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TPP tariff phase-out can steer Vietnam sourcing plans
2016-07-06 18:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A close look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership's tariff phase-out schedule on US textile and apparel imports from Vietnam can guide sourcing decisions and investment strategies in the years ahead, according to Dr Sheng Lu, assistant professor at the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware.
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Diablo Phaseout
2016-06-29 16:03:00| Transmission & Distribution World
PG&E Wants to Close Last California Nuclear Unit Utility sector retreat from nuclear power expands read more
Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Wont Affect Energy Supply
2016-06-07 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A stress test on the security of the UKs energy supply has been carried out after concerns were raised over a planned phase-out of coal by 2025. Bright Blue commissioned Aurora Energy Research to complete the test and found that Britains energy supply will be left unharmed if the Government go ahead with their plan. The research shows that UK Government could now implement the phase-out earlier than originally planned with no risk to energy supply. Bright Blue finds that, under each scenario,...
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Green Conservatives call for earlier UK coal power phase-out
2016-06-07 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK should close all its coal-fired power stations two years earlier than the governments pledge of 2025, according to green Conservatives including former energy minister Lord Greg Barker. The move would not cause the lights to go out, would cut both carbon emissions and air pollution and would boost cleaner energy projects, according to a report from Bright Blue, a thinktank of Tory modernisers. The report also concludes that if the troubled Hinkley C nuclear plant is cancelled it could...
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Plotting the phase-out of coal power in the UK
2016-04-21 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced that the country plans to phase coal out of its energy mix by 2025. It's an impressive commitment to decarbonisation, but what new and expanded sources of lower-carbon energy will rise to take coal's place