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New EU initiative for private investors aims to encourage energy efficiency
The Smart Finance for Smart Buildings project, alongside other EU policy initiatives, aim to direct a total amount of €10 billion (£8.75bn) in public and private funds between now and 2020 for energy efficiency projects.
read more... 09/02/2018
France will go beyond its targets to combat climate change
According to government spokesman Christophe Castaner, France's new President Emmanuel Macron and Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, France will go beyond the targets within the framework of the Paris agreement. A detailed list of policy actions would lay out climate changes for the next 5 years and will show where France will exceed its previous commitments.
read more... 14/06/2017
Record amount of green power capacity installed in 2016
A record amount of clean power capacity was installed worldwide last year as decreasing costs for wind and solar made them more competitive with fossil fuels, as shown in the research by renewables policy organization REN21 on Tuesday.
read more... 07/06/2017
California carbon trading market could be linked with China
California Governor Jerry Brown declared on Thursday about his plan to discuss merging carbon trading markets in his state and China when he goes to Asia later this week, denoting his ambition to influence global climate change policy.
read more... 02/06/2017
Germany: Energy leaders are hesitant to adopt renewable energy
Decision makers in Germany’s energy sector back the move to a low carbon system but hesitate to implement measures themselves, according to a green energy company, which surveyed 1,000 respondents about their attitudes concerning energy policy problems and their desire to invest in clean gas and electricity.
read more... 31/05/2017