Developed countries and fast-growing economies have reached a last-minute compromise to avert a breakdown of U.N. climate talks in Warsaw. China and India had clashed with the U.S. and other developed countries Saturday over the wording of draft decisions with Read more
China and India said they want to see revisions to one of the key texts outlining the conclusions of the United Nations climate talks, a move that threatens to unravel an agreement at the conference in Warsaw. Envoys from the Read more
“WIND Turbine Plan — PERMISSION is being sought for two wind turbines in the hills between Greenock and Loch Thom. The turbines are proposed for Scroggy Bank and would be 30-metres high at the hub and 45-metres high at the Read more
Wind turbine makers GE has confirmed it has launched a “thorough investigation” into one of its flagship models after a series of blade failures. The latest mechanical breakdowns occurred last week when 48.7m-long blades fell off TWO separate GE 1.6-100 Read more
Anti-windfarm campaigners in Fife say it “beggars belief” that the first commercial windfarm in the kingdom could almost double. The Courier reported on Wednesday that Kennedy Renewables is taking steps towards increasing the number of turbines at Little Raith farm, Read more
Wind projects across Europe will require more than £100billion investment over the next seven years if they are to meet power provision targets, it has been claimed. But ongoing concerns over the changes to energy industry regulations in the UK Read more
Negotiations over a global deal on climate change were deadlocked last night on the key question of setting a deadline for countries to propose targets for cutting emissions. The US suggested the deadline could be set at March 2015 but Read more
United Nations talks on climate change were on the brink of breaking down on Friday as a group of developing countries launched a furious attack on the European Union over plans to set out a timetable towards a global deal Read more