Environment ministers have made progress with talks to prepare for a global climate deal due to be signed at the UN Climate Change conference in Paris in later this year.
The British government has announced measures to deal with a projected over-allocation of renewable energy subsidies.
Chile’s state-owned Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Enap) and Enel Green energy have begun construction of a 48 MW geothermal plant in Ollague, Antofagasta, Chile.
The Tees Renewable Energy Plant (Tees REP), MGT Power’s proposed 299 MW biomass plant located in Redcar North Yorkshire, is to go ahead following the announcement that it has secured funding from Australian investment bank, Macquarie Group.
The EU will provide a €150 million ($164 million) package to develop gas and electricity infrastructure projects across the region.