BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Germany’s will risk losing its big industries unless they are sheltered from the cost burden of renewable energy, its economy minister said while restating his commitment to a shift to low carbon fuel. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/eu-germany-idUSL6N0KH2WF20140107
Lord Deben, Chairman, and David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=14574
See that white stuff floating down past the orange trees and landing on your alligators and manatees, Florida? That’s global warming, that is. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100253377/global-warming-devastates-america/
An anonymous source from within senior management at the company told local media that CNOOC New Energy Investment, which operates wind, solar and biomass projects, will be wound down by China’s third largest oil producer as it returns to concentrating Read more
China has embarked on the greatest push for renewable energy the world has ever seen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25623400
Australia could delay its mandated target for renewable energy use in a compromise option being considered by the Abbott government as it faces growing internal demands to scrap the policy completely. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/08/renewable-energy-target-faces-delay
National Grid may pay businesses to operate at night to use up spare electricity from wind farms instead of paying for turbines to stop generating http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10556674/Factories-could-be-paid-to-operate-at-night-to-cut-wind-farm-compensation.html
Michael McCarthy To those of us living our lives in the lowlands, in towns and cities, there is something otherworldly about the Cairngorms. As a mountain range, it may not be the Alps, it may not be the Himalayas, but Read more