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NGOs take part in the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Written by Tom Fries
The majority of the registrants for the 15,000 seats available at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen were from NGOs.
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Incorporating NGOs into multilateral negotiations
Written by Tom Fries
Through this website, you can get an idea of how the nine different commissions subsidiary to ECOSOC incorporate (or exclude) NGOs from their work. read more
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Civil society, challenged to act in conflict areas
Written by Tom Fries
The Economist recently wrote on the Sri Lankan conflict and civil society: “keep quiet and carry on”. read more
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Climate Watch: Unlocking the Grid
Written by Mario Wiedemann
With the race on to reduce global warming and fossil fuel dependency, experts in alternative energy see a bright future for renewable resources like wind, solar, hydro-power and geothermal energy. QUEST and Climate Watch team up to look at the “Smart Grid” of the future and how it might be […]
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The Smart Grid: An Introduction
Written by Mario Wiedemann
“ The Smart Grid: An Introduction” is a publication sponsored by DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability that explores – in layman’s terms – the nature, challenges, opportunities and necessity of Smart Grid implementation. Additional books, released in 2009, target the interests of specific stakeholder groups: Consumer Advocates, […]
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Smart Grids. Part I
Written by Mario Wiedemann
This video shows the importance of smart grids focussing on energy supply in Austria (in German). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0hp5Aru3XI
