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Adaption on the Front Lines of Climate Change
As the international community gathers in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, IDRC will be on the ground to observe and to share…
London Array: Siemens to provide grid access for world’s largest offshore wind farm
After Siemens Energy was already appointed to supply the turbines for the wind farm, the company also received the order to connect London Array to the power…
KfW IPEX-Bank launches new financing product for small export transactions
KfW IPEX-Bank will now also be able to offer long-term financing for small export transactions. For this purpose it will be using an instrument of Northstar…
Absorbing Hydrogen Fluoride Gas to Enhance Crystal Growth
Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to control the buildup of hydrogen fluoride gas…
A novel, 10,000-year study of strata compaction and sea-level rise on English coast
The findings indicate that glacial rebound — the rise or fall of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial…
First phase of pan-tropical forest mapping debuting at COP15
As part of a strategy to reduce these greenhouse gas fluxes to the atmosphere, the UNFCCC's Conference of the Parties 15 in Copenhagen is working to adopt a…
