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Government's 'Green Deal' energy efficiency scheme is so complex it deters homeowners from signing up
2013-10-09 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: An ambitious Government scheme to improve the energy efficiency of millions of homes is so complex it is likely to be discouraging the public from signing up, the head of the company funding the project has admitted. In an interview with The Independent, Mark Bayley, the chief executive of the Green Deal Finance Company, revealed that he now only expects around 1,000 households to have energy saving measures installed under the plan in its first year. And he conceded that so far his company ...
Primus Green Energy commissions 100,000 gallon-per-year demo plant for methane to gasoline
2013-10-03 21:30:36| Green Car Congress
Green energy pays for itself in lives saved from smog
2013-09-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Switching to clean energy might seem like the expensive option, but it would pay for itself almost immediately, according to a new analysis. The reason? Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels will cut air pollution, saving lives and therefore money. By 2050, 1.3 million early deaths could be avoided every year. From estimates of how much society values a human life, researchers deduce that the new energy supplies should be worth the cost. The conclusion offers a strong incentive to countries...
German industry group seeks green energy overhaul after election
2013-09-19 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany's BDI industry association has proposed a plan for a radical overhaul of government policy on renewable energy after Sunday's elections, including scrapping the feed-in-tariff system. The BDI has long warned that high energy prices, caused largely by the rising cost of incentives for green energy, threaten industry's competitiveness. Chancellor Angela Merkel, expected to win a third term in the election although it is unclear who her coalition partner will be, has promised to revamp...
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UK green energy sector employs 18,000 people, report shows
2013-09-19 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The UK's wind, wave and tidal energy sector directly employs more than 18,000 full time staff, an industry report said. In addition, almost 16,000 people are indirectly employed as a result of the green energy industries, in businesses which supply products and services to the sector, the review published by trade body RenewableUK said. The number of people working in the sector has increased by 74% since 2010 when RenewableUK conducted its original "working for a green Britain and Northern...
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