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For the 8th year now, solar power attracted the largest share of new investments in renewable energies, according to the new JRC PV status report 2018
Dec 14 2018
New solar power plants added almost 35% to the world-wide new power generating capacity in 2017
Solar power attracted the largest share of new investments in renewable energies, according to the new JRC PV status report 2018.
The JRC monitors crop growth, including the short-term effects of weather on crop production
Dec 14 2018
Bringing crop yield forecasts to you since 1993
Since 25 years, the JRC's 'MARS' Bulletins bring independent and timely forecasts on crop yields in Europe to inform the management of the European agricultural market.
The Global Energy and Climate Outlook 2018 analyses the global climate action needed to limit climate change to well below 2°C
Dec 12 2018
Global Energy and Climate Outlook 2018 published
The latest report "Global Energy and Climate Outlook 2018" by the JRC calculates that to limit temperature change to 1.5°C, global net greenhouse gases emissions would need to drop to net zero by 2065, and by 2080 for 2°C.
Flooding and water scarcity will increase in Europe due to climate change
Dec 11 2018
More floods and water scarcity ahead, but there is still time to mitigate their severity
Flooding and water scarcity in Europe will increase in the coming decades, but to a much lesser extent if the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change are met.
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