Energy

Nordic energy technology perspectives 2016: Cities, flexibility and pathways to carbon-neutrality

Through regional cooperation, the Nordic countries can achieve a near carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, while contributing to European decarbonisation through the export of clean electricity. This is the central message of Nordic Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 published by the International Energy Agency and Nordic Energy Research.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2016
International Energy Agency
Tags:
Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Technology, Electricity, Energy Intensity, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Urbanisation, Carbon Dioxide, Buildings, Industry, Transport, Renewable Energy
Environment

A new report rated countries on ‘sustainable development.’ The U.S. did horribly

Pope Francis addresses attendees in the opening ceremony to commence a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New

Publication Date: 
22/07/2016
Washington Post
Tags:
Environment, Sustainable Development, Poverty, Food Security, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, United States Of America (US)
Health

Associations between recreational and commuter cycling, changes in cycling, and Type 2 Diabetes risk: A cohort study of Danish men and women

Cycling is a recreational activity and mode of commuting with substantial potential to improve public health in many countries around the world. The aim of this study was to examine prospective associations between recreational and commuter cycling, changes in cycling habits, and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Danish adults from the Diet, Cancer and Health cohort study.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
12/07/2016
Martin G. Rasmussen, Anders Grøntved, Kim Blond & et al
PLoS Medicine
1-17
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Cycles, Diabetes, Denmark, Non Communicable Diseases, Health Effects, Lifestyles
Climate Change

New ways to lower investment risk seek to propel climate action

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As small-scale farmers around the world seek to cope with climate change by adopting drought-resistant crops or methods to capture and store water, finding the

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Reuters
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Climate Change, Agriculture, Climate Adaptation, COP 21 (Paris), Energy Efficiency, Denmark, United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US), Mexico, El Salvador
Climate Change

Denmark Considers Taxing Red Meat to Fight Climate Change

All you meat lovers, it’s time to guard your steak. No, no not literally but if the Danish Government accepts the proposal of rolling out a tax on red meat it might just be a start.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2016
NDTV
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Climate Change, Denmark, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Dioxide, Food Policy, Green House Gases, Ecosystems
Health

The blunted effect of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in obese subjects is partly reversed by weight loss

Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) appears to have impaired effect on subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue metabolism in obese subjects. The aim of the present study was to examine whether weight loss may reverse the impaired effect of GIP on subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue in obese subjects.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
02/05/2016
M Asmar, N Arngrim, L Simonsen & et al
Nutrition & Diabetes
1-7
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Obesity, Research, Nutrition, Denmark
Climate Change

Denmark ethics council calls for tax on red meat to fight 'ethical problem' of climate change

With cattle contributing a tenth of global emissions, people are 'ethically obliged' to change their eating habits, an influential government think tank says

Publication Date: 
28/04/2016
Independent (United Kingdom)
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Climate Change, Green House Gases, Denmark, Cattle, Climate Mitigation
Health

Danish researchers behind vaccine breakthrough

A Danish research team from the University of Copenhagen has designed a simple technique that makes it possible to quickly and easily develop a new type of vaccines.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2016
Medical Express
Tags:
Health, Medical Research, Drugs, Denmark, Preventive Medicine
Air Pollution

Europe's New Cars Were 3% Cleaner as Pollution Rules Tighten

New cars sold in the European Union were 3 percent cleaner in 2015 than the year before as restrictions on pollution forced manufacturers to make more efficient engines, data from the 28-nation blo

Publication Date: 
15/04/2016
Bloomberg
Tags:
Air Pollution, Cars, Air Pollution Control, Europe, Carbon Dioxide, Vehicular Pollution, Netherlands, Denmark
Environment

Resistance of feather-associated bacteria to intermediate levels of ionizing radiation near Chernobyl

Ionizing radiation has been shown to produce negative effects on organisms, although little is known about its ecological and evolutionary effects. As a study model, we isolated bacteria associated with feathers from barn swallows Hirundo rustica from three study areas around Chernobyl differing in background ionizing radiation levels and one control study site in Denmark. Each bacterial community was exposed to four different γ radiation doses ranging from 0.46 to 3.96 kGy to test whether chronic exposure to radiation had selected for resistant bacterial strains. 

Publication Date: 
15/03/2016
Mario Xavier Ruiz-González, Gábor Árpád Czirják, Pierre Genevaux & et al
Nature - Scientific Reports
6
1-7
Tags:
Chernobyl Disaster, Radiation, Micro Organisms, Denmark, Research, Nuclear Accidents

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