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United Kingdom: The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact

2013-05-03 18:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last year, the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace published a report, called Dirtier than coal?, that shone a light on some evidence that the biomass industry would prefer was kept hidden. We revealed two important facts: Firstly, government plans to support the conversion of coal plants would mean that by 2017 the UK will be burning 30m tonnes of biomass, most of which will be wood. To give you a sense of proportion, this is about six times the entire UK wood harvest. It will mostly...

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United Kingdom: Older and disabled people 'put off' energy efficiency schemes

2013-05-02 08:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Older and disabled people are put off the government's flagship energy efficiency programmes because of their complexity and fear of taking on debt, unpublished government research shows. Focus groups commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) to assess the "perceptions" and "potential take-up" of the green deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) found significant concerns, a freedom of information request has revealed. The green deal facilitates loans - paid back...

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United Kingdom: Barclayss Redshaw Said to Resign as Head of Carbon, Coal

2013-05-02 06:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Louis Redshaw, Barclays Plc (BARC)s head of carbon, coal and iron ore trading, resigned from the London- based bank, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Redshaw, 40, left the company yesterday, one of the people said. Both people declined to be identified because the information isnt public. The trader has bought and sold emissions permits at Barclays since 2004. Jon Laycock, a spokesman for the bank in London, declined to comment on the departure when reached today by phone....

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United Kingdom - ISA Country Report

2013-05-02 02:00:00| Apparel & textile industry market research - from just-style.com

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for the UK, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Count

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United Kingdom: Energy Bill 'should be amended to protect community energy schemes'

2013-05-01 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Community owned renewable energy has received remarkable levels of vocal support from ministers and shadow ministers alike as the Energy Bill has progressed through parliament. However, it currently contains no supportive policy measures and, as it stands, represents a huge threat to this vibrant and rapidly growing sector. Currently, the Energy Bill threatens to prevent larger community schemes over 5MW, such as the Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative in Oxfordshire and the Lochcarnan Community Wind...

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