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Ofgem introduces new strategy to help vulnerable consumers
2013-07-05 01:00:00| Power Technology
UKs energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled a new strategy to identify and tackle consumer vulnerability.
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Japans climate finance plan weclomed by vulnerable nations
2013-07-03 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Frustrated climate vulnerable nations are turning to a Japanese low carbon scheme to fill the international climate finance void. The Maldives is set to become the latest country to forge a bi-lateral partnership with Japan to exchange carbon credits for technology, finance and logistical support for projects to reduce carbon and protect against the impacts of climate change. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been set the target of raising $100bn a year by 2020. It was first suggested formally...
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Revised Digital Practice Documents Are Improved but Still Leave Designers Vulnerable, Say Architects
2013-06-25 18:34:54| ENR.com: Headline News
Newly structured AIA standard contract documents for digital practice give building team members a two-stage process for determining digital data and building information modeling rules.
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World Bank Report Says Planets Poorest Most Vulnerable To Global Warming
2013-06-19 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: The World Bank released a statement today warning that the disastrous effects of global warming could be felt in our lifetime, along with a new study projecting the damage to Africa and Asia in particular. The scientists tell us that if the world warms by (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) warming which may be reached in 20 to 30 years that will cause widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat waves, and more intense cyclones, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in the statement. In sub-Saharan?Africa,...
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Energy Sector in Middle East Vulnerable to Cyber-attacks
2013-06-12 00:26:00| Transmission & Distribution World
More than elsewhere, the energy sector in the Middle East is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Although governments and companies have raised concern, the awareness in the region for cyber threats is insufficient in relation to the technology developments and the level of impact a cyber-attack could have on an average Middle Eastern utility. read more
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