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Japan's lose-lose scenario

Reality Check: Fukushima or fossil fuel?

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Dr Plas says Japan must set a new target for renewable energy

Following the Fukushima disaster, Japan is closing down it's nuclear power stations and reverting to fossil fuels. This means it had to revise its emissions targets for 2020 from a hoped for 25% reduction to just 3.8%. Although this will not make a huge difference on a global scale, it sends an important message. Dr. Christian Plas, the director of Denkstatt, a sustainability consulting company, explains why this should not be allowed to set a precedent.

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Distributing aid in the Philippines will be a huge challenge.

The challenge of helping the Philippines

Aid agencies and governments are rushing to get much needed supplies into the Philippines, but handling the operations is complicated and a logistical nightmare. Disaster management experts look at different aspects of the aid efforts and the difficulties in getting aid into the areas of most need efficiently and fairly.

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At last, somthing for ECB chief Mario Draghi to smile about

Ireland coming out of bailout programme

It's been a very tough few years for the Irish, but now the government says it is ready to leave the international bailout programme in December. Journalist, Brian Finn, discusses the decision, and the rays of hope now glimmering in the Irish economy.

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Google Books gets the legal go-ahead

Google books

Google is to go ahead with its controversial online library after winning an 8 year court battle over copyrights. Daniel Sokolov from Heise.de explains the significance of this milestone ruling, but also says there could yet be an appeal from the Authors' Guild.

Dina Nayeri

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A small step towards a secular state?

Iranian-American author, Dina Nayeri, reacts to the latest developments on the Iran nuclear issue, and explains why she welcomes the leadership or Hassan Rouhani, even though she would like to see Iran become a secular state.

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