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Australia: Victoria sleepwalking towards renewable energy goal of 20% for 2020
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning News: An initial renewable energy target of 20 per cent set by the Andrews government for the end of the decade could be reached by barely lifting a finger, energy market analysts have found. New analysis of the proposed goal reveals that wind farms already under construction and projected rates of rooftop solar installations will alone lift renewable energy's share in the Victorian electricity mix to 18 per cent by 2020. Last month the Andrews government said it would pursue at least 20 per cent...
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Australia: Bill Shorten says Labor's 50% renewable energy goal is a 'declaration of intent'
2015-10-06 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bill Shorten says his goal to source 50% of Australias power from renewables by 2030 is a declaration of intent, to be achieved by Labors yet-to-be-detailed policies including an emissions trading scheme, as well as increased consumer demand for clean energy. The Labor leader says the change in prime ministership meant Australia could now have a referendum as to which party had the best policies to shift to a low pollution economy. In a speech apparently aimed at increasing pressure on...
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University of NSW students reveal a tale of two career paths: Coal mining and renewable energy
2015-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: A "good day" for mining engineering graduate Annette Au is to blow up 2.5 million cubic metres of earth in a single blast, freeing up coal to be shipped from central Queensland to the steel furnaces of Asia. Despite the flood of downbeat media reports about the post-mining boom and fossil fuel divestment campaigns, the budding drill and blast engineer sees a positive future for herself and the oft-maligned coal industry. "Coal has a future," Ms Au said during a recent Open Day at the University...
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EDF Renewable Energy And BlackRock Close On The Sale Of 50 Percent Interest In The 200 MW Longhorn Wind Project In Texas
2015-10-05 06:54:15| pollutiononline Home Page
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has closed on the transaction to sell a 50 percent interest in the 200 megawatt (MW) Longhorn Wind Project to a fund managed by BlackRock’s Infrastructure Investment Group (“BlackRock Infrastructure”)
Renewable Power Direct To Supply Wind Energy To Intuit
2015-10-05 06:51:27| pollutiononline Home Page
Intuit Inc. is switching its Dallas-area campus to wind power as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency
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