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EU countries agree to scrap reliance on Russian gas
EU countries agree to scrap reliance on Russian gas Mar 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil, Markets Finance 0 President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Image: Thinkstock EU countries agreed this morning to become less reliant on Russian gas in the latest response to the Ukraine political crisis. What’s more they must […]
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Is Labour diving into the shallow end on energy policy?
Is Labour diving into the shallow end on energy policy? Mar 24, 2014 Energy Bill Latest Blogs, Policy Legislation 0 Energy Bill has extensive experience working for suppliers, TPIs and other energy companies. Still employed in the industry, he writes exclusively for ELN on the energy issues of the day. Having successfully dipped its toes […]
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Europe’s mayors called on to tackle climate change
Europe’s mayors called on to tackle climate change Mar 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock European mayors are being asked to put their gold bling to good use – by pledging to help their cities prepare for climate change. EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard launched the Mayors Adapt scheme in Brussels […]
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Liverpool leaders promise to tackle fuel poverty
Liverpool leaders promise to tackle fuel poverty Mar 23, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon 0 Liverpool Town Hall. Image: Thinkstock Six local authorities in the Liverpool region and more than a dozen housing associations have agreed to work more closely together to tackle fuel poverty and climate change. They signed the pledge at […]
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Green homes to make splash at old pool site
Green homes to make splash at old pool site Mar 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency 0 Shovels in the ground at Grange over Sands site. Building has begun on more than 40 energy efficient houses at a former swimming pool site in Cumbria. Costing £6 million and due to be ready in 2015, developers […]
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Tidal lagoon energy “cheaper than offshore wind”
Tidal lagoon energy “cheaper than offshore wind” Mar 21, 2014 Vicky Ellis Low Carbon, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock Electricity generated by the strong tidal pull of lagoons could give as much bang for the buck as rival renewable energy sources like offshore wind, suggests new research released today. The study by Pöyry Management Consulting […]
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Carbon tax freeze has “little effect” on power prices
Carbon tax freeze has “little effect” on power prices Mar 20, 2014 Vicky Ellis Markets Finance, Policy Legislation 0 The Chancellor’s decision to freeze the carbon tax from 2016 has barely registered on future UK power prices. According to analysts in a daily market report from npower the decision to cap the UK carbon price […]
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EU to clamp down on illegal waste shipments
EU to clamp down on illegal waste shipments Mar 20, 2014 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment 0 The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has backed plans that would require member states to clamp down on illegal waste shipment within the European Union and to non-EU countries. The rules, which have been informally agreed with EU ministers, would […]
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Budget tax aid doesn’t satisfy oil and gas
Budget tax aid doesn’t satisfy oil and gas Mar 20, 2014 Vicky Ellis Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock Despite being name-checked by the Chancellor as a “key” British export, companies working in North Sea oil and gas were “perplexed” and disappointed by his Budget. Yesterday George Osborne said the whole tax regime will be […]
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Phew! Carbon tax scrapped for combined heat and power plants
Phew! Carbon tax scrapped for combined heat and power plants Mar 20, 2014 Vicky Ellis Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Businesses and hospitals which get energy from a combined heat and power plant (CHP) won’t have to pay a tax on the carbon they emit from using fossil fuels. The change was announced […]
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