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UK to amend subsidies for dirty coal-fired power plants
The British government said on Monday it plans to amend the latest draft of its proposed energy capacity market to exclude long-term subsidies for ageing coal plants, succumbing to the pressure from environmental campaign groups.
read more... 05/08/2014
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
Fessenheim- France’s oldest nuclear power plant to close by 2016
French Environment Minister Philippe Martin, in an interview with Le Journal de Dimanche, has announced that the country's oldest nuclear plant of Fessenheim, northeastern France, is expected to be closed by the end of 2016, as promised also by the French president Francois Hollande during the electoral campaign.
read more... 24/07/2013
German coal-fired power plant projects
Following are details of the status of coal-fired power plant projects in Germany, a sector targeted by campaigners against climate-harming carbon emissions. The rapid expansion of green energy has also curbed progress for new fossil fuels-based plants, although they were expected to play a bigger role in the energy mix after Germany decided on a quicker-than-planned withdrawal from nuclear power. Coal is still Germany's most important generation fuel.
read more... 20/06/2013
Over 1,000 new coal stations to be built worldwide
A study released by World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that more than 1,000 coal-fired power plants are planned to be built worldwide, despite numerous warnings from politicians, scientists and campaigners that carbon emissions could reach unprecedented heights within a few years.
read more... 20/11/2012