Day: 24 September 2013

Ed Miliband commits to ‘carbon free energy sector’ by 2030

Labour leader Ed Miliband today outlined plans to freeze energy bills to 2017 and committed to decarbonising the UK power sector by 2030.

Lord Stern: IPCC report to provide ‘impetus’ for reducing emissions

Governments around the world are likely to increase their emissions reductions after reading the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, says Lord Nicholas Stern.

WEC: sustainable future dependent on energy industry support

The global energy industry must play a greater role in the transition to sustainable energy systems if the United Nations development goals are to be met, warns a report by the World Energy Council (WEC).

Global Commission launches ‘New Climate Economy’ project

A project examining how stronger economic performance can be supported by good climate policy has launched today, by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.

Donald Trump wind farm hearing set for November

American tycoon Donald Trump's legal hearing against the development of an offshore wind turbine test facility off Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has been set for November 12.

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