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United Kingdom: Government denies EDF strike price talks have stalled
2013-02-12 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government has today moved to downplay fears talks with EDF over payments for electricity from new nuclear plants have broken down, a scenario that would have a major impact on the UK's energy strategy and carbon targets. Talks over the "strike price" for the French energy giant's planned 14bn Hinkley Point plant in Somerset have dragged on since last year and The Times reports today that they have now "broken down" over the level of financial support EDF is demanding. EDF is reportedly...
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United Kingdom: Report calls for huge expansion of experimental nuclear plants
2013-02-12 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK will need to develop a huge fleet of currently experimental nuclear reactors by the middle of the century, to generate around two-thirds of the country's electricity supply if it is to meet the most nuclear-intensive scenario for moving away from fossil fuels, according to a report by three of the government's most senior scientific advisers. The expansion would involve developing nuclear generation technologies that are not currently used commercially anywhere in the world, and would also...
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United Kingdom: Ed Davey: climate change deniers "dogmatic and blinkered"
2013-02-12 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Speaking at a Royal Society symposium, Ed Davey will argue that the science of climate change is "irrefutable" and man is making a "significant" contribution to rising global temperatures. He will also attack man-made climate change deniers, claiming they "want us to take a huge gamble with the future of every human being on the planet, every future human being, our children and grandchildren, and every other living species." The Lib Dem MP will say: "Two hundred years of good science -- teasing...
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United Kingdom: Cumbrian nuclear waste vote marred by allegations of scare tactics
2013-02-11 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The decision by Cumbria Council to block proposals for a new underground storage facility for the radioactive waste currently stored in the county is facing fresh questions, after allegations emerged of an organised campaign to "intimidate" councillors considering voting in favour of further investigation into the plan. Cumbria Council voted last month to block the next stage of work to assess whether a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) should be developed in the west of the county, despite a...
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United Kingdom: Companies warned over tough new timber legislation
2013-02-11 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Businesses have been told that from March they could face stiff penalties if they cannot prove any timber they are selling has not been illegally harvested. On March 3 the UK will adopt the EU's timber legislation, which will not only mandate companies to check where timber has been harvested or if it has been logged illegally, but will also allow inspectors to enter business premises and seize any illegally harvested wood. Placing illegally logged timber on the market will become a criminal...
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