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Communications Earth & Environment Content: 29 March 2021

Table of Contents: March 2021 Article | 26 March 2021 Environmentally persistent free radicals are ubiquitous in wildfire charcoals and remain stable for years Gabriel Sigmund, Cristina Santín, Marc Pignitter, Nathalie Tepe, Stefan H. Doerr et al. Communications Earth & Environment 2 , Article number:…

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Policy & Regulatory Pakistan plans to privatise 10 power distribution companies 29 Mar 2021 The Privatisation Commission (PC) of Pakistan plans to privatise 10 power distribution companies, including electricity supply companies of Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Sukkur and tribal areas. The PC…

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Actualidad científica

Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 29 de marzo, 2021 Matemáticas El producto de matrices, en pos de una meta mítica Kevin Hartnett Un reciente artículo ha establecido un récord de velocidad a la hora de multiplicar dos matrices. Pero también marca el final del método…

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Policy & Regulatory Ireland targets 51% GHG emissions cut by 2030 25 Mar 2021 The Irish government has approved the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill, which sets a binding target of cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 51% by 2030 compared to 2018, with…

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Nature energy

Volume 6 Issue 3, March 2021 Standing in the wind Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events putting energy infrastructure at risk. Bennett et al. develop a methodology to incorporate increasing extreme event risk into energy systems modelling and planning,…

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Policy & Regulatory Turkey’s 1 GW mini solar tender oversubscribed nearly 10 times 18 Mar 2021 The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey has received 709 applications totalling 9,440 MW for 74 upcoming mini solar Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) tenders with a quota of…

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Policy & Regulatory Lebanon unveils its updated Nationally Determined Contribution 17 Mar 2021 Lebanon has updated its 2015 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The country intends to unconditionally increase its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target relative to the Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario from 15% to 20%, and conditionally…

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Policy & Regulatory European Parliament endorses plan to price carbon at EU’s border 16 Mar 2021 The European Parliament has approved a resolution on a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to create a global level playing field as well as an incentive for both…

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Policy & Regulatory Spain awards 255 MW of solar capacity in Canary Islands 15 Mar 2021 The Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings (IDAE) has selected 65 solar power projects in Canary islands with a total capacity of 255 MW under the SolCan aid program, which…

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Policy & Regulatory Algeria plans to tender 1 GW of solar capacity in June 2021 10 Mar 2021 Algeria intends to launch a tender for 1,000 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in June 2021. The program will include ten wilayas (provinces) in southern Algeria with 100 MW for…

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Policy & Regulatory Canada unveils a new federal greenhouse gas offset system 9 Mar 2021 The federal government of Canada has released draft regulations on a new federal greenhouse gas (GHG) offset system, which would allow municipalities, farmers, indigenous communities, businesses, and others to earn offset…

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Policy & Regulatory The EU launches a investigation on Germany’s lignite phase-out plan 4 Mar 2021 The European Commission has launched an investigation on Germany’s lignite phase-out plan, to confirm if the compensation granted to the operators of lignite-fired power plants for phasing out earlier…

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Policy & Regulatory Denmark could miss its 2030 climate target 2 Mar 2021 According to the Danish Council on Climate Change, Denmark’s current climate policies are insufficient to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets. With the government’s current policy, the country would be on…

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Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement

Synthesis report by the secretariat Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement Third sessionGlasgow, 1-12 November 2021 https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs/ndc-synthesis-report  Resumen Este reporte sintetiza la información contenida en las 48 puestas al día o nuevas contribuciones nacionalmente determinadas (NDC)…

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Policy & Regulatory Brazil initiates privatisation process of power utility Eletrobras 26 Feb 2021 The Brazilian president has delivered a provisional measure to Congress, which allows the national development bank BNDES to start the privatisation process of the state-owned power utility Eletrobras. Brazil directly controls…

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Policy & Regulatory The United States and Canada target net-zero emissions by 2050 25 Feb 2021 The United States and Canada have agreed to work towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050, also reaffirming their shared commitment to cutting oil and gas methane emissions. The…