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UK government to review Green Deal

Downing Street is about to review the government's Green Deal after warnings that it's liable to fail.

BBC News, Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/73jel9d

Hague letter reveals frustration at UK’s lack of low carbon strategy

The government should do more to help green industries boost economic growth, stop the UK falling behind international rivals, and avoid losing its global leadership on the environment, William Hague has told cabinet colleagues, in a private letter seen by the Guardian.

The Guardian, Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/cmjd25d

Hague warns on green exports

William Hague, the foreign secretary, has warned the prime minister that Britain’s green technology companies and potential exports are being undermined by the failure of ministers to make the case vigorously for low carbon growth.

Financial Times, Wednesday 16 May 2012

Energy companies blame abandonment of nuclear plans on lack of cash

Investing billions in new nuclear power stations would have forced a credit-rating downgrade on energy giant RWE, the company's chief executive has revealed. The head of another big six energy company, E.ON, blamed the abandonment of its nuclear plans on a lack of "financial firepower".

The Guardian, Tuesday 15 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/cuog8j9

Energy company’s price warning highlights nuclear funding gap

EDF, the French energy company that carries the hopes of the UK government’s nuclear policy, insisted yesterday new nuclear plants “should and will go ahead” in Britain.

The Guardian, Wednesday 16 May 2012

Only months left to save nuclear plans from collapsing into a lost horizon

Backers must be found urgently for a stalled nuclear venture before its staff leave and make a sale impossible, the Government has warned.

The Times, Wednesday 16 May 2012

New nuclear plants threatened by EU rules

A new generation of UK nuclear plants is in jeopardy because of EU regulations that are inflating costs and may deter investment, MPs and energy suppliers warned.

The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/7n7cfmw

Plans to reform electricity market 'unworkable', say green businesses

Government plans to reform the electricity market to favour low-carbon power are "unworkable" and will lead to "a train wreck" in the sector, and higher and more volatile energy prices for consumers, according to a group of the UK's leading renewable energy companies.

The Guardian, Tuesday 15 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/82v4yzm

Google's offshore wind cable moves forward

A proposed $5bn transmission line connecting wind farms off the East coast of the US to the mainland is on track to come online by 2017, after the Google-backed project cleared another regulatory hurdle

The Guardian, Tuesday 15 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/cvs9qeu

World airlines 99% compliant on emission targets

More than 99% of major airlines have complied with the first step of Europe’s controversial scheme to charge them for their carbon emissions.

The Guardian, Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/7d8h7mc

Power politics

François Hollande's reported plans to close France's nuclear plants could have a shocking impact on Britain, highlighting dangerous flaws in our national energy policy

The Independent, Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/d3vblta

More charging points than electric cars, but the new era had to start somewhere

In the city of dreaming spires, they are trying to rescue what looked in danger of being a lost cause.

The second decade of the 21st century was supposed to be when the electric car slipped into gear to replace the internal combustion engine.

The Times, Wednesday 16 May 2012

Cove Energy auction is boosted by massive gas find

The action-packed auction of east Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Cove Energy took another turn yesterday as a key prospect in Mozambique announced a massive new find.

The Independent , Wednesday 16 May 2012 - http://tinyurl.com/c8vfurr

Renewable energy boosts SSE profits

SSE, one of Britain's biggest energy suppliers, has reported a 2pc rise in full-year profits as growth at its production and generation unit offset a drop in its supply business.

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