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August 8, 2012
UK could miss climate targets due to draft energy bill
According to a report by the influential Energy and Climate Change Committee, UK government plans to reform the energy sector are lacking detail and could see the country miss its carbon emission targets, according to a report out today. It goes so far to say that the bill in its […]
August 8, 2012
Price of polluting falls as carbon credits get cheaper
The price of carbon has fallen to new lows in world markets, hampering efforts in New Zealand and overseas to improve the environment. The cost for each tonne of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases discharged used to be US$40 and is now US$5. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
How to tap a trillion dollars for RE investment
This post by Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison and the first chief executive of Carbon War Room delineates how about US$1 trillion of investment in RE globally largely has not made the impact an investment project attracting this large an amount should beget. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
Australia to review RE targets
Australia’s Climate Change Authority has launched a review of the country’s Renewable Energy Target (RET), it announced Thursday, a process that could change the nation’s approach to clean energy investments. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
Greece considers swapping coal for renewables
A number of environmental problems plague Greece, and in response, local governments are looking into an energy overhaul of the current coal-based energy industry and replace it with renewables. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
Solar Power: China may be stepping up its green game
Recently, China’s renewable energy division put out word that the country would boost its target for solar installation to 21 GWs in the current 5-year plan, which runs through 2015. While it may not bring about a significant change in the beleaguered solar manufacturing sector, it would still be beneficial. […]
August 8, 2012
The need for REDD+ safeguards as indigenous rights are threatened
With the increasing probability of incorporating REDD+ into carbon credit trading schemes and creating a financial value for carbon stored in forests, entrepreneurs and organizations have gone into forests to sign agreements with indigenous groups. While some governments have been lax in imposing laws and guidelines, some unscrupulous individuals have taken […]
August 8, 2012
UK: MEPs question carbon credits to incinerators
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), civil society organizations, international networks and citizens from 23 countries, have recently submitted a letter to the European Commission to urge an end to the purchase of carbon credits from landfill gas systems and incinerators in developing countries. The landfills and incinerators that the EU is […]
August 8, 2012
UK: Wind subsidies to fall by 10 per cent
The Energy Department has announced a reduction of 10 per cent in payments for new wind farms, effectively resisting calls for significant cuts to onshore wind subsidies. Read more here.
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