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Obama to unveil clean energy plan
2015-08-03 05:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change. The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years. The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources. However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan. They say Mr Obama has declared "a war on coal",...
A Clean Energy Future: Why It Pays to Get There First
2015-07-23 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last month was the hottest June ever on record, and scorching heat is often accompanied by sweat-inducing electricity bills. With air conditioning, fans and other summer necessities driving up energy consumption, it can be tough on both budgets and the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is close to announcing the finalized Clean Power Plan, which aims to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by approximately 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. If states plan...
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Australia directs Clean Energy Finance to limit funding renewable power projects
2015-07-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbot has issued orders for the A$10bn ($7.5bn) Clean Energy Finance (CEFC) to discontinue investments in wind power projects and roof-top solar panels.
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Clean energy bank 'seeks legal advice' after Coalition pulls plug on wind and solar projects
2015-07-13 03:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is seeking legal advice after the government instructed it to halt investment in wind power and small-scale solar projects. On Sunday the federal government confirmed that wind and rooftop solar projects would no longer be financed, instead insisting the CEFC focus on funding new and emerging technologies. The CEFC was seeking legal advice on whether the governments directive fell within its investment mandate, in line with its usual legal processes....
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Australia: Coalition bans government's clean energy bank from financing wind power
2015-07-12 03:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The federal government has ordered the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) not to make any future investments in wind power, instead focussing on emerging technologies, trade minister Andrew Robb has confirmed. Fairfax media reported on Sunday that the treasurer, Joe Hockey, and the finance minister, Mathias Cormann, bypassed the environment minister, Greg Hunt, in issuing the CEFC with the directive. Robb told Sky News on Sunday that that was a total beat-up. Greg was fully cognisant...
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