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United Kingdom: Wind farm subsidies cut by 25 per cent
2013-07-14 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The decision will delight anti-wind farm campaigners and back-bench Conservative MPs who have sought a cut to curtail the construction of turbines. But the wind power industry said the measure would leave billions of pounds of investment and thousands of jobs "hanging in the balance' and pointed to David Cameron's promise that his government would be the greenest ever. Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary, will announce the cut in subsidies for new wind farms as part of a radical...
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Investment in renewables may get hit despite rise in wind farm subsidies
2013-06-27 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Subsidies for wind farms, added to the bills of energy consumers, will rise by nearly 10% from next year under the government's reforms of the electricity market. But uncertainties under the new regime, detailed on Thursday, may mean renewable energy companies still find it impossible to invest. The government has not reached a deal with the nuclear operator EDF on what level of support it should receive from energy bill payers for new reactors, but ministers promised a loan guarantee programme...
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Big EU farm subsidies under scrutiny
2013-06-26 13:29:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
EU officials hold key talks aimed at reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - the biggest spending item in the EU budget.
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Big EU farm subsidies under scrutiny
2013-06-26 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: EU officials are holding key talks aimed at reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - the biggest spending item in the EU budget. Ministers reached a joint negotiating position on Tuesday, and now they are discussing the reforms with Euro MPs and the European Commission. There are calls to cut the subsidies for big intensive farms so that smaller farmers can get more. There are also fears that incentives for protecting wildlife may be diluted. The CAP and payments for rural development...
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Germany: Merkel Promises To Cut Renewable Energy Subsidies Post-election
2013-06-19 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanTechnica: If Chancellor Angela Merkel comes to power after elections in September, Germany may become the latest European country to curb support for renewable energy infrastructure. Amidst the poor economic environment in Europe, a number of countries have pulled back support for the renewable energy sector by either reducing subsidies or introducing taxes on revenues from renewable energy projects. Angela Merkel has promised that she would reduce the $24 billion per year subsidies being provided to renewable...
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