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United Kingdom: Report: tackling food waste should be a priority
2015-02-26 18:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Cutting back food waste could save up to $300 billion (194bn) each year by 2030 and make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation efforts, according to a new report. The report Strategies to achieve economic and environmental gains by reducing food waste is from the UK governments Waste & Resource Action Programme and the Global Commission on the Economy. Globally around a third of all food produced ends up as waste, the value of this food is more than $400 billion (259bn)...
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United Kingdom: Solar loses out in renewables auction
2015-02-26 12:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The winners have just been announced in the UK government's first auction for subsidies on renewable energy. Previously ministers have made a judgment on how much support each technology needed to thrive. This is the first time the technologies have been forced to bid against each other for government support. The solar power industry says it has suffered a huge blow from its cut in support. Offshore wind, still in relative infancy, is the biggest winner with 1,162 megawatts receiving...
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United Kingdom: Climate change not just an environmental issue
2015-02-21 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The general election means 2015 is a critical year for Britain. It is also a critical year for the world on climate change. Within months of Britain voting, the UN is holding a summit in Paris to agree a binding global agreement to tackle climate change. But there is a real danger that this great chance to achieve action is going to slip by, without the world even noticing. That might suit some politicians at home but it will be a disaster for our country and the world. Over recent months the EU,...
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Canadian Solar Acquires Solar Power Projects Totaling 46 MW in the United Kingdom
2015-02-20 11:31:20| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
GUELPH, Ontario Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has acquired six solar power projects totaling 46 MW in the United Kingdom. Four projects totaling 40.5 MW DC are under construction, and are expected...
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U.S. partners with United Kingdom for animal disease prevention research
2015-02-19 17:24:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture A partnership between the United States and the United Kingdom will address high-impact diseases and animal health issues in both countries. read more
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