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India to get over $1 billion from World Bank for Modis solar goals

2016-06-30 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The World Bank said on Thursday it would lend India more than $1 billion for its huge solar energy programme, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought climate change funds from its visiting head. Modi is banking on India`s 300 days a year of sunshine to generate power and help fight climate change rather than committing to emission cuts like China. The World Bank loan is the global lender`s biggest solar aid for any country and comes as India has set a goal of raising its solar capacity nearly...

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Pavement Conditions + Goals

2016-06-28 01:27:35| PortlandOnline

PBOT has a goal of maintaining 80% of arterial and collector streets in fair or better condition and no more than two percent in very poor condition, that is not the current state of our streets

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With Britain Gone, Europe Unclear How to Meet Climate Goals

2016-06-27 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: As the dust settles on Britains unexpected decision to depart the European Union, there are more questions than answers about what the pullout means for everything from trade to energy policy. Bewildered European policy analystsmany of whom assumed the Brexit referendum would deliver a narrow victory for the remain campare still grappling with Thursdays result. What will the split between Britain and the other 27 nations of the European Union mean for British expats? Do a tumbling pound...

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U.S. On Track To Achieve 2030 Emissions Goals In 2016

2016-06-23 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Forbes: A dramatic slump in coal production has pushed U.S. carbon emissions so low that, were the trend to continue, the U.S. would achieve its 2030 emissions goals this year, according to one professors analysis of data from the Energy Information Administration. Coal production has plummeted 29 percent in 2016 compared to the same period last year, crushed in part by cheap natural gas, which emits about half as much carbon. Unless coal rebounds, the U.S. could achieve a 32 percent reduction in emissions...

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