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Carbon Connect: UK has to close coal fired stations to achieve carbon targets
UK should give up its coal-fired power stations if it wants to achieve its carbon emissions targets by 2020, recommended a report released by the think tank Carbon Connect.
read more... 24/04/2013
Enel intends to invest about 6 billion euro in renewables
The Italian energy firm Enel Green Energy plans to have about 12.4 GW of green power installed, an increase of 4.4 GW on existing power developments, with around 1 GW of that in place by the end of the year.
read more... 23/04/2013
Daily: Brent crude up for a consecutive third session on equity gains
Brent crude oil futures increased for a consecutive third session to settle at $100 a barrel on Monday, pushed up by gains in the U.S. stock market. Brent crude for June delivery boosted 74 cents to close at $100.39 a barrel, declining from a high of $101.04.
read more... 23/04/2013
What next for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?
The European Parliament narrowly defeated a proposal to temporarily remove allowances from the world’s biggest carbon market, the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
read more... 23/04/2013
Bright future for wind power in China
China's National Energy Administration has recently announced that China is to approve 27.9 GW of new wind power projects. Sichuan’s provincial government plans to focus on the development of renewable energy, giving more weight on wind.
read more... 22/04/2013