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Coal Not Going Away Anytime Soon Despite Renewables Push
2015-11-15 22:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: Coal: Can't live with it and can't live without it at least not yet. It is the biggest source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that negotiators around the world hope to limit in an agreement to be thrashed out in Paris next month. Demand for coal is leveling off, but it will remain a key energy source for decades, no matter how many billions of dollars of investment go into cleaner energy like wind and solar. Too much of the world depends on it now for heating and power generation for us to...
As coal use fades, renewables take center stage
2015-11-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: As 2016 approaches, renewable energy is steadily emerging as a major player in the energy market. Meanwhile, coal is seeing a drastic fall in use around the world. Renewables represent the worlds second largest electricity source, according to the International Energy Agency. By 2030, the agency says, it very well might replace the most polluting fossil fuel coal. Greenpeace confirmed this trend in a report Monday that found that global use of coal fell by 2.3 percent from 2014 to 2015....
G20 spends four times more on fossil fuel output than on renewables, think tank says
2015-11-12 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The G20 countries spend almost four times as much to prop up fossil fuel production as they do to subsidize renewable energy, calling into question their commitment to halting climate change, a think tank said on Thursday The G20 spent an average $78 billion on national subsidies delivered through direct spending and tax breaks in 2013 and 2014, according to a report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Thursday. A further $286 billion was invested in fossil fuel production by G20...
EDF Energy Renewables joins Infinergy to develop 177MW Dorenell wind project in Scotland
2015-11-12 01:00:00| Power Technology
EDF Energy Renewables (EDF ER) will be developing the onshore Dorenell wind farm in Scotland, along with Infinergy, which is expected to have a power generation capacity of up to 177MW.
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Bloomberg: China to Boost $100 Billion Green Bond Market for Renewables
2015-11-04 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: "China is set to become a hotbed for the $100 billion market in bonds tied to environmentally-friendly investments as authorities and developers seek alternatives to loans for funding a transformation to clean energy supplies." Manuel Lewin, Head of Responsible Investment at Zurich, responded to the news commenting: Chinas interest in green bonds is driven by the ambition to grow its economy sustainably, and the need to combat various environmental challenges. We are pleased to see increased...
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