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UK switches to per-flight aviation tax
01 November 2007The UK government has announced that it will scrap the air passenger duty paid by every traveller, in favour of a per-aircraft flight tax.
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What could go wrong?
01 November 2007The nascent clean energy sector is booming. But is investor enthusiasm overdone? Morgan Stanley's David Edwards looks at the lessons to be learnt from the biotech and internet bubbles
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Banks warm to the climate issue
01 November 2007Climate change may present the banking sector with new risks of its own to manage, but it also offers a whole new suite of products to help others manage theirs. Natalia Gorina looks at how banks are tapping into a new market
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Looking beyond Bali
01 November 2007Negotiators depart for the UN climate talks in Bali in a few weeks with, arguably, more pressure upon them than at any time in the 10 years since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in Japan. They are charged with putting a road-map in place for negotiations on a successor agreement to Kyoto – with a deal to be agreed by the end of 2009, leaving sufficient time for it to be ratified before the current emission targets expire in 2012.
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EDF EN looks beyond wind
01 November 2007Strong growth in its wind energy portfolio is driving profitability at EDF Energies Nouvelles. But the French group is looking to solar and, more cautiously, to biofuels, reports Philippa Jones
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Plugging in to emission reductions
01 November 2007Hybrid cars are taking off, promising substantial emission reductions over their conventional equivalents. Plug-in hybrids represent the next step, says David Sandalow
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Learning the lessons of the EU ETS
01 November 2007In a little over 12 months, US power utilities will face caps on their carbon emissions for the first time, under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The scheme's designers can learn some crucial lessons from Europe's emissions trading experience, says Benoit de Vitry
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An eye on the bottom line
01 November 2007Rob Lake's appointment at ABP marks a growing focus on environmental and social analysis at the pension giant. But, as he tells Jess McCabe, its objectives remain resolutely financial
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Carbon looms over allowance market
01 November 2007Ray Pospisil reports on how the US SO2 and NOx emissions markets are trying to digest carbon, mercury and CAIR
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China sets out renewables spend
01 October 2007A leading Chinese energy planner announced last month that the country will achieve its ambitious renewable energy targets through $2 trillion yuan ($266 billion) in investment by 2020. While much of the money will come from industry, analysts say it is a sign China is getting serious about its energy goals.