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Fresh U.K. Proposals Chase More Nuclear and Higher Carbon Prices

GreenTechMedia

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. the Saudi Arabia of wind power. It will cover power generation, aviation and energy-intensive industries.

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Multi-trillion dollar opportunity: BNEF charts course to a net zero global energy system

Business Green

Indeed, it estimates more than three-quarters of the effort to cut carbon emissoins in the next nine years falls to the power sector, primarily through faster development of wind and solar PV capacity. Hydrogen, CCS, and nuclear.

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'Slight tension': From coal mines to nuclear, new Business Secretary hints at delicate decisions at heart of UK's net zero ambitions

Business Green

To that end, the government yesterday unveiled a new 'Build Back Better' council made up of 30 business leaders covering a range of sectors, from energy and retail to hospitality, finance, and aviation with a view to helping shape the UK's coronavirus recovery plans. Nuclear power is essential," he told MPs.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

Renewable Energy World

Global supply chain disruptions, workforce protection measures, and policy uncertainty required adaptation across the industry. Renewables’ contribution to the power grid set another record, rising 11% year-on-year. power in 2020. This was despite a decline in nuclear output. Renewable energy generated a fifth of U.S.

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'Green Day': Key announcements at a glance

Business Green

Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme: A previously announced £160m funding pot is being formally launched today in a bid to kick start investment in port infrastructure projects that can enable new floating offshore wind projects.

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Princeton Study Charts a $2.5T Pathway to a Net-Zero Carbon US

GreenTechMedia

Tuesday’s report comes as President-elect Joe Biden is pressing for a major shift in federal energy and climate policy, including a $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure spending plan that faces the likelihood of strong opposition from Republicans in Congress. In the U.S., In the U.S., “Who benefits more, and who pays more?

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

They could also set the industries in a more advantageous position to seek further federal policy support as President-elect Joe Biden takes office and seeks to implement ambitious decarbonization goals for the U.S. ” Wind tax credit impacts. Wind power will also benefit from the tax extensions provided for in the bill.

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