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Don’t delay on renewable energy, government told
Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent (source 
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Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will be. Many on the right of the Tory party have been clamouring for an end to onshore windfarms. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Investing in new renewable power generation, rather than a “dash for gas”, will be the lower-cost option for keeping the lights on while cutting greenhouse gas … Continue reading
Japan signs Turkey nuclear deal
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The Turkish government has signed a deal with a Japanese-French consortium to build a new nuclear power station. Shinzo Abe (right) signed the deal in Turkey with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) The $22bn (£14bn) contract is Japan’s first successful bid for an overseas nuclear project since a tsunami wrecked the Fukushima power station. The deal was signed by visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo … Continue reading
Report: Lebanon’s Offshore Gas Reserves Larger than Israel
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Lebanon has high prospects of gas in its offshore Exclusive Economic Zone larger than the amount in Tamar and Leviathan fields off Israel’s Mediterranean shores. According to Neil Hodgson, an international expert at Spectrum company, there are high chances of detecting large quantities of gas offshore Lebanon. Hodgson pointed out that “if all goes well, Lebanon will be able to produce gas by 2019 or … Continue reading
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AusAID Fuels Bougainville Mining Tensions
Kristian Lasslett (source )
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Rio Tinto stands to make big profits if the Panguna mine on Bougainville reopens. In recruiting advisors with strong links to the mining giant, AusAid isn’t helping the peace process, writes Kristian Lasslett Last week The National – one of Papua New Guinea’s major newspapers – featured a full page advertisement attacking the AusAID-funded legal adviser to Bougainville, Anthony Regan, who is also a fellow … Continue reading
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Israel-Turkey Reconciliation Still Remote
Oded Eran (source )
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In March, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called and Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan answered the phone. It was only because President Obama, about to fly out of Israel, applied pressure to both. For almost three years, Israel declined to approve the formula worked out between Israeli and Turkish negotiators aimed at breaking the ice between the two governments. Tensions had run high since May … Continue reading
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Noble keen on Cyprus LNG plant
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Noble Energy, operator of the exploration license for natural gas and oil in Block 12 south east of the Cyprus coast, is keen to go ahead with plans to build an onshore liquefaction plant in partnership with the Cyprus government in order to process the output of all offshore gasfields. * Wants Cyprus gov’t to expedite plans at Vassiliko; Chuck Davidson to visit Israel Charles … Continue reading
Angst over solar panel uncertainty
ROSEMARY BOLGER, chief political reporter (source )
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Solar panel installers say customers are cancelling orders amid uncertainty about the price for the renewable energy they feed back into the grid. About 10,000 Tasmanian households with rooftop solar panels now receive 28 cents per kilowatt hour from Aurora Energy for excess energy they generate, but the government is yet to decide what will happen when Aurora is replaced by two private companies next … Continue reading
Turkey-Israel: the new Great Game
Daniel Dombey (source )
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There is a new Great Game afoot and it is taking place beneath the sea floor of the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey and Israel’s tentative reconciliation is a process so fraught that US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared in Istanbul at the weekend to chivvy the two sides towards restoring full diplomatic ties. But if the steps he set out can be taken — agreeing … Continue reading
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Burning The Bush Isn’t ‘Renewable’
Lee Rhiannon (source )
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Should burning forest waste count under the renewable energy target? Not when the forests serve us better while they’re in the ground, writes Senator Lee Rhiannon Woodchipping of Australia’s native forests continues across the country, despite feeble woodchip prices and shrinking markets. The industry is desperately looking for ways to extend its life by generating an income from burning wood waste for electricity. Granting a … Continue reading
