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March 12, 2019 12:33 PM
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The transition to a carbon-neutral economy is bound to make us worse off before it makes us better off, and the most vulnerable segments of society will be hit especially hard. Unless we acknowledge and address this reality, support for greening the economy will remain shallow and eventually wane.
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March 6, 2019 4:43 AM
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As the European Investment Bank (EIB) holds a meeting in Brussels today (25 February) to consult the public on its new energy policy, Wendel Trio reflects on the role the EU’s bank should have in tackling the climate crisis.
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November 20, 2018 6:59 AM
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At the end of this month, two important meetings will be taking place, at opposite ends of the world: as G20 heads of state meet in Argentina, their representatives will be gathering in Katowice, Poland for the next round of climate negotiations.
What happens in Argentina is crucial for the climate. The economies of the G20 account for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions – and if these countries don’t move on climate change, we can expect warming of up to 4C by 2100, a catastrophic proposition for our planet and its inhabitants.
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November 13, 2018 11:23 AM
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The Finnish Government has today submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal to ban the use of coal in energy production. According to the proposal, coal will be phased out in energy production during the 2020s.
Helen already started to phase out coal in 2015 by deciding to close the Hanasaari power plant by the end of 2024. As a result of the closure of Hanasaari, 400 MW of heat production capacity will be removed. All in all, Helen's district heat capacity will fall by 870 MW and electricity generation capacity by 380 MW as the use of coal is discontinued.
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September 26, 2018 12:08 PM
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Setting the Scene: This year the European Investment Bank (EIB) – the world’s biggest international lender – will review its Energy Lending Criteria. In a public consultation starting from October it will revise whether or not it should still support fossil fuel projects.
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September 18, 2018 11:24 AM
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A national taskforce to advise on how Scotland achieves a carbon-neutral economy has been launched.
The Just Transition Commission, a commitment under the Programme for Government, will look at how to maximise opportunities of decarbonisation, in terms of fair work and tackling inequalities, while delivering a sustainable and inclusive labour market.
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July 10, 2018 8:21 AM
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Prague – Proponents of coal say almost 30,000 jobs will be created or maintained in southeastern Europe if new coal plants are built, while according to new analysis [1] by Bankwatch, over 5,000 jobs will be lost.
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July 2, 2018 10:00 AM
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Around 79% of people agree there should be more government support to help local communities with such projects
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June 18, 2018 5:35 AM
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The European Union should raise taxes on fossil fuels to help meet goals on climate change and plug a budget gap after Britain leaves the bloc, former senior EU officials said in a letter to EU leaders.
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April 24, 2018 4:42 PM
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Les collectivités ou leurs groupements ont-elles intérêt à devenir "territoire à énergie positive" ? Céline Giovanneschi, chargée de mission Plan Climat, service énergie, forêt et climat du département des Hautes-Alpes, et Benoit Leclair, vice-président «Energie Climat» de la région Rhône-Alpes nous répondent.
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April 12, 2018 7:32 AM
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Friends of the Earth Scotland has launched a new website for the campaign to divest Scotland from fossil fuels.
The website includes new data on councils’ investments as well as advice on financial and legal issues surrounding the campaign. Elsewhere on the site you can find out about divestment of faith groups, universities and other investors.
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April 11, 2018 11:11 AM
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Sweden has introduced a new carbon tax. From April 1, all passengers boarding a flight departing from Sweden will be charged extra fees. EURACTIV’s partner le Journal de l’environnement reports.
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March 28, 2018 3:19 AM
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is today calling on local authorities from across the capital to join him in fighting climate change by divesting their pension funds from fossil fuel companies.
Last year the London Pension Fund Authority agreed a climate change policy. This committed it to no longer consider new active investments in fossil fuel companies that are directly engaged in the extraction of coal, oil and natural gas as sources of energy, which are ignoring the risks of climate change and unable to demonstrate planning for the global transition to a low-carbon economy and for future emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement.
Sadiq is now calling on London boroughs to follow his lead in working with pension fund managers to recognise the risk of climate change to their investments and starting to divest from fossil fuels and invest in more clean projects.
A number of London’s boroughs, including Waltham Forest, Southwark, Hackney and Hammersmith & Fulham, have already made commitments to work with their pension funds on divestment and investments in clean projects, and the Mayor wants to see more boroughs sign up to the commitment and share best practice.
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March 12, 2019 12:27 PM
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Norway took a partial step in divesting oil and gas stocks in its massive $1 trillion wealth fund, approving the sale of smaller exploration companies while sparing the biggest producers such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp.
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December 19, 2018 11:13 AM
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This year the European Investment Bank is expected to review its 2013 ‘Screening and Assessment Criteria for Energy Projects’, also known as its Energy Lending Criteria, which governs the types of projects the bank can finance in the energy sector.
The review will provide an opportunity to align the policy with recent European and global policy developments like the Paris Agreement, the accord under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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November 15, 2018 10:11 AM
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Decision gives city the most ambitious emissions targets of UK’s core cities group
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November 5, 2018 9:21 AM
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Ils sont maires de villages de quelques centaines d’âmes ou d’agglomérations de plus de 100 000 habitants. Ils président aux destinées de villes côtières, de cités montagnardes ou de banlieues défavorisées. Leurs étiquettes politiques sont différentes, de la gauche « plurielle » à l’union de la droite, mais ils mènent ensemble un combat commun : face à la multinationale pétrolière Total. Les maires de douze communes [1], appellent dans une lettre commune la multinationale française à agir pour limiter le réchauffement climatique à 1,5°C. Faute de quoi ils pourraient l’attaquer en justice. Eric Piolle, le maire de Grenoble, s’en explique dans une vidéo.
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September 26, 2018 12:05 PM
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As mayors, we are not only committed to taking bold action to tackle climate change and to improve the lives of those we represent, but also to showing others the way. That’s why, ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit in California, we are calling on other cities to stand with us to divest their assets from fossil fuel companies.
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July 16, 2018 8:36 AM
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The Republic of Ireland will become the world’s first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies, after a bill was passed with all-party support in the lower house of parliament.
The state’s €8bn national investment fund will be required to sell all investments in coal, oil, gas and peat “as soon as is practicable”, which is expected to mean within five years. Norway’s huge $1tn sovereign wealth fund has only partially divested from fossil fuels, targeting some coal companies, and is still considering its oil and gas holdings.
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July 9, 2018 11:07 AM
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Today, the Climate Group is excited to launch a new interactive, digital report on the success of the Energy Transition Platform.
Through the Energy Transition Platform, 11 leading state and regional governments shared the opportunities and challenges they face in decarbonising their economies. By coming together and sharing experience, they worked to develop and implement tangible solutions to accelerate the energy transition.
‘The Energy Transition Is Happening' explores these actions and gives states and regions the opportunity to tell their stories.
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June 20, 2018 4:50 AM
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Last year, Uppsala University’s Zennström Professor in Climate Change Leadership, Kevin Anderson along with colleagues Isak Stoddard and Jesse Schrage at CEMUS, calculated a carbon budget and associated emission reduction for the Swedish Municipality of Järfälla. The report, initally in Swedish, has now been translated to English. You can find the full report (English) here: Carbon Budget and Pathways to a fossil free future in Järfälla Kommun
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April 26, 2018 4:08 PM
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EU carbon prices are set to double by 2021 and could quadruple to €55 a tonne by 2030 if the European Union aligns its emissions targets with the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a new report published on Thursday (26 April).
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April 20, 2018 6:12 PM
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Despite significant progress in the power sector, renewables are lagging behind for heating and cooling and transport applications, with fewer countries implementing regulatory measures for those end-uses. As renewable technologies mature, policy makers are confronted with new challenges. The rapid expansion of variable renewables, such as solar photovoltaics and wind power, requires more flexible energy systems to ensure reliable and cost-effective system integration. In general moving forward, renewable energy policy approaches will have to be more holistic and sophisticated to reflect the transformative changes induced by the energy transition on the energy sector, society and economy.
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April 11, 2018 11:18 AM
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The City Government has launched climate budgets for 2017-2020 as a part of the Financial Budget. “We’ll count carbon dioxide the same way we count money”.
The City of Oslo will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 1990 levels by 2020, and by 95 % in 2030. The emissions have increased since 1990, and reaching the ambitious targets implies a 836,000 tons reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in.
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April 11, 2018 10:53 AM
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Global investment in renewable energy boomed in 2017, far outstripping investment in fossil fuels, the UN reported, although Europe lagged behind the move to green power.
China was by far the largest investor in renewable energy last year, accounting for nearly half of the new infrastructure commissioned.
Beijing’s support for solar power alone globally attracted nearly a fifth more investment than in 2017. Sweden, Australia and Mexico, meanwhile, more than doubled renewable investment.
In the Netherlands, an almost 4.7-gigawatt (GW) rise in installed capacity and strong winds in October and December pushed up generation levels last year, reported Dutch grid operator Tennet.
And wind production in Germany overtook hard coal and nuclear last year, it reported.
Meanwhile, generation from hard coal decreased “significantly”. This was caused by the “phasing out of hard-coal-fire plants” in 2017, Tennet added.
“Yet again, this was a record year for new renewable power capacity being financed,” said Francoise d’Estais from UN Environment’s energy and climate department.
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