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  • Rewatch our Easter edition of #ShortFuse!

    Rewatch our Easter edition of #ShortFuse! Mar 29, 2018 Sumit Bose Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 Click on the link above to watch our live weekly show. Short Fuse tweet Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2018/03/29/watch-short-fuse-live-at-1600/

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  • Onshore wind and solar ‘become a fifth more competitive’

    Onshore wind and solar ‘become a fifth more competitive’ Mar 30, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil, Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Onshore wind and solar power became 18% more competitive in the last year. That’s according to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), which says as a result, […]

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  • UK Government scrapped rail electrification schemes ‘due to costs’

    UK Government scrapped rail electrification schemes ‘due to costs’ Mar 29, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: BasPhoto/Shutterstock The spending watchdog has rejected the UK Government’s reasonings behind scrapping three rail electrification projects last year. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling had said advances in train power technologies meant journeys […]

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  • China meets 2020 carbon target ahead of schedule

    China meets 2020 carbon target ahead of schedule Mar 29, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock China has reached its carbon emissions for 2020 three years ahead of schedule. At the end of 2017, China had reduced emissions per unit of GDP by 46% compared to 2005 levels, fulfilling […]

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  • New EU rules agreed to monitor heavy duty vehicle emissions

    New EU rules agreed to monitor heavy duty vehicle emissions Mar 28, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation 0 Image: Shutterstock The European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement for the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions and fuel usage data from new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). That includes lorries, buses and coaches and […]

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  • Green Finance Taskforce: ‘Green policy overhaul needed to spur investment’

    Green Finance Taskforce: ‘Green policy overhaul needed to spur investment’ Mar 28, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock The Green Finance Taskforce has published a government-commissioned report calling for the UK’s green policies to be overhauled, with the aim of unlocking billions in investment. It says the global low carbon transition […]

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  • Green Investment Group buys stake in UK offshore wind

    Green Investment Group buys stake in UK offshore wind Mar 27, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Orsted The Green Investment Group has upped its stake in the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm in the UK. Formerly called the Green Investment Bank, it is now owned by Australian banking giant […]

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  • Historic agreement to protect globally important carbon store

    Historic agreement to protect globally important carbon store Mar 27, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 Image: UN Environment An historic agreement has been signed to protect the largest tropical peatland in the world, which is a globally important carbon store. The Brazzaville Declaration, signed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of […]

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  • Rolls-Royce wins £24m for cleaner aircraft engines

    Rolls-Royce wins £24m for cleaner aircraft engines Mar 26, 2018 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Rolls-Royce The UK Government has awarded £24 million for the development of next generation aircraft engines that are greener and have greater fuel efficiency. The projects led by Rolls-Royce include new X-Ray imaging technology that will help […]

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  • Governments ‘must compromise on shipping emissions plan’

    Governments ‘must compromise on shipping emissions plan’ Mar 26, 2018 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock Governments must compromise to help the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) decide on an ambitious strategy to cut carbon dioxide emissions from shipping. That’s according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which says if this does not […]

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