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29/09/2017

CIVIS YouPower app is now competing for the EC Tech for Society prize:
https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/tech-society/participatory-systems-initiative
If you have a second, you can vote to support us.

Participatory Systems Initiative - Futurium

23/05/2016

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/18/portugal-runs-for-four-days-straight-on-renewable-energy-alone?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook

Zero emission milestone reached as country is powered by just wind, solar and hydro-generated electricity for 107 hours

18/12/2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35129258

Beijing authorities issue a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.

14/12/2015

COP21:
The final text was accepted unanimously by all 195 countries involved in the negotiations, which makes it another historic first for climate talks. That means, for the first time ever, each of those countries has agreed to reduce carbon emissions.
http://qz.com/572572/the-paris-climate-change-deal-has-been-unveiled/

But some scientists are furious.

10/12/2015

Not surprising, but -- "“We feel Saudi Arabia is playing a bully role in undermining the position of other Arab countries,” Hmaidan said. “It is unfortunate that the Arab group is the only group opposing 1.5C.”"

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/08/saudi-arabia-accused-of-trying-to-wreck-the-paris-climate-deal

07/12/2015

Lessons learned from a small country: Uruguay supplies 94.5% of its energy from renewable sources and pledges 88% CO2 emissions reduction by 2017.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/03/uruguay-makes-dramatic-shift-to-nearly-95-clean-energy

27/11/2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34900474

A public opinion survey suggests that support for strong action on climate change has declined since 2009.

07/11/2015

CIVIS has developed the YouPower app for energy tips, to connect you to friends, family and neighbors so that you can learn and take energy actions that are relevant to you together. You can use it to discover saving tips and share experiences about different energy practices.

Test it here:

https://app.civisproject.eu/

02/11/2015

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/30/indonesia-fires-disaster-21st-century-world-media

A great tract of Earth is on fire and threatened species are being driven out of their habitats. This is a crime against humanity and nature

22/10/2015

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-22/apple-to-raise-china-solar-investment-fivefold-with-climate-bid

Apple Inc. will build an additional 200 megawatts of solar power in China and push suppliers to make similar commitments, as the maker of the iPad and Apple Watch seeks to offset its global-warming emissions in the world’s most polluting country.

21/10/2015

http://qz.com/528160/indonesias-palm-oil-fires-are-emitting-more-greenhouse-gases-every-day-than-the-entire-us/

On Oct. 14 alone there were more than 4,700 fire alerts.

21/10/2015

http://qz.com/528491/the-eu-is-emitting-way-more-greenhouse-gases-than-it-says/

With the help of a legal loophole.