving sustainable business landscape, how much activity is taking place, and how much more there is to do. READ MORE

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Post-Paris, Expectations of Corporate Climate Governance Grow 

Last week marked the two-year anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement. Since its signing, investors and stakeholders have raised their expectations of corporate directors to address climate-related risk and opportunity. How this movement will help accelerate the shift to a net-zero economy. 

Energy Fact & Opinion

China's Prudent Path forward on a Nationwide Emissions Trading Scheme

By Jane Nakano 

FACTS

• China released a roadmap for the nationwide carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on December 19, 2017.

• The initial phase will focus on the power sector, involving 1,700 power companies, and the trading will be based in Shanghai.

• The power sector ETS will cover over 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually—roughly one-third of total carbon emissions by China, which is the largest carbon emitter in the world today.

• Under the plan, power companies—upon receiving credits—will first test out the ETS by simulating credit trading without actual payment. 

• The ETS will eventually include additional energy intensive sectors, such as iron, steel, cement and chemicals and the enforcement of emission limits will begin in 2019 or 2020. 

• How the credits will be allocated remains unknown.

OPINION

The roadmap provides important and interesting initial details for the long awaited nationwide emissions trading scheme (ETS). While the original plan sees carbon emissions trading in eight sectors, including iron and steel, chemicals and paper-making, China decided to start with just the power sector.  The initial phase will cover power companies that emit at least 26,000 tons a year of carbon, which practically targets larger users of coal and natural gas.

First mentioned in the U.S.-China joint communique of September 2015 and reiterated by President Xi Jinping of China at the COP21 meeting in Paris, in December 2015, the ETS had been declared to start in 2017. Less than two weeks before the turn of the calendar year, however, China went ahead with the release of roadmap to demonstrate its commitment to the ETS.

The limited scope, together with the delay in launch reflect difficulties that the Chinese officials are encountering in establishing a comprehensive data collection system that is essential for setting target levels and allocating carbon credits accordingly. The difficulties exist despite China having some experiences with emissions trading through the pilot programs launched in seven provinces and cities in 2013. 

The power sector-only carbon emissions trading is still noteworthy in its scale: the 3 billion tons of coverage is significantly larger than the European Union’s emissions trading, which covered about 1.4 billion tons of emissions this year. Although China reportedly has no plan to link its ETS with that of other countries at this stage, the possibility of future linkage is a big boom for those striving to drive emissions reduction through the market-based approach.

One key area for power sector emissions reduction has been to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on coal.  According to the latest five-year coal market outlook by the International Energy Agency, China’s coal power generation saw an increase in 2016, and thermal coal demand for power generation is forecast to increase in the medium term although the country’s total coal consumption appears to have peaked and is forecast to continue declining. The power sector-only ETS can help keep the coal power emissions under check and ensure this near-term increase does not lead to a reversal in China’s carbon emissions reduction trend.

The gradual introduction of ETS is far from a cop-out on the highly ambitious original plans for a multi-sector trading system. The experience from the power sector ETS should inform Chinese effort to improve monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions trading that is crucial to effectively enforce the compliance. In the coming weeks and months, we are likely to learn details on China’s MRV system, including how participants submit emissions data, register emission rights, as well as emissions trading and settlement. 

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