Renewable energy
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Finance Lawsuits, scams and whistleblowers: is the hunt for solar fraud bad politics or a good thing?
As clean energy cases hit the courts, investigations are underway – and not just from the usual suspects -
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German Federal Environment Agency chief and IEA director predict more firms to switch to renewable energy generation
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Ed Davey, energy secretary, plans to start talks next month to discuss the potential of the UK’s first lagoon power project
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WWF poll finds overwhelming support for RET, particularly in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, as senators consider deal
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With oil prices predicted to keep falling, the implications for consumers and the British economy are profound
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In Latin America, slum upgrading programmes reshape traditional solutions to poverty and the city development, writes Priscila Azevedo Rocha
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Friends of the Earth says losses are result of uncertainty about the RET and calls on Labor to commit to reinstating a target for the state
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BusinessGreen: Clean energy produced more power in Scotland than nuclear, coal or gas for the first time, in first half of 2014 industry figures show
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Guardian Australia: Opposition says it will resume talks if the Coalition takes a ‘more credible’ approach but that no concessions have been made
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Dean Burnett: Many people just refuse to accept the facts that surround them, even if we saw 100 more years of it plain and apparent
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Plan developed by senator David Leyonhjelm would halt new investment in other types of renewables and push up consumer prices, say experts
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Despite vast natural reserves, the average African uses less electricity than is needed to power a 50-watt light bulb
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Guardian Australia:‘Coalition of common sense’ senators have concerns about target, and Jacqui Lambie could vote for changes
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Downward trend in UK’s energy security and sustainability over past three years, notes World Energy Council report
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World Bank will only fund coal projects in cases of ‘extreme need’ due to the risk climate change poses to ending world poverty, says Jim Yong Kim
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Plan to build a a 136m wind turbine at Riverside Stadium held up by dispute over possible interference with aircraft at Durham Tees Valley airport
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Climate scientist Chris Rapley and his co-author of the acclaimed play 2071 explain why the 2015 Paris climate summit cannot be allowed to fail – for all our sakes
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International talks in Paris in 2015 could see the world’s nations agree to limit global warming to a rise of 2C. Actually achieving that target will require huge commitments – not least by developed nations
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Toyota is betting on its hydrogen fuel cell Mirai as the next generation of green car, but they face a hard sell to replicate popularity of their top-selling Prius
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Renewables star Brazil is now backtracking towards fossil fuels. Why, when wind could provide vital jobs? Fabíola Ortiz investigates
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Group hopes to kick-start wind and solar projects that have stalled because of uncertainty over the renewable energy target
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Examination into the effects of wind energy on power prices, human health and wildlife set to go ahead
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Climate Council report ranks Australian states by their emissions, renewable energy production, and investment
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As the chief of the world’s largest economy visits Australia’s smallest, the shared history, trade ties and investment agreements make this stop relevant
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Information is sought by the Associated Press as part of an investigation into deaths of protected species at Pacificorp facilities and the government’s reluctance to prosecute
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South Australia now the most favourable state for solar and wind investment, reveals new Climate Council report
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It’s the only Australian state with a climate change minister, but environment groups are less than impressed with Victoria
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Landmark deal between world’s two biggest emitters makes an international agreement on climate change next year much more likely, says Foreign Office climate adviser
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Guardian Australia: Victorian opposition leader says the state’s tough restrictions would be eased under a Labor government
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Guardian Australia: State’s leading environment groups are joining forces to fight what they call ‘wholesale attack on state’s environmental assets’
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Karl Mathiesen: China says it will make emissions peak by 2030 – but doing so will require building enough clean energy to power the whole of the US
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‘Well-supplied market in the short term should not disguise the challenges that lie ahead’, says international energy agency
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BusinessGreen: Danish giant announces plan to manufacture 8MW turbine blades on Isle of Wight
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Guardian Australia:Industry, Labor and Greens accuse Coalition of breaking election promise and abandoning bipartisanship
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