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Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia has been granted a loan Worth ?1.9 million (£1.4m) to install energy efficient lighting, enerylivenews.com reported.

The current street lighting network in Yerevan consists of “old, inefficient and environmentally-polluting mercury-based lights”, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The project will help introduce LED lighting, a control and monitoring system, pole replacement and renovation as well as power cable replacement.

It is expected to help cut energy usage by 64% and result in annual power cost savings.

The Municipality of Yerevan has signed an agreement with the EBRD and the Ministry of Finance of Armenia for the project.

The grant is provided by the Eastern European Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P Fund), which is managed by the EBRD and gets contributions from the European Union and other donor countries.

Source: www.energylivenews.com

#Armenia #Bank #By #Energi #Ferie #Hovedstad #Jerevan #Kaukasus #Lys #Miljø #Reise #Turisme

#Capital #City #Energy #Environment #Holiday #Lights #Tourism #Travel #Yerevan

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Oslo is to become the first capital city to fully divest from fossil fuels in plans released by the new coalition city government on 19 October.

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Alongside the plans to divest Oslo’s £7m ($11m) pension fund, the city government is aiming to halve greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 2020 and become fossil free by 2030, the International Business Times reported.

After local elections in September saw Oslo’s city council consist of left-leaning parties for the first time in 19 years, the new coalition between the Green, Labour and Socialist Left parties presented their plans for the next four years of government.

Its plans include a pledge to not increase road capacity in the capital, build 60km of cycle lanes, invest in public transport and start to edge out cars in the city centre.

By 2019, the coalition aims to have made central Oslo a car-free zone, with tariffs operating in other areas and a subsidy to encourage people to buy electric bicycles.

Oslo follows the likes of San Francisco and Seattle in the US and Oxford in the UK as cities that have pledged to fully divest their funds from coal, oil and gas companies, though it is the first capital city in the world to do so.

Lan Marie Nguyen Berg, of the Green Party in Oslo, said: “The time for climate action is now, and the new city government will address climate change both locally and globally. The reduction in pollution will make the city even better to live in, and ensure that we take our global responsibility.”

In May, Oslo banned investments in coal. The country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, worth around $900bn, then followed suit and plans to sell $8bn in coal investment.

The move comes a few weeks ahead of the COP21 climate talks, which will take place in Paris at the end of November. The talks hope to come up with a new global, legally binding agreement to tackle global warming.

Nguyen Berg said: “Divestment sends a strong message to the world prior to the Climate Change Conference in Paris that we need a strong agreement that will ensure that we avoid dangerous global warming.”

Source: International Business Times

#Arbeiderpartiet #Bil #Buss #By #California #England #Ferie #DeGrønne #Grønt #Hovedstad #MDG #Miljø #Oslo #Oxford #Reise #SanFrancisco #Seattle #SosialistiskVenstreparti #Storbritania  #SV #Sykkel #Transport #Turisme #USA #Washington

#Bicycle #Bike #Bus #Capital #Car #City #Environment #Green #Holiday #LabourParty #Socialist #Tourism #Travel

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Read the story at The Baltic Course: www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=111707

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#Baltikum #By #Estland #Ferie #Flyplass #Hovedstad #Reise #Tallinn #Trikk #Turisme

#Airport #Baltic #Capital #City #Estonia #Holiday #Tourism #Tram #Travel

www.hovedsteder.blogg.no is a Norway-based blog about the capitals of the world, with a focus on tourism and travel, the environment, diplomatic affairs, lifestyle, culture and entertainment, food and drink. See also our travel blog at www.minbestereise.blogg.no – Contact us at [email protected]

Et av London og Storbritanias største ikoner og turistattraksjoner, Big Ben-klokka i tårnet parlamentsbygningen Westminster Palace, må repareres.

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Prislapp: 500 millioner kroner, skriver NTB / VG.

Den store klokka er nå så sliten at den kan stoppe om den ikke får pleie og stell. Det skal være bæringen bak viserne og pendelen som står i fare for å bryte sammen, fiølge Sunday Times og Mail on Sunday.

Big Ben har slått mer eller mindre uavbrutt i 156 år. De forestående arbeidene på klokka vil innebære at hovedstadens innbyggere, og besøkende, må klare seg uten de berømte klokkeslagene i rundt fire måneder, noe som vil være den lengste stansen i klokkens historie. 

Klokka, som stod ferdig i 1858, heter egentlig Great Bells. Den skal ha fått kallenavnet Big Ben etter en sjefskommissær for offentlige arbeider, Sir Benjamin Hall (1802-1867.

En annen versjon av historien er at klokka er kalt opp etter den berømte proffbokseren Benjamin Caunt (1815-1861), da klokka i sin tid var den tyngste i sitt slag. 

#BigBen #By #England #Ferie #Hovedstad #Klokke #London #Palass #Parlament #Reise #Storbritania #Turisme #Tårn #Westminster #VG

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Francisco Niembro Mexican Ambassador (fifth right) cuts a cake with Ambassador Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhro (fourth left), Director, Department of Protocol, Foreign Ministry,  and Ambassador Zayed bin Rashid Al Mansour Al Nuaimi (fifth left), Director, Department of American Affairs, and  other guests to mark the opening of the embassy on Thursday. Abdul Basit. Photo credit: peninsulaqatar.com

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Mexico has officially opened its embassy in Qatar, www.peninsulaqatar.com reported. 

It hosted a reception to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Qatar and celebrate the official opening. The reception was attended by several ambassadors and diplomats. 

In his opening remarks, Mexican Ambassador Francisco Niembro said Qatar and Mexico have experienced an important progress in 40 years, having had official visits and have signed many agreements. 

“But we were not at the point that we wanted, we needed to be closer to really achieve the potential between the two countries,”  he said.

Last March, the foreign ministers of both countries signed in Doha a letter on opening their embassies. Since then, high-level meetings and official and business delegations visiting both countries brought a new rhythm to the relationship between the two.

Niembro said: “The unprecedented visits of Emir H E Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Mexico next month, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to Qatar in January 2016 will set the goals for relations over the next years.”

Diplomatic relations between Qatar and Mexico were established in the 1970s. Mexico has embassies and offices in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco and Algeria in the Middle East.

There are more than 400 Mexicans living in Qatar.

#Ambassade #Algerie #Ambassadør #By #Doha #Egypt #Emir #Ferie #Hovedstad #Libanon #Marokko #Mexico #MidtØsten #Palestina #President #Qatar #Reise #SaudiArabia #Turisme #Utenriksminister

#Algeria #Ambassador #Capital #City #Embassy #ForeignMinister #Holiday #Lebanon #MiddleEast #Morocco #Tourism #Travel

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Bardo Museum, Tunis

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Unemployment in Tunisia is almost 30 percent as the country suffers from the impact of deadly militant attacks on tourists, the middleeasteye.net website reported.

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Airbus lanserer ultra-lang-varianten av den nye flytypen Airbus A350, og Singapore Airlines blir første flyselskap som tar denne i bruk, skriver www.travelnews.no

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Den spesialbygde modellen gir selskapet mulighet til å gjenoppta flyvningene mellom Singapore og USA. Langruter selskapet hadde fram til 2013.

Singapore Airlines har totalt bestilt 67 nye fly av typen A350-900, og syv av disse oppgraderes nå til A350-900ULR. De nye flyene får en rekkevidde på mer enn 16 000 kilometer. I tillegg kommer en opsjon på ytterligere 16 fly.

De nye ultra-lang-variantene (ULR) av flytypen A350 blir leveringsklare fra 2018, og settes da i trafikk mellom Singapore og New York og Singapore og Los Angeles. Singapore Airlines utelukker ikke at det blir flere destinasjoner i USA.

– Kundene har lenge ønsket seg en gjenåpning av direkterutene mellom Singapore og USA, og med de nye flyene blir det nå mulig. De nye rutene vil være på plass fra 2018, sier CEO Goh Choon Phong i Singapore Airlines.

– Oppstarten av langrutene er nok et eksempel på hvordan Singapore Airlines hele tiden jobber med å ligge i forkant i luftfartsindustrien. Rutene blir de raskeste mellom Nord-Amerika og Sørøst-Asia, og vil føre til at Singapore som knutepunkt styrkes ytterligere.

Airbus’ President og CEO Fabrice Brégier mener at den nye A350-900 ULR er perfekt som flytype til denne type ruter.

– De nye flyene er bredere, har stillere kabin og er perfekte som utgangspunkt for å oppleve Singapore Airlines verdenskjente service.

Avtalen om å lansere nye A350-900ULR kommer i forkant av at Singapore Airlines mottar sin første A350-900 i starten av 2016, og følger selskapets langsiktige strategi om å ha en ung og moderne flyflåte.

#Airbus #By #California #Ferie #Fly #Flyselskap #Hovedstad #LosAngeles #NewYork #Reise #Singapore #Turisme #USA

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Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe has unveiled a ?1m marketing campaign for Dublin in a bid to boost the capital’s appeal to overseas visitors, Irish national broadcaster www.rte.ie reported.

The marketing campaign will centre on a new brand for Dublin and will be pitched at potential visitors in the UK and Europe throughout the autumn.

“What we have here in Dublin is unique,” said Mr Donohoe.

“We have a young, vibrant, happening city with a rich culture and heritage which is nestled between the wide open spaces of Dublin Bay and the Dublin mountains.

“There is no point, however, in being Europe’s best kept secret and I very much welcome this new campaign to reposition the city and county and ensure that its unique appeal cuts through in the international marketplace,” added Mr Donohoe.

Following extensive research in overseas markets to find out what prospective visitors look for when choosing a destination, a new brand titled ‘Dublin – A breath of Fresh Air’ has been developed.

Fáilte Ireland says the new brand “seeks to communicate Dublin’s unique position as a vibrant capital city … where city living thrives alongside the great outdoors”.

“This is the first Dublin-dedicated tourism campaign in many years and it is very much a welcome development,” added Fáilte Ireland CEO Shaun Quinn.

From Monday, the new brand will feature in a marketing campaign in the UK. A marketing campaign will also begin shortly in France and Germany with an emphasis on digital and social media marketing.

The new Dublin marketing campaign is funded by Fáilte Ireland, the four Dublin local authorities and a collection of private-sector partners.

Following the announcement for Dublin, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central Jerry Buttimer has said a similar dedicated tourism brand needs to be developed to promote and sell Cork.

Mr Buttimer said: “A dedicated and specific tourism brand needs to be developed to promote and sell Cork as a leading tourism destination.

“Cork city and county offer great attractions and have great potential. Although Cork is included as a major part of marketing campaigns, we must develop a unique brand for the city and county, so that we can increase our share of overseas visitors,” Mr Buttimer added.

#By #Cork #Dublin #England #Ferie #Frankrike #Hovedstad #Irland #MInister #Reise #Storbritania #Turisme #Tyskland

#Capital #City #France #Germany #Holiday #Ireland #Tourism #Travel #UnitedKingdom

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Flere av Københavns største taxiselskaper har sluttet seg til en felles servicekodeks, som skal gi kundene en bedre opplevelse, skriver VG.

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Også på Kastrup er det innført en ny kjøreordning, slik at taxikøene på flyplassen blir kortere og bilparken tilpasses antallet flypassasjerer i og utenfor rushtidene.

Den nye servicekodeksen for drosjene tilsluttet bl.a. Amager Øbro Taxi, DanTaxi og TaxiNord er et regelsett for hvordan sjåførene skal oppføre seg overfor passasjerene.

-Taxisjåførene er ofte turistenes første og siste møte med København, så dette er viktig, sier Allan Agerholm i Horesta, som har laget den nye servicekodeksen.

På Kastrup passerer opptil 3900 drosjer gjennom holdeplassene hver dag. Passasjerkøene har tidvis vært altfor lange, men nå blir det altså tatt grep for å skape bedre flyt i drosjekøene, ifølge Standby.dk

#By #Danmark #Drosje #Ferie #Flyplass #Hovedstad #Kastrup #København #Reise #Taxi #Turisme #VG

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K-pop Dance lessons in Seoul. Photo credit: The Straits Time

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Seoul City will expand its programme offering free K-pop dance classes to tourists as part of its efforts to better boost the hallyu industry, officials said Thursday, asiaone.com reported.

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and SM Entertainment reached a deal to offer the free K-pop dance classes.

Since August, renowned SM choreographers have run the dance programs for foreign visitors twice a week at Coex in the capital city. While the maximum number of participants is 450 a year, over 850 already applied for the programme as of this month, officials said.

While expanding the free dance classes, the city vowed to diversify the free courses to song and language programs and broadcast tours.The mayor also pledged to set up 10 hallyu sightseeing tours in the city by early next year.

To promote better access to the Seoul tourism information, the city will also provide Seoul City’s tourism data to potential mobile application start-ups.

#Borgermester #By #Dans #Ferie #Hovedstad #Korea #KPop #Musikk #Ordfører #Pop #Reise #Seoul #SørKorea #Turisme

#Capital #City #Dance #Holiday #Mayor #Music #SouthKorea #Tourism #Travel