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UK spends more on fossil fuel aid projects than renewables
2015-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a27dd62-809c-11e5-a01c-8650859a4767.html#ixzz3qLh3oEno The UKs climate change credentials are under fire again after it emerged it had spent 2.2bn in poor countries to help build coal power plants and other fossil fuel energy...
Power line opponents give renewables their Keystone moment
2015-10-21 15:10:46| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The visitor represented Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, a Texas company established to build transmission lines for carrying wind and solar power. He had come to tell Ulery about a planned line that would cut through the untouched woods of pine and oak trees on his property, bringing power generated by wind farms 500 miles (805 km)to the west, to serve customers 250 miles to the east. The news put us in limbo, says Ulery, a 34-year-old construction business owner who since that day has been...
Renewables bring down the wholesale cost of energy, finds new study
2015-10-19 17:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report shows that renewables are cutting the wholesale price of energy and lessening the impact of subsidies on bill payers. The report has been published today by independent energy company Good Energy and is backed by experts at the University of Sheffield. It follows recent announcements by the Government that it will cut subsidies for renewables such as solar and wind in order to keep bills as low as possible for families and businesses. Good Energys report shows that wind and solar...
UN scientist raps UK over renewables
2015-10-19 02:22:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK government's cuts in support for renewable energy are criticised by the UN's chief environment scientist, Prof Jacquie McGlade.
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UN scientist raps UK over renewables
2015-10-19 02:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Cuts in support for renewable energy in the UK have been criticised by the UN's chief environment scientist. Prof Jacquie McGlade said the UK was shifting away from clean energy as the rest of the world rushed towards it. She said the cuts in renewables subsidies, coupled with tax breaks for oil and gas, sent a worrying signal to the coming UN climate summit in Paris. The UK government says it will meet its targets on carbon emissions in the most cost-effective way. A spokesman said it was "absolutely...
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