Countries meeting in Durban, South Africa, have delivered a
breakthrough on the future of the international community ís response to climate change, whilst
recognizing the urgent need to raise their collective level of ambition to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions to keep the average global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.

2011 Platts Global Energy Award for exemplary development of offshore wind power

The CBI today commented on the Government’s revised carbon plan.
Dr Matthew Brown, CBI Head of Energy and Climate Change policy, said:
“The Government’s revised plan gives investors a clearer picture of how we will transition to a low-carbon economy, which is welcome. We now need this to be backed by consistent, long-term policies, avoiding any sudden changes of direction which put investors off.

CBI Chief UK needs an industrial policy

See here for details http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2011/oct/28/feed-in-tariffs-solarpower

This ground-breaking new report shows that renewable energy is the key to reducing carbon emissions from the UK power sector in a way that is stable, secure and affordable.

Speaking in advance of a major energy summit Volker Beckers, CEO of RWE npower, made a new commitment to npower customers for the forthcoming winter. "I know people want some certainty on energy prices, so today I am announcing that we will freeze the prices for all of our customers on standard residential tariffs for the coming winter period so that they can budget with confidence"

Sad sad news.

E.ON is inviting proposals for research projects, making a sum of one million euro available for this purpose. With "Smart Home a new customer relationship with energy" as the general theme, they are to examine the impact of smart home systems on the future relationship between utilities and customers. Energy supply, home appliances, mobility, security and consumer electronics will increasingly become integrated in smart homes.

2011 is WWF’s 50th anniversary year, and to mark the occasion it is hosting a major event to encourage Londoners to swim for 1 mile to raise money for the worlds leading conservation organisation.
The flagship event – called the Blue Mile – will help raise vital funds to protect our rivers and seas.

Planning permission has been given for a 269,000 tonnes/year energy-from-waste facility in Suffolk.

The graphs are now back online and collaborators may now resume entering data.

Since July E.ON has been supporting the market launch of micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems together with manufacturers Brötje, Remeha, Senertec, Vaillant and Viessmann. Under a nationwide support program, E.ON gives buyers of micro-CHP units a subsidy of EUR1,000, provided they sign a gas supply contract with one of E.ON’s sales companies in Germany.

At Good Energy we are in regular contact with Government about the barriers and
opportunities around decentralised energy. To help strengthen our case we would
really like to get some facts and figures from our generators.

In addition to sponsoring the sixth Observer Ethical Awards this year, Ecover will once again be providing a £6,000 bursary over three years to the lucky winner of the Ecover Ethical Kids award for which the shortlist has been announced:

The Committee on Climate Change said today, that renewable energy should make a major contribution to decarbonising the UK economy over the next decades. The conclusions are set out in the Committee’s Renewable Energy Review which was requested under the Coalition Agreement.

Plans to invest €2.6 billion in renewables through 2013

“This study will be helpful to communities, developers and planners as they assess proposals for onshore wind projects.”(Charles Hendry)

SOLARWATT AG, Germany’s one of the leading German solar photovoltaic (PV)
manufacturer, has launched into the UK renewables market.

“This incentive is the first of its kind in the world. It’ll help the UK shift away from fossil fuel, reducing carbon emissions and encouraging innovation, jobs and growth in new advanced technologies.”(Secretary of State, Chris Huhne)
10 March 2011

Ecover is once again leading the way with its green innovations. Plant-astic is a 100% renewable, reusable and recyclable plastic made from sugarcane and Ecover is the first cleaning brand in the UK to use it.

The CBI today commented on the Government’s carbon action plan, which sets out the steps needed for the UK to make the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Government’s Green Deal risks failing to attract the businesses it needs to deliver its flagship energy efficiency scheme unless it provides greater clarity on how it will be financed and promoted, the CBI said today

The CBI has commented on the conclusion of the global climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico.

The CBI today commented on the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) report The Fourth Carbon Budget – Reducing emissions through the 2020s.