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UK to stop funding coal- fired power plants overseas
Ed Davey, Britain's energy secretary, has announced on Wednesday that the UK, as the US, would stop funding coal projects in developing countries. The objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage low-carbon development. The announcement was made at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where the fossil fuels have been at the centre of a storm. About 90% of the Poland's electricity comes from coal, and the government has been resistant to EU calls to strengthen emissions reduction targets.
read more... 21/11/2013
Centrica cancels two £1.5bn gas storage plants on weak British economy
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, unveiled that it intends to shelve two huge gas projects, representing a major blow for Britain’s energy security plans.
read more... 23/09/2013
British PM David Cameron supports shale fracking in UK
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, calls the British nation to back the controversial practice of fracking, asserting that it will deliver lower energy bills and create jobs without damaging the environment and that it will be vital to find sources of cheap energy for Britain.
read more... 14/08/2013
UK revealed it intends to create the most generous tax breaks in the world for shale gas producers
Britain's finance minister George Osborne has announced that Britain could become a leader in shale gas extraction as he intends to create world's "most generous" regime. He revealed that it plans to cut from 62% to 30% the tax on a proportion of production incomes, in a move which aims to encourage shale gas exploration.
read more... 22/07/2013
UK menaced by blackouts of power within 2 years
According to the energy watchdog Ofgem the risk of power blackouts in UK has doubled in the last year, as the country is facing an energy crunch which will cause an increase of the energy bills. The supply crisis is the result of Britain forcing old coal and oil plants to shut down supporting projects of new green wind farms and nuclear plants.
read more... 01/07/2013