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#NaiderCOP21 (Day 7): Africa takes the lead
XX day of COP21. African heads of state have presented at COP21 a massive plan to install 300 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. This initiative was announced this week under the name of the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI, for its acronym). in English). Its goal is to reach 10 gigawatts of new…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Day 6): Pirated posters flood Paris calling for change
Sixth day of COP21. 82 artists have installed 600 pirated posters throughout Paris to demand a radical action by governments. The posters resemble commercial advertisements and have been placed on displays at bus stops throughout the city, within a project announced under the name of “Brandalism.” An example of activism for today, the “Action Day”…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Sixth day): Naider at the grand opening of the events at the Grand Palais
Sixth day of COP21. On Friday night, Naider was at the Grand Palais, which will act throughout the second week of COP21 as an alternative center for the presentation and dissemination of innovation initiatives on climate change. Present at the inauguration were, among others, Anne Hidalgo (Mayor of Paris9, François Hollande (President of the French…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fifth day): The Basque Country at COP21
Fifth day of COP21. Both the mayors of the three Basque capitals (Juan María Arbuto, Gorka Urtaran and Eneko Goia) as well as those of Legazpi (Koldobike Olabide) and Amurrio (Iosune Iribaien) and the Basque Minister for the Environment (Ana Oregi) also attended the COP21. Last Friday the 4th they participated in the Summit of…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fifth day): The COP21 in first person
Fifth day of COP21. How is COP21 being lived? Today we want to share our impressions of the atmosphere experienced at COP21. The atmosphere at COP21 is highly pleasant, the French government has taken great care in organizing the event, creating a space that really fits the theme. abundant photography exhibitions, stands of a multitude…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): Space “Climate Generations”
Fourth day of COP21. We are now in the “Génerations climat” space at the Bourget where different debates, conferences and round tables take place every day, especially in the Nelson Mandela auditorium. Around 350 European and international civil society agents participate in these spaces throughout the Summit.
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): Greentech shares rise
Fourth day of COP21. Following a new report from Goldman Sachs (announced at COP21) favorable to low-carbon technologies (renewable energy, hybrid cars…), the stock market is on the rise for various technology companies developing clean and efficient technologies, including Tesla Motors Inc, which has experienced a 3% rise in its stock price. Positive trends such…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Fourth day): The role of forest conservation in the fight against climate change
FOURTH DAY OF COP21. In an article published last week in Nature, Richard A. Houghton and Alexander Nassikas (Woods Hole Research Center) and Brett Byers (Rainforest Trust and Million Acre Pledge) make the case for the key role that protecting forests will play in achieving climate change mitigation goals. The preservation of existing forests, through…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Third day): The alliance of technology giants against climate change
Third day of COP21. Bill Gates and Marc Zuckerberg published on Facebook last Sunday the foundation of the “Breakthrough Energy Coalition”, an alliance of technology giants that includes among its ranks Jeff Bezos (founder and CEO of Amazon), Jack Ma (director of Alibaba ), Richard Branson (founder of the Virgin Group), George Soros (American-Hungarian politician…
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#NaiderCOP21 (Third day): The Montreal protocol, the great forgotten in the fight against climate change
THIRD DAY OF COP21. With the UNFCCC COP21 grabbing environmental headlines around the world, and considering the failure of the Kyoto Protocol as a tool for combating climate change, it is easy to become discouraged. However, in the environmental cause there are also successes and victories, although unfortunately they go unnoticed in the face of…