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Sustainable energy now supplies just 6 percent of power in Australia. But the country has set a target of 20 percent by 2020, and is investing 20 billion Australian dollars for clean energy projects.
Source: Reuters * Australia races to capitalise on clean energy sources * Need to decide carbon price key to plan’s success * Cheap conventional energy may stymie renewable ambitions By Michael Perry SYDNEY, …
BEIJING (Reuters) – Developers behind the 19 Chinese wind and hydropower projects rejected by a U.N.-backed clean energy investment panel have accused the board in charge of making arbitrary and non-transparent rule changes.
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations’ climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-week issuance drought but failing to reassure concerned investors.
Thomas Winklehner former head of emissions trading at British utility Centrica has joined clean energy developers Carbon Resource Management (CRM) to lead its trading desk he told Reuters on Tuesday.
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – EDF Trading, an arm of France’s EDF Energy , has bought Chinese clean energy project developer Energy Systems International Ltd. (ESIL), the company said in an undated statement on its website.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and dozens of other countries have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward clean energy initiatives to help battle climate change, U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said on Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will urge the U.S.
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – The United States could fall behind China and other countries in clean energy technology unless Congress passes energy legislation, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Saturday
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Actor Robert Redford and other big name clean energy advocates are piling pressure on U.S. President Barack Obama to seize upon the giant Gulf oil spill as a catalyst to steer America clear of its oil addiction.
OTTAWA (Reuters) – British Columbia has given the green light to 19 private-sector clean energy projects that will generate enough power to supply nearly 218,000 homes in Canada’s Pacific Coast province.
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Monday 22 February 2010 at 11:02:00 Major shareholder withdraws support for deal, as both firms downplay impact of failed merger A proposed merger between environmental investment companies Trading Emissions and Leaf Clean Energy is off, after the firms failed to secure adequate shareholder support.
Activist shareholders have defeated a plan by Trading Emissions to merge with fellow clean technology group Leaf Clean Energy , which would have created the largest listed carbon-focused company in the UK.
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – A proposed merger between clean energy companies Trading Emissions and Leaf Clean Energy will not proceed after they failed to secure the backing of a major shareholder, the companies said on Friday. With a combined market capitalisation of over $500 million, the merger would have created the world’s largest publicly traded carbon offset aggregator.
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A shareholder in investment fund Trading Emissions Leaf Clean Energy will oppose a merger, the two sides said on Thursday, a change in position that has thrown the deal into doubt.
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A shareholder in investment fund Trading Emissions Leaf Clean Energy will oppose a merger, the two sides said on Thursday, a change in position that has thrown the deal into doubt.
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Moore Capital Management LP and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, funds that own than 25 percent of Trading Emissions Plc , plan to oppose a merger with Leaf Clean Energy Co., potentially blocking the deal.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to build a national renewable energy center to enhance the country’s clean energy development, the China Daily reported, citing a government official.