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Coal Continues to Fuel Poland’s Growth

Coal Continues to Fuel Poland’s Growth

  From the time that Poland was selected as the host country for the next round of the United Nations climate change negotiations this upcoming November, there have been many skeptics. Poland is one of the nations most reliant on coal, the most carbon intensive of the fossil fuels, for its electricity – especially in […]

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The Golden State

The Golden State

That’s what people call California.  If you’re thinking about the glitter and the shine of that precious metal and how California reflects it in its forward-thinking, economically smart and environmentally sound approach to climate and energy, then you see what I see.  The clean tech vision and environmental ethic are embraced all along the political […]

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Prediction of a steady price rise for carbon allowances in EU's cap and trade system, but is it accurate?

The consulting and market research company Point Carbon predicts that “Phase 3 of the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme [from 2013] (EU ETS) could see the price of an EU Allowance rise from €30/ton in 2013 to €40/t in 2016.” ETS allowances fell to nearly €8/t this year and have recovered slightly since. Firms sold […]

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