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Flexibility on pollution controls could save utilities $100bn – EPRI
06 June 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could save the electric utility industry about $100 billion by giving utilities flexibility in installing new pollution control technologies to comply with its current and pending regulations, according to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
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EC unsure over post-2020 renewables policy
31 May 2012The European Commission is undecided over whether a new renewables target or a stronger EU Emission Trading System (ETS) should be the primary driver of renewables in the EU after 2020, according to a draft policy paper due to be unveiled in Brussels next Wednesday.
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Australia's 'green bank' to attract clean energy investors
28 May 2012Australia's proposed A$10 billion ($9.8 billion) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is likely to prove the "last piece of the puzzle" in financing large-scale renewable energy projects in the short to medium term – but it should avoid crowding out private investment, an investment banker said.
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Tax breaks proposed to spur UK sustainability
14 May 2012New tax incentives to boost the UK's low level of personal savings and direct more of these savings into activities that yield social and environmental benefits are called for in a new report from the Green Alliance.
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Investors call for funding details as UK announces green bank legislation
09 May 2012The UK government is to introduce legislation in the coming year to establish its long-planned Green Investment Bank (GIB), but investors and environmentalists have called for clarity over how it will be funded.
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US, Italy, Spain challenged in meeting clean energy targets
01 May 2012Changes to renewable energy incentives in the US, Italy and Spain will make it harder for those countries to meet their clean energy mandates and emission reduction targets, according to Deutsche Bank.
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Ameren shareholders to vote on coal risks
19 April 2012Investors in the US utility Ameren will vote next week on a resolution to reduce its heavy reliance on coal power.
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CSAPR petitioners quizzed over legal arguments
17 April 2012The parties protesting against the US introducing the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) faced tough questions from a panel of judges last week over whether their arguments were eligible or not.
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US emissions plan a boost to clean-tech investors
28 March 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed standard for carbon pollution from new power plants excludes trading among affected sources, while offering a boost to clean technology investors.
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US energy subsidies to favour fossil fuels over renewables
08 March 2012The renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors received most of the US federal government's $24 billion in energy subsidies last year, but fossil fuels will win out this year as several key tax breaks for renewables have expired.