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Fossil fuel subsidies: the addiction Egypt just can’t kick
Fossil fuel subsidy cuts have been targeted by the World Bank, G20 and climate campaigners. While Iran is setting an example, Egypt struggles to cut the cord
UAE funds Africa’s largest solar power plant
Abu Dhabi based energy institute Masdar builds $32m solar farm in Mauritania that will add 10% to the country’s electricity generation
New technology opens Europe up to Middle East solar power
As novel renewable energy technologies come of age, the prospect of a new relationship between Africa, the Middle East and Europe begins to emerge
Governments must back carbon capture technology – IEA
Slow pace of clean technology investment jeopardises climate targets says Maria van der Hoeven
UNICEF: Climate food crisis a disaster for children
Dwindling harvests will create a food crisis for urban and rural poor with children hit hardest, write UNICEF’s Natasha Adams.
Fracking poses minimal earthquake risk – report
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Australia could run on 100% renewables by 2030 – report
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China and Russia lead work to establish World Bank rival
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Summer melt increasing on the Antarctic Peninsula
Region warming faster than the rest of the continent as meltwater speeds glacier advance and encourage iceberg break up
EU set to announce 2030 emissions reduction target
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China pulling away from EU in low-carbon competitiveness race
Climate Institute report reveals Asia is on track to replace Europe as the world’s largest clean energy investment region
UK govt faces backlash at plans to cut climate education
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Comment: State Department review does not back Keystone XL
If you look more closely, the State Department’s draft review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is far from a glowing endorsement, writes Susan Casey-Lefkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council
Report: Renewables missing out on $71trn investment pot
Study finds unshackling big instuitional investors could contribute 25-50% of renewable energy funding till 2035
Gary Neville: teamwork key to UK scoring climate goals
England coach speaks to RTCC about taking responsibility for energy use, UK wind politics and why he’s hopeful for green sector
UK nuclear paralysis threatens climate targets – MPs report
Energy and Climate Change Committee report warns if plans for 16GW of nuclear power collapse fossil fuels could fill gap
Shell: Gas can cut emissions faster than renewables
Oil multinational argues emphasis on renewables will give coal a greater shelf-life
Smart grid investment leaps 7% in 2012
Global investment in smart grid technologies rose to $13.9 billion according to research from the US-based Worldwatch Institute
Arab Spring could be reversed by climatic and economic shocks
Report from E3G suggests gains won by recent struggles in the Middle East and North Africa are at risk from the impacts of climate change
Shell suspends Arctic drilling for 2013
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