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First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 2 Documents

Rail link sell-off will raise £2bn for green energy projects

Chancellor insists budget measures will be 'sensible and workmanlike' rather than pre-election giveawayAlastair Darling will use the proceeds from the state sell-off of the Channel Tunnel rail link to pay for a £2bn green infrastructure fund, in a budget ... [Published 22 mins ago by Guardian.co.uk]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents

2nd Climate Investment Fund Partnership Forum

Asian Development BankADB Headquarters, Mandaluyong CitySecretary Alvarez, Vice President Sierra, Ms. Bhandari, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; good morning.On behalf of the Asian Development Bank, I am pleased to welcome you to Manila. ADB ... [Published 2 hours ago by Asian Development Bank]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 2 Documents

UK’s ETI rolls out low-carbon vehicle research programme

The UK Government-backed Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) today announced the launch of a 4.5 million worth research effort into low-carbon vehicles.The investment is the latest state in the ETIs 11 million programme to support the roll-out of plug-in ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Energy Efficiency News]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Conservatives want carbon reform

Just weeks ahead of a general election the UK's opposition party has released its energy manifesto, promising support for nuclear power and reformed carbon regulation.ÂEntitled 'Rebuilding Security', a primary concern of the green paper's proposals are ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by World Nuclear News]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Aiming for a no-carbon economy

Who would get on a flight across the Atlantic if most of the aeronautical engineers in the world were saying that the plane had a 50% chance of crashing before it got to the destination? No one. So why then are we prepared to take our chances on a planet ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Guardian.co.uk]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

CHP plants to cut electricity demand

Combined heat and power plants could help to cut electricity demand, which is forecast to climb above 150 gigawatts by 2050, by 13 per cent, according to a new report.The study, commissioned by the Combined Heat and Power Association and conducted by ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by H&V News]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Fyson on ... policy statement on climate change

statement on climate change that enshrines planning role for low-carbon energy drive.If planners only read attentively one consultation document this year, it has to be the draft planning policy statement Planning for a Low-Carbon Future in a Changing ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Regeneration and Renewal]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Economy to fragile for cuts, says TUC

The economy is still far too fragile to withstand spending cuts and the best way to reduce the deficit is to go for economic growth, the TUC has told the Chancellor in its Budget Submission.According to the TUC, there is still a huge risk of a double-dip ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Connecting Industry]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 4 Documents

UK pledges £381m for Ford and Nissan plants

The British government said it would extend loan guarantees and grants for the carmakers' UK operations as it aims to make the country a European hub for low-carbon vehicle technology ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by FT.com - Companies Asia-Pacific]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Henan's coal city chooses new low-carbon path

BEIJING: A 'coal city' in Henan province that has enough coal reserves for another 100 years of mining is moving toward a low-carbon economy, said the top official in Pingdingshan city.Zhao Qinglin, Party chief of Pingdingshan, said the city is introducing ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by CHINAdaily]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Why transformation of the energy-industrial complex is crucial for a low-carbon economy

Everything new has to start somewhere ? so the saying goes. If truth be told, there are more than just climate change reasons why we need to shift our energy-industrial complex to a low-carbon trajectory.The key driver of this change, though, depends ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Engineering News]
First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Letter: Green bank mission

We agree that the chancellor should next week announce an investment bank to help build green business and infrastructure ( Editorial , 17 March). Up to £750bn needs to be invested in low-carbon infrastructure, low-carbon energy and energy efficiency ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Guardian.co.uk]

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...business that should go to SMEs and propose an updated form of 3i, set up after the war to provide venture capital for start-up companies. "The fund is needed to deal with the problem of barriers to entry for private sector investment in technologies perceived to be high risk" , a Treasury source said
...rate ofBuckley's portfolio is double that of Australian companies, the beta and financial gearing are lower, and the balance sheets are large. "I can justify these on normal metrics. I don't have to get passionate about tree-hugging" he says.One of the fund's favourites is China's BYD, which plans a massive push into the electric vehicle market

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Rail link sell-off will raise £2bn for gre... [Guardian.co.uk - 22 mins ago]
2nd Climate Investment Fund Partnership Forum [Asian Development Bank - 2 hours ago]
Institutions concerned about oil industry [The Australian - 4 hours ago]
Indonesian geothermal investment plan approved [Modern Power Systems - 4 hours ago]
China pips US in renewable energy [China Mining - 7 hours ago]
PepsiCo Pilots Green Program [Consumer Goods Technology - 11 hours ago]
Malaysian telcos need to be more 'green' [MIS Asia - 13 hours ago]
Low carbon weddings are new rising trend in China [China Post - 14 hours ago]
EXCLUSIVE: Chancellor Alistair Darling speaks t... [Mail Online UK - 17 hours ago]
UK unveils plans to become the "Saudi Arab... [Click Green - 18 hours ago]
Budget 2010: Darling to launch £1bn green ... [Guardian.co.uk - 20 hours ago]
Vincent de Rivaz says UK must change its energy... [Telegraph - 21 hours ago]
Conservatives launch energy strategy ahead of e... [Gulf Times - Mar 20 2010]
KY: Time running out on alternat... [Stateline - Mar 20 2010]
Economy still too fragile for cuts - growth and... [Trades Union Congress - Mar 20 2010]
Green Real Estate Education to offer PACE Training [Environmental Expert - Mar 20 2010]
Ford Receives Grants - Zibb.com [Zibb - Mar 20 2010]
Forecasting the New American Economy [Planetizen - Mar 20 2010]
The secrets of green business [Director - Mar 20 2010]
New boss wants to turn Tata into serious contender [CTV.ca - Mar 20 2010]
Reports Indicate Early Draft of Climate Bill Sucks [Care2 - Mar 20 2010]
Advancing Toward the Vision of a Low-carbon Soc... [Taiwan Today - Mar 20 2010]
Remarks by Ambassador Liu Xiaoming at the Lunch... [Ministry Foreign Affairs People's Republic China - Mar 20 2010]
UpWind Solutions, a Leading 3rd Party Service P... [Street Insider - Mar 20 2010]
$40 billion plan approved for country-led low c... [Cambodian Times - Mar 20 2010]
2010 make-or-break year to address five global ... [People's Daily Online - Mar 20 2010]
Natural gas engine [ETrucker - Mar 20 2010]
UK’s ETI rolls out low-carbon vehicle research ... [Energy Efficiency News - Mar 20 2010]
Ford’s move to low-carbon vehicles backed by UK... [Energy Efficiency News - Mar 20 2010]
Agriculture: a growing investment [Gulf News - Mar 20 2010]
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Drumbeat: March 20, 2010 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Mar 20 2010]
China’s Growth Shifts the Geopolitics of Oil Last summer, Saudi Arabia put the final bolt in its largest oil expansion project ever, opening a new field capable ...
Aiming for a no-carbon economy | Mike Mason [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Mar 19 2010]
Taking the 'low-carbon' path means we are designing an economy not fit for purposeWho would get on a flight across the Atlantic if most of the aeronautical engineers ...
Feed-in tariffs are not suppressing innovation ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Mar 18 2010]
George Monbiot is still trying wage class war on a false premiseRead the previous exchanges between Jeremy Leggett and George Monbiot George Monbiot's third article ...
Teryn Norris: Racing for Clean-Tech Jobs: Why A... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 18 2010]
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the United States faces serious questions about the future of its economy and jobs market. Where will the good ...
Drumbeat: March 17, 2010 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Mar 17 2010]
Climate change's Hail Mary NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The horse trading over climate change law is in full swing, and Senators are trying to appease interests on ...
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Cap 2.0: Legislation for Low-Carbon Growth [UC Television - YouTube - Feb 04 2010]
Cap 2.0: Legislation for Low-carbon Growth [UC Television - YouTube - Oct 30 2009]
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