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Why Germany’s clean energy shift is vexing its neighbours
NEWS: Transition towards a grid based on fickle renewables is messing with Poland’s electricity markets
Climate hopes raised as global energy emissions stall for second year
NEWS: Early figures show emissions from energy sector stayed flat in 2015 on renewables surge, says influential forecaster
EU heavy industry pockets €24bn in ‘pollution windfall’ – report
NEWS; That’s ten times what Brussels green innovation fund pays out, says NGO in call for reform of EU emissions trading scheme
Weekly wrap: India praised for clean energy tax on coal
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China confirms 2015 emissions fall as solar, wind break records
NEWS: Carbon pollution declines for second year on falling coal consumption, says statistics agency
Billionaire Warren Buffett-ed by winds of climate change
CRIB NOTES 29 FEB – 4 MAR: FSB flags climate risk, Buffett gives a prime example, US gears up for Super Tuesday and island states lead Paris ratification push
Bill Gates: Creating cheap, clean energy would be my super power
NEWS: Philanthropist says we need ‘energy miracle’ to to combat climate change and poverty in annual letter
Coalition of 17 US states signals support for wind, solar
NEWS: New ‘Accord’ published on Tuesday avoids direct mention of climate change, but makes economic case for renewables and warns of future extreme weather events
Bipartisan US senate group takes clean energy tour of Alaska
NEWS: Republicans and Democrats look at how wind and solar can help remote communities reduce reliance on diesel imports
China breezes past EU to become wind power leader
NEWS: Booming market grew 27% in 2015 edging past European Union for first time, says industry group
US scientists eye Route 66 of clean energy
NEWS: Interstate energy “highways” would send wind and solar-generated electricity to where and when it’s needed throughout America
NATO: Green energy saves soldiers’ lives
NEWS: Smart grids, roll-up solar panels and wind offer safer forms of energy for troops in hostile environments, says world’s largest military alliance in annual report
Africans asked to raise billions for energy access plan
DAVOS 2016: Governments urged to radically boost energy investment under African Development Bank strategy to bring light to 645 million
Wind, solar to thrive despite low oil prices, say experts
ANALYSIS: Crashing hydrocarbon prices are helping consumers and hurting exporters, but won’t halt momentum for clean energy investment
Clean energy investments at ‘record high’ in 2015
NEWS: New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance demonstrate clean energy surge is ‘irreversible’ say analysts, despite falling oil and gas prices
European wind industry is turning to emerging economies
INTERVIEW: Region’s turbine makers eye red-hot developing world as EU28 goes tepid on sector, says Brussels industry chief
Germany offers India €2 billion in solar, clean energy funds
NEWS: Leaders Modi and Merkel agree renewables finance package and to cooperate on plans for global climate deal in Paris
What’s with Shell’s new Energy Transitions Commission?
NEWS: Oil major to launch new low carbon programme with BHP Billiton, Statoil and some solar firms in bid to green image
Solar power ‘backbone’ of future energy system – Shell CEO
NEWS: But with energy demand set to double, don’t expect that to scotch fossil fuels for decades, says Ben van Beurden
China economic downturn could hit 2030 clean energy target
NEWS: Investors call on government to support renewables sector, which faces cash crisis as stock market woes intensify