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Vauxhall’s Ampera comes to UK
Vauxhall’s long-awaited four-seater hatchback Ampera, which won the 2012 ‘Car of the Year’ award at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, will go on sale in the UK today. The Ampera, which its makers say offers “all the benefits of electric driving, without any of the range anxiety”, is not a hybrid. The vehicle’s […]
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10:10 calls on schools to ‘crowd-source’ funds for solar panels
The 10:10 campaign group, which was set up to encourage individuals and organisations cut their emissions by 10%, has launched a new initiative aimed at helping UK schools ‘crowd-source’ funding for solar panel installations. The organisation piloted the scheme last year with eight schools, which raised some £75,000 in pledges from parents, community groups and […]
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Onshore wind turbines “damaging” UK landscape, says CPRE
Onshore wind turbines are “damaging” the UK’s valued landscapes and intruding on the most tranquil areas, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). In a report out today, the organisation calls for a way to be found of “reconciling climate change mitigation and landscape protection”. The CPRE contends that there is a dramatic […]
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Norway laps up 1000 Nissan LEAFs in six months
Norway has lapped up 1000 of Nissan’s all-electric LEAFs in just six months, according to the company. The 1000th car was handed over to its new owner last week, taking the sales to almost 2% of the total car market and making the LEAF the second best-selling Nissan in Norway and the ninth best-selling car […]
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UK and Korean wind energy associations team up
UK renewable trade body RenewableUK has signed an agreement with its Korean counterpart, the Korean Wind Energy Industry Association. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) seals a commitment to work together to increase trade and business opportunities between the two nations. The commitment was signed by chief executive of RenewableUK Maria McCaffery and Rimtaig Lee, chair […]
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UK government launches £35 million fund for eco-entrepreneurs
The UK government today launched a £35 million fund for energy entrepreneurs and a £3 million fund for innovation in heat storage. The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund will make £35 million available over the next three years for SMEs to develop and demonstrate low-carbon, energy efficiency technologies and services. SMEs will be able to apply for […]
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Mexico takes steps to legally binding carbon standards
Mexico is taking steps to become the second nation after the UK to bring in legally binding climate change targets. The legislation, which would require a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with ‘business as usual’ levels by 2020, has been passed by the Senate. The initial target is followed by goal of a […]
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UK government backs trials of low-carbon trucks
The UK government is backing trials of low-carbon trucks with an investment of £9.5 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) and Technology Strategy Board. Heavy goods vehicles and trucks currently account for around a quarter of the UK’s transport-related carbon emissions. The ‘low carbon truck demonstration trial’ will test fleets of low-emission heavy goods […]
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World energy ministers agree measures to boost clean energy and efficiency
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) summit being held in London this week has closed with the announcement of a raft of commitments aimed at boosting clean energy and energy efficiency. The two-day meeting of energy ministers from 23 leading economies was co-chaired by UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey and his US counterpart Steven Chu. Agreements […]
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EDF joins Eneco’s Isle of Wight wind farm project
UK utility EDF Energy has announced that it is going to join Eneco Wind UK’s project to develop the Navitus Bay wind farm off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Eneco was awarded the rights to the Zone 7 development area to the west of the Isle of Wight by The Crown Estate in […]
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