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• Mexican Answer to US Natural Gas Slump

  Published 01 July 2013 | viewed 9,953 times

  Natural gas futures fell to their lowest price in 16 weeks in New York on 27 June, as stockpiles were up higher than expected and…

• Clean Energy Receives $42 Billion in Investment for Q2

  Published 18 July 2011 | viewed 5,097 times

  The clean energy sector attracted $41.7 billion in new investment in the second quarter of 2011. Increased spending on solar thermal power plants and strong…

• World Stock Markets Over-Exposure to Fossil Fuels Putting Investors at Risk

  Published 13 July 2011 | viewed 5,044 times

  The world’s stock markets are over-exposed to fossil fuels, putting investors at risk of a ‘carbon bubble’, according to a report by research group Carbon…

• France Gives Thumbs Up to Nuclear Energy with $1.4 Billion Investment

  Published 30 June 2011 | viewed 4,166 times

  France will invest €1 billion ($1.4billion) in its nuclear power programme, bucking the post-Fukushima trend away from nuclear energy. Announcing the energy funding package –…

• Renewable Energy Given a Boost by Fukushima and Revolutions – E&Y

  Published 30 May 2011 | viewed 4,514 times

  Japan’s nuclear disaster and political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa have spurred momentum in the global renewables sector, but declining incentives and…

• Australia to Invest $39 Billion in Alternative energy Over the Coming Decade

  Published 06 May 2011 | viewed 5,181 times

  Australia is targeting 20% clean energy by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), which would put investments in renewable energy at US$39 billion…

• Canada Plans to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with $1.3 Billion CCS Investment

  Published 02 May 2011 | viewed 5,808 times

  Canadian authorities have given the green light to a C$1.24 billion (US$1.3 billion) carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plant in Saskatchewan, which aims to…

• IEA: Biofuels Could Meet a Quarter of Transportation Fuel Demand By 2050

  Published 28 April 2011 | viewed 7,957 times

  Global biofuel use could increase more than 13-fold by 2050 and meet more than a quarter of demand for transportation fuel, without jeopardising food and…

• Clean Energy Investments Slump in Q1

  Published 21 April 2011 | viewed 10,861 times

  Global clean energy investment in the first three months of 2011 totalled $31.1 billion, a 34% slump on the previous quarter and down 10% on…

• Despite Challenges China Remains the Number One Market for Renewables Investment

  Published 07 March 2011 | viewed 4,777 times

  China is still the most attractive market for renewables investment, despite facing significant supply chain challenges, while continued economic pressure has put the wider global…

• France Shifts Away From Solar With $10 Billion Wind Power Tender

  Published 07 February 2011 | viewed 4,065 times

  The French government’s plans to launch a €10 billion ($13.8 billion) tender for offshore wind developments signals a shift away from solar energy toward large-scale…

• BP Predicts Massive Growth in Carbon Emissions by 2030

  Published 31 January 2011 | viewed 7,325 times

  Global policy and technology efforts aimed at reducing emissions are not doing enough to set the world on a safe carbon path, according to BP,…

• Pepsi to go Fossil Fuel Free in Ambitious Renewables Target

  Published 21 January 2011 | viewed 6,494 times

  Pepisco’s plans to go fossil fuel-free in the UK and Ireland by 2023 are entirely feasible – provided the company is prepared to pay, an…

• Coal Prices Soar Following Australian Floods, But Re-Insurance Market Relatively Unaffected

  Published 07 January 2011 | viewed 6,485 times

  Widespread flooding in northern Australia has caused economic disruption and sent coal prices soaring, but reinsurers are likely to avoid heavy losses, according to industry…

• Growing Trouble in Europe’s Renewable Sector

  Published 14 December 2010 | viewed 4,660 times

  Uncertainty about government support for Europe’s renewable sector has deepened, with France suspending feed-in tariffs for new solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and Spain slashing subsidies…

• Climate Change Threatens Economic Disruption Greater than the Financial Meltdown

  Published 24 November 2010 | viewed 9,641 times

  More than 250 of the world’s leading investors have issued an impassioned plea for policy action ahead of the UN climate talks this month, warning…

• California’s Aggressive Renewables Target

  Published 05 October 2010 | viewed 4,723 times

  Californian utilities can meet an aggressive 33% renewable target – so long as issues over grid capacity and regulation are clarified. The Californian Air Resources…

• Climate Change a Major Factor in Weather Related Natural Disasters – Munich Re

  Published 04 October 2010 | viewed 8,979 times

  Reinsurance giant Munich Re has cited climate change as a major factor in the “marked increase” in worldwide weather-related natural disasters in the first nine…

• Europe Must Triple Efforts to Meet Energy Goals

  Published 20 September 2010 | viewed 5,658 times

  The EU must triple its energy efficiency efforts in order to reach its 2020 energy savings target, a policy advisory report says. The Energy Savings…

• US Doesn’t Need Cap and Trade to Grow Low-Carbon Market

  Published 11 September 2010 | viewed 5,362 times

  The value of the low-carbon energy market will almost triple by 2020, even if the US does not introduce a comprehensive cap-and-trade programme, an HSBC…