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French government signals end of Victoria's Hazelwood coal plant
2016-05-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The French government has thrown fresh doubt over the future of the Hazelwood brown coal power station, signalling the owner will close or sell the greenhouse-intensive Victorian plant as part of an "exit plan" from coal. In a documentary aired on public broadcaster France 2 that highlighted the impact of the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire, French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said the part-government owned utility ENGIE would "disengage" from the Australian plant. Ms Royal spoke after...
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French unions oppose Hinkley Point
2016-05-27 02:32:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The future of the planned new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, in Somerset, remains in doubt as key French unions raise concerns over its cost, Newsnight learns.
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French minister warns of mass climate change migration if world doesn't act
2016-05-26 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Global warming will create hundreds of millions of climate change migrants by the end of the century if governments do not act, Frances environment minister has warned. Ségolne Royal told ministers from 170 countries at the UN environment assembly in Nairobi that climate change was linked to conflicts, which in turned caused migration. Climate change issues lead to conflict, and when we analyse wars and conflicts that have taken place over the last few years we see some are linked to an...
French labour law protests stepped up
2016-05-26 15:46:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
French protesters have stepped up strike action, hitting oil refineries, nuclear power stations, ports, airports and railways.
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NDA selects French firm Areva for R&D in nuclear decommissioning
2016-05-25 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has chosen French nuclear power and renewable energy company Areva to be part of its research and development (R&D) framework contract for a Direct Research Portfolio (DRP).
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