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German Nuclear Power Extension Threatens Offshore Wind Funding
The German government’s plan to extend the phase-out of nuclear power risks hampering investment in offshore wind turbines, a technology that may provide much of the country’s renewable energy by the middle of this century.
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NYSE Euronext Combines With APX for Environmental-Trading Venture
NYSE Euronext , the biggest operator of U.S. stock exchanges, formed a joint venture with APX Inc. to expand its trading volume in electricity, renewable energy and carbon dioxide allowances.
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Greens Seek `Fast, Furious' Movement on Climate Under Gillard Government
The Australian Greens plan “fast and furious” action to establish a climate change committee and impose a price on carbon emissions under a government led by the Labor Party’s Julia Gillard .
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CO2 Target Debate Is Irrelevant, Former UN Climate Chief Says
The greenhouse-gas targets pledged by nations after the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen in December won’t change much before 2020 so there’s little point debating them, the man who stewarded the summit said.
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