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OECD calls for end to new coal-fired power generation

  • 9 years ago (2015-07-06)
  • David Flin
Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the OECD, has called for an end to new coal-fired power plants.

Germany finalises coal deal after months of debate.

  • 9 years ago (2015-07-03)
  • David Flin
Germany has abandoned plans for a levy on coal-fired power plants, but will reduce brown-coal power generation to safeguard its 2020 carbon reduction targets.

US and Brazil agree reforestation and climate change deal

  • 9 years ago (2015-07-02)
  • Junior Isles

In a bilateral meeting on Tuesday, the US and Brazil agreed to obtain up to 20 per cent of their electricity from renewable power by 2030, alongside a declaration from Brazil to restore up to 12 million hectares of forest – an area the size of England – to further reduce carbon pollution.

China to cap emissions by 2030 in boost to Paris UN deal

  • 9 years ago (2015-07-01)
  • David Flin
China has announced that it is committed to halting the rise in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, in an attempt to help build a UN climate deal in Paris later this year.

UK Government should encourage on-site power generation

  • 9 years ago (2015-07-01)
  • David Flin
A report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the number of UK businesses that generate their own electricity is set to increase by 130 per cent by 2030.

UK must offer more incentives for renewable energy

  • 9 years ago (2015-06-30)

The UK government must increase incentives for renewable energy production, in order to further investment over the next ten years, the government's global-warming adviser has said.

Canada and the UK to strengthen ties on nuclear energy

  • 9 years ago (2015-06-29)
  • Junior Isles

The United Kingdom and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which will strengthen the relationship between the two countries on developing nuclear energy.

Bill Gates to invest $2 billion in renewable energy projects

  • 9 years ago (2015-06-26)
  • Junior Isles

Bill Gates has announced that he will invest $2 billion in renewable energy breakthrough projects, although he has rejected calls to take away his other investments from fossil fuel companies.

Pakistan’s NEPRA decreases wind power generation tariff

  • 9 years ago (2015-06-26)
  • David Flin
Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has announced a decrease in the levelised tariff for wind power generation.

29 power plants to be privatised in Turkey by 2020

  • 9 years ago (2015-06-25)
  • David Flin
The Turkish government has announced that it plans to privatise 29 hydroelectric and gas turbine power plants.