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Northern Ireland’s sole offshore wind project abandoned
Plans for the construction of the first major offshore wind farm in Northern Ireland have been threw out by the consortium developing the project, citing policy uncertainty.
read more... 04/12/2014
Daily: British natural gas prices soar as robust demand surpasses supply
Crude oil prices dropped for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, as early rise was curbed by talks of an eventual OPEC output reduction and after the Federal Reserve unveiled minutes of previous month’s policy meeting, voicing its concerns that U.S. inflation could remain below target for "quite some time." Benchmark Brent crude oil declined 37 cents to settle at $78.10 a barrel, after gaining as much as 98 cents during the session. U.S. crude fell 3 cents to close at $74.61, after a session high at $75.40.
read more... 20/11/2014
Germany envisages tax concession to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions
Germany envisages tax concessions of 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in order to raise the energy efficiency of buildings and increase sales of electric cars, in a move to aid Europe's largest economy meet CO2 emissions objectives, as indicated in a policy document.
read more... 13/11/2014
Carbon tax is over: Australia’s Senate abolishes tax on carbon emissions
The Australian Senate voted 39 to 32 to repeal the nation’s controversial tax on carbon emissions after eight years of harsh political debate during which climate policy dominated three election campaigns and contributed to the resignation of two prime ministers.
read more... 18/07/2014
Germany considers higher green energy surcharge on industry under new amended reform
Germany wants to amend the planned reform of its renewable policy Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), as nation is striving to keep costs under control and to end a deadlock with the European Commission over green power subsidies.
read more... 25/06/2014