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France's new energy law slashes targets on renewables in favour of nuclear

After years of wrangling, France has set out a new energy law that slashes its wind and solar power targets and drops a mandate for state-run energy provider EDF to shut down nuclear plants.

Radio France Internationale

Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says

A report shows that Africa has emerged as the world's fastest-growing solar market even as global growth slowed last year, driven by a 60% surge in imports of solar panels from China

The Independent UK

Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices

Report by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goal

The Guardian - UK

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GB Energy announces permanent Aberdeen headquarters

It will move into offices in Marischal Square by the end of the year.

Evening Standard

'Watch this space': Fortescue bullish on climate target

Battery-powered trains are part of Fortescue's plan to eliminate fossil fuels from its Pilbara iron ore operations as it aims to beat a decarbonisation target.

AAP

Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay?

The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act

The Guardian - AU

Wake up Labour MPs: the price of electricity is a crisis for industry and growth

Centrica boss’s 2030 prediction is not controversial, but government’s strategy hardly adds up to one to prove him wrong

The Guardian - UK

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‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The £1bn energy power shift that could cut bills for communities

For too long, our energy system has been completely dominated by private profit, says General Secretary of the Co-operative Party Joe Fortune

Evening Standard

More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda

US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels

The Guardian - US

UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects

Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes

UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Clarkson delivers scathing takedown of GMB presenter after his 'worst year ever'

The former Top Gear star has faced a slew of problems at his 1,000-acre farm in the Cotswolds

Evening Standard

EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy

Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies

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The Independent UK

China’s solar capacity set to overtake coal in ‘historic’ shift

Wind and solar combined are projected to account for about half of China’s total installed power capacity

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon

Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job done

The Guardian - US

Why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it

Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardest

The Independent UK

Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions

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The Guardian - US

Is Trump winning or losing his war on offshore wind power?

The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under construction

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World's largest particle accelerator begins warming thousands of local French residents with waste energy from the 16-mile Large Hadron Collider — CERN's accelerator leverages its massive cooling network to help slash local carbon emissions

A new heat exchange system between the LHC and the French town of Ferney-Voltaire is directing waste heat energy from CERN's accelerator to warm thousands of homes and businesses.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish

Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

Evening Standard

UK Government expects to decide ‘soon’ on Chinese wind turbine factory plan

Ming Yang last year announced plans to build a factory near Inverness.

AAP

Contentious solar farm green lit, as locals fight on

A solar farm that will power 40,000 homes has been given the go-ahead, with a court ruling it is not "inconsistent" with a region's rural character.

The Guardian - UK

Even more energy suppliers are short of capital. Ofgem needs to toughen up

With almost one in five firms breaching targets, the watchdog’s new get-tough approach on capital levels seems to be anything but

The Independent UK

Judge rules Massachusetts offshore wind project halted by Trump administration can continue

A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project can continue, as the industry successfully challenges the Trump administration in court

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