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'Sinking' Jakarta pins hopes on rising star

'Sinking' Jakarta pins hopes on rising star | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
New governor is promising to redress mounting civic woes of Indonesian capital built on a swamp.
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Icelandic Ambassador Says Japan Could Replace 25 Nuclear Plants Using Geothermal Energy - Climate Change Policy & Practice

Icelandic Ambassador Says Japan Could Replace 25 Nuclear Plants Using Geothermal Energy - Climate Change Policy & Practice | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

During a lecture as part of the UN University’s (UNU) Ambassador Lecture Series, Stefan Stefansson, Ambassador of Iceland to Japan, said Japan could replace 25 nuclear reactors by developing its geothermal resources, and recommended Japan harnesses geothermal energy resources to minimize carbon dioxide emissions, lower heating bills and create jobs.


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Jón Sallé's curator insight, December 20, 2012 7:12 AM

In Iceland, geothermal energy is mainly used to heat houses and not to produce electricity.