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China to resume new coastal nuclear plants

• 2014-12-08 22:00:07
• Junior Isles

The Chinese government has announced that it is ready to resume approvals for building coastal nuclear power plants, after having suspended progress on all new reactors in 2011.

Green Climate Fund urged to exclude fossils at COP20

• 2014-12-05 11:29:10
• Junior Isles

Environmental groups have demanded that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) exclude money for fossil fuels after an Associated Press investigation showed Japan bankrolled coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting global warming.

Siemens receives first H-Class orders from Japan

• 2014-11-20 09:30:47
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Siemens has received its first order from Japan for delivery of two H-Class gas turbines. The two SGT5-8000H gas turbines will form the core of the combined cycle power plant of Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KOBELCO) in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture in Japan.

Japan and US pledge billions to climate fund

• 2014-11-19 11:18:42
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Japan and the US made separate climate funding announcements at the G20 (Group of Twenty) summit of world leaders in Brisbane, Australia, on November 15th and 16th. The two countries pledged up to $1.5 billion and $3 billion, respectively, to the UN Green Climate Fund.

WEO 2014 says signs of stress must not be ignored

• 2014-11-13 13:07:09
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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014) launched in London yesterday has warned that current events could distract decision makers from recognising and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system.

US-China agree on carbon emission limits

• 2014-11-12 15:23:19
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China and the United States have agreed to new limits on carbon emissions starting in 2025.

Russia, China deepen energy ties

• 2014-11-10 21:12:14
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China and Russia deepened their energy ties with a second major deal that further reduces Russia’s reliance on Europe as its main gas off-taker. The preliminary gas-supply agreement signed in Beijing by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, would also secure 17 per cent of the gas supplies China needs by the end of the decade.

Japan approves restart of Sendai reactors

• 2014-11-07 23:23:30
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Two reactors at Japan’s Sendai nuclear plant are due to become the first to be restarted in the country since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi facility, after regional authorities approved the restart of the plant owned by Kyushu Electric Power Co.

Japan adopts emission rights trade with Indonesia

• 2014-11-06 11:58:49
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Japan has adopted a plan to offer its energy-saving technology to Indonesia as the first project under a bilateral scheme that allows Japan to obtain greenhouse gas emission rights in return.

Canada inaugurates first large-scale commercial coal CCS plant

• 2014-10-24 13:33:43
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