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'Unintended market effects' for early smart meter customers
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Davey confirms UK opposition to 2030 energy efficiency target
18 June 2013 17:07 BST
An EU-wide target would stop member states being able to decide how best to cut CO2 emissions, says the energy and climate secretary
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FROM Business
Scotland raises subsidies for new offshore wind technologies
18 June 2013 13:04 BSTFrom 2014 offshore wind developers will have access to new Renewable Obligation subsidity bands for novel and deepwater floating wind turbines
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FROM Business
Wales to propose monthly bin collections
18 June 2013 11:53 BST
Wales will consult on switching to monthly household residual waste collection later this year, according to a Welsh government official
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Analysis
Energy saving measures boost house values by 14%
18 June 2013 11:46 BST
A major study on domestic energy efficiency measures shows they can increase house values. The findings could also help improve Green Deal uptake
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FROM Politics
MPs investigate green finance
18 June 2013 11:45 BSTThe Environmental Audit Committee is seeking evidence on how the government can attract investors for energy and environment projects
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FROM Sustainability
B&Q grapples with carbon conundrum
14 June 2013 16:35 BSTThe retailer's experience with cutting its carbon emissions illustrates the difficulties of trying to achieve ambitious goals that require action outside its operations
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FROM Business
Centrica and Arup enter UK shale gas market
14 June 2013 14:07 BSTShale gas developer Cuadrilla has sold a stake in its largest licence to Centrica and appointed Arup to carry out EIAs. The move could give the market credibility
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FROM Business
£50m GIB anaerobic digestion loan boost
13 June 2013 15:58 BST
The Green Investment Bank has announced it wants to directly lend to the anaerobic digestion sector in addition to part owning projects
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EC tables CO2 offset regulation for 2013-20
12 June 2013 12:48 BSTThe European Commission has issued long-discussed proposals for further restrictions on use of international offsets for EU ETS compliance
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Industry opposes Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill
12 June 2013 11:23 BSTNorthern Ireland may find it difficult to adopt carbon reduction targets given opposition from the dominant agri-food sector
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Emissions reduction plan could buy time for global agreement
11 June 2013 16:27 BSTEnergy efficiency and cuts in fossil fuel subsidies could deliver half of the emissions reductions needed to avoid 2°C global warming, says the IEA
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FROM Business
DECC gathers community energy strategy evidence
11 June 2013 11:42 BSTDECC wants communities to participate in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and is calling for evidence on this in advance of launching a community energy strategy
Energy Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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18 June 2013
DEFRA Devolved Administration Greenhouse Gas Inventories -
18 June 2013
European Commission consultation on Agency for the Cooperation of the Energy Regulator evaluation -
18 June 2013
EU Decision on accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities relating to LULUCF -
18 June 2013
EU Regulation on mechanisms for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions at national and Union levels
Special Reports
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Mandatory carbon reporting: implications for UK corporate strategy
December 2012UK businesses face a new carbon reporting landscape with the government’s world-leading pledge to make it a requirement for large firms. ENDS looks at the practicalities
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Staying the course: climate policy in an age of austerity
October 2012The UK has a world-leading carbon reduction plan but there is increasing risk of slippage on implementation, ENDS writers warn in in this special report released at the 2012 Carbon Show
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Mind the gap: UK EU ETS emissions 2008-10
February 2012ENDS presents a detailed overview of the UK's performance in phase two of the EU emissions trading scheme. This report provides a unique sectoral breakdown of how well UK industry and services have managed to keep within their free allowance allocations.
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CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 2011
December 2011The CRC’s first performance league table has been published. ENDS mines this wealth of new data on corporate carbon cutting activities.
