Global investment in renewables to total $1.7 trillion by 2020

December 8, 2010    //    By Andrew    //    Carbon Offsetting    //    1 comment

Global investment in renewables to total $1.7 trillion by 2020 More proactive government policies could generate an extra $546bn of investment in clean energy, report finds Current policies among the world’s richest 20 nations will result in $546bn (£348bn) less being invested in clean

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Britain’s offshore windpower costs twice as much as coal and gas generated electricity

October 4, 2010    //    By Andrew    //    Carbon Offsetting    //    5 comments

Off shore wind farms cost twice as much to produce electricity as gas and coal powered stations and will need subsidies for at least 20 years, a major report warns. Britain’s so-called “dash for wind” means that it is now the biggest off

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CRC RIP?

September 28, 2010    //    By Andrew    //    Carbon Offsetting    //    no comments

On Friday, the Committee on Climate Change was supposed to advise the government on how tightly it should cap carbon emissions under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme when full cap-and-trade is introduced in 2013. Except that it didn’t. It said

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Chris Huhne urges local councils to lead ‘green energy revolution’

August 10, 2010    //    By Andrew    //    Carbon Offsetting    //    no comments

Local councils will be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the National Grid from today, with the energy secretary, Chris Huhne, urging them to position themselves at the forefront of a power revolution. Huhne has lifted a ban on the sale of surplus electricity

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