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Investments in climate projects, top priority for Sweden
An investment plan of SEK5 billion (£485m) in environmental and climate projects has been announced by the Swedish Government.
read more... 06/09/2017
Overhead powerlines to be implemented into the Autobahn for freight cars
A new powerless project for freight cars is being developed by Siemens for the German Autobahn. The eHighway project aims to boost the viability of freight cars in a real-world environment.
read more... 15/08/2017
EEA says EU countries have poor strategies for change to low-carbon economy
The European Environment Agency (EEA) declared in a new study that most of the European Union countries fail to provide clear investments strategies for shifting to a low-carbon economy.
read more... 07/07/2017
France will reduce its nuclear share, but wants better carbon tax threshold at EU level
French environment and energy minister Nicolas Hulot declared on Monday that the government plans to reduce the share of nuclear to 50% of the country’s power generation from the current 75%. As for the possibility of introducing a carbon tax, Hulot said that France already has a carbon tax which is increasing every year.
read more... 13/06/2017
Deutsche Bank and Green Climate Fund ink an agreement to increase private finance
Deutsche Bank and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have inked an agreement to increase private funding for environmental action.
read more... 26/05/2017