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Climate Action: Energy for a Changing World
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 26, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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filed under:
development/support measures,
energy efficiency,
renewable energy
In December 2008 the European Commission adopted an integrated energy and climate change policy and defined specific targets for 2020.
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Energy-efficient houses made from timber sourced from the Alpine region
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zopemaster
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published
Mar 15, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
energy efficiency
Do you actually know how much money your house is losing you by using energy inefficiently? Why not save it instead - and treat yourself to a comfortable, healthy living environment into the bargain, with plenty of sunlight within your own four walls. This Dossier is designed to help you do just that. It contains information on energy-efficient, resource-friendly construction and renovation methods and provides suggestions and advice on the use of locally sourced timber as a building material and fuel type. Besides a background report you will also find instances of good practice well worth emulating, cross-links to the relevant literature and events, and also information on the latest developments in the area of sustainable building in the Alpine region. The Dossier is the result of a project carried out in 2004 by CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, on behalf of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Additional relevant material on the issue can be found in other language versions of this page.
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Dossiers
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International Conference: The Alps beyond Kyoto
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 22, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
energy efficiency,
renewable energy,
climate change, climate policy
CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, is organising an international conference on energy efficiency and renewable energies in the Alpine region from 20 to 22 September.
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Davos on the road to Kyoto
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zopemaster
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published
Dec 14, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
energy efficiency,
climate change, climate policy,
renewable energy
Davos, Switzerland's highest town, is working towards a more climate-friendly local policy.
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NEGST- New Generation of Solar Thermal Systems
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zopemaster
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Apr 14, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:24 AM
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solar energy,
renewable energy,
energy efficiency
The overall objective of this project is to introduce more cost-effective solar thermal systems, particularly for domestic hot water preparation and / or space heating, to the market in order to contribute to the European Union's Action Plans with regard to the reduction of CO2 – Emissions and the cost effective supply of renewable energies.
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The Emmen valley - The vision of a valley heated without oil
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zopemaster
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Sep 23, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
solar energy,
renewable energy,
biomass / biogas,
renewable energy,
energy efficiency
Timber and solar energy rather than oil, gas and electricity are to be the heating resources of the future in Switzer-land's Emmen valley. Although the Emmen valley region is densely forested, each year it still buys in some CHF 30 m's worth of oil, gas and electricity - while more than half the wood accruing each year simply rots away in the region's forests. It's a situation the "Oil of Emmental" project hopes to remedy.
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Ultra-low energy building gains altitude
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zopemaster
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published
Sep 09, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
solar energy,
renewable energy,
trade and industry,
energy efficiency
The highest ultra-low energy business premises of the Alps were officially opened in Punt Muragl (En-gadine/Switzerland) at the end of August. Gasser Building Materials' 23,000 m3 warehouse with integrated DIY store is situated at an altitude of 1,728 m above sea level and is heated almost exclusively by solar energy.
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Biogas - Car fuel of the future?
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 28, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
biomass / biogas,
renewable energy,
mobility,
energy efficiency,
livestock farming
The SwissFarmerPower Working Group recently presented a study entitled "Agricultural Biogas, the Fuel of Tomorrow" which shows that animal husbandry in the Swiss mountain canton of Lucerne produces enough biogas from faeces to supply 32,000 cars a year with fuel. Biogas fuel would also considerably improve air hygiene and help reduce CO2 emissions.
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