Business Edition
nr 55
7 June 2007
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IEA identifies large sustainable energy potential for G8
Accompanying a number of special reports from his organisation, IEA Executive Director Claude Mandil will take part in the G8 summit. The summit currently takes place in Heiligendamm in Germany.
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WWF judges climate performance G8 States as unsatisfactory
One day before the G8+5 conference, the World Wildlife Fund WWF has published a report with an overview of past, present and future climate performance of the 13 States at the conference table. Conclusion: none of the G8 states is implementing enough measures to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
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Deutsche Bank on Climate Change: ‘Some like it hot’
Climate change is not all doom and gloom, researcher of the Deutsche Bank argue in a report published today. In it, author Eric Heymann from DBresearch identifies sector with promises and with challenges.
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IEA to Germany: reconsider nuclear power
The IEA Energy Review on Germany praises its climate and energy policies, but urges the German government to reconsider the phase-out of nuclear power.
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MDG Carbon Facility launched
UNDP and Fortis have established the so-called MDG Carbon Facility. The partnership will develop an initial pipeline of projects generating 15 million carbon credits under the second phase Kyoto Protocol commitment in the period from 2008 to 2012.
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Polish government explains the decision to sue EC
The Polish government explains why it is taking the European Commission to court about the allocation of Polish emissions trading allowances.
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Swedish industrial electricity efficiency programme results in 3% annual reductions
The Swedish programme for improving industrial energy efficiency has inspired participating companies to reduce their use of electricity by 1 TWh (3%) per year.
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Bulgarian feed-in tariff system updated
The Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy has updated the feed-in support system for renewable energy generation on the basis of an amendment on the Energy Act from September 2006.
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Dutch energy companies offer large CO2 emissions reductions
With a new ‘Agenda Energy 2007 – 2020’, Dutch energy companies are voluntarily offering measures worth 33 million tonnes of emissions reductions by 2020. But a large financial contribution is needed to cover the costs. Read
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Market Monitor - June 2007
GreenPrices Weekly provides monthly reports on market developments, prices and recent trades of green certificates in Europe. This week: Prices of Elcertificates in Sweden will be rising, the experts say. The Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallonia published data for the first trimester of 2007. e-ROC and e-POWER auctions are held in UK.
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Editorial
Spin doctors on climate change
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In brief
Lamp manufacturers want to ban the bulb
Council wants more harmonised emissions trading
China puts development before climate
India runner-up in RE favourable country list
Consolidation in wind industry
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