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United Kingdom: Locals given more ground to block wind farms
2013-06-06 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Residents will be able to block the construction of wind farms under tough new rules that could seriously curb the growth of onshore wind power generation. The move signals a new approach from the Government, which will give local peoples concerns about nearby wind farms precedence over the need for renewable energy and afford greater consideration to the impact of the turbines on the landscape and heritage. However, in an attempt to ensure new wind farm developments dont dry up altogether,...
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United Kingdom: MPs set to rebel over carbon target
2013-06-04 12:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The government has seen off a rebellion by Lib Dem and Conservative MPs over calls for a carbon emissions target for the energy industry. Senior Tory backbencher Tim Yeo sought to amend the coalition's Energy Bill to set a "decarbonisation" target for the power sector by 2030. But MPs rejected the move by 290 votes to 267 after a Commons debate. Ministers say the target would place too many restrictions on business at a time of economic difficulty. The issue has divided the coalition...
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United Kingdom: Coalition is asking us to act illegally, says green investment bank
2013-05-29 06:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The government's new $10bn green investment bank claims the Coalition is asking it to act illegally by urging it not to carry out its statutory duties ahead of September's election. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) says the Coalition is also suggesting it could act illegally itself, as it takes steps towards its planned abolition of the bank -- which lends on commercial terms but which the Coalition has labelled a "giant slush fund'. In his budget-in-reply speech, Tony Abbott revealed...
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United Kingdom: Ancient woodland restoration project secures 1.9m funding
2013-05-28 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: A project to restore tens of thousands of acres of ancient woodland has secured 1.9m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The five-year scheme by the Woodland Trust aims to return post-war conifer plantations to their original native woodland state, restoring natural habitat which is home to more than 250 rare and threatened wildlife species. Restoring ancient woodland involves gradually removing conifers from a plantation to allow more light to penetrate the canopy, encouraging specialist native...
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United Kingdom: Fresh round of spending cuts confirmed for DECC
2013-05-28 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has agreed to slash its budget by around 10 per cent from April 2015, as part of the latest round of spending cuts announced today by the Treasury. Chancellor George Osborne this morning toured TV and radio studios to announce that seven Whitehall departments, including DECC and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), have agreed budget cuts for 2015-2016 ahead of the next full spending review, which is due to be announced...
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