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Carbon Trust supports development of green biofuel

3/17/2010 3:18:05 PM: Municipal waste is to be converted into fuel for transport.

£250bn tar sands investment could instead be used to transform renewable energy sector

3/16/2010 8:38:11 AM: The WWF has said that the £250 billion to be spent by BP on producing oil from tar sands could instead be used to decarbonise the UK economy.

UK sea resources need £200m investment, says group

3/5/2010 9:38:05 AM: The government has outlined its first strategy to develop the UK's wave and tidal energy resources.

£100m foreign boost to UK wind power industry

2/26/2010 12:18:04 PM: Mitsubishi Power Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest up to £100 million in research and development in the UK wind power industry.

New "Low Carbon World website" to Accelerate Transition to Green Economy

2/26/2010 11:58:05 AM: Bali, Indonesia 25 February 2010 - The internet is successfully facilitating a transition from traditional so called "brown" business models to new green growth strategies.

Govt launches retrofit test run across UK

2/26/2010 9:38:03 AM: Eighty-seven social housing developments across the UK will be part of the largest retrofitting initiative undertaken by the government.

Report warns that lithium-ion battery market faces trouble

2/24/2010 12:18:06 PM: The lithium-ion battery market may go over-capacity because there will not be an equivalent take up in electric vehicles within the next decade.

North-east factory to make world's largest turbine blades

2/19/2010 9:09:11 AM: A factory is to be built in Newcastle to make the world's biggest turbine blades.

EU biofuel targets threaten lives in developing countries

2/16/2010 3:09:08 PM: Action Aid argues that 100 million people overseas could starve because of the EU targets to increase biofuel production for transport.

Tax needed for transition to low carbon economy

2/9/2010 8:49:06 AM: A new report from the Environmental Audit Committee claims that carbon prices are not high enough to make the Emissions Trading Scheme effective.

Thinktank calls for end of tax breaks for high polluters

2/8/2010 3:09:09 PM: The Green Alliance has said that the government could cut the budget deficit and meet green targets by ending tax breaks for high-polluting industries.

Supermarket giant to convert waste into low carbon fuel

2/5/2010 12:29:13 PM: A national supermarket chain has pledged to turn all of its food waste into electricity by 2012.

Govt leading on international low carbon targets

2/3/2010 3:29:12 PM: The government is leading on the commitments made at Kyoto and Copenhagen.

Microgeneration pay scheme to launch in spring

2/1/2010 12:09:23 PM: The government announced that it will be launching the FiTs scheme in April this year.

Business calls for higher targets

1/27/2010 9:09:08 AM: The future of the low carbon economy depends on higher carbon targets, businesses have claimed.

Low carbon software sales to boom

1/25/2010 12:09:07 PM: Low carbon software sales will rocket this year, according to a new report.

Low carbon construction skills are 'crucial'

1/21/2010 12:29:06 PM: The UK is in danger of failing to meet carbon targets if it does not address the green skills shortage, claims the RAEng.

UK and UAE to fund £1m research into low carbon policies

1/20/2010 12:09:07 PM: The government have joined forces with an Arab Institute to provide £1m funding for global low carbon solutions.

Low carbon energy revolution needs green skills

1/20/2010 9:09:06 AM: The UK workforce lacks the green skills needed to take advantage of the massive investment in offshore wind energy, claims one green organisation.