Policy, investment and markets Features for August 2011

Policy, investment and markets Features Archive

UK – are we heading for a nuclear future? UK – are we heading for a nuclear future?

The renewable energy industry is mulling over the announcements coming out of the UK regarding what seem on the surface to be ambitious emissions reduction targets. But what does it actually mean for renewable energy?

Can UK lead the world on reducing climate change? Can UK lead the world on reducing climate change?

THE UK is to put in place the most ambitious targets on greenhouse gas reduction of any developed country, with the Government saying it will halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2025.

Ernst & Young find fixed feed-in tariffs attractive

The British arm of giant financial consultant Ernst & Young's 2011 issue of its "Renewable energy country attractiveness indices" concludes that fixed feed-in tariffs (FiTs) are preferable to premium-based FiTs as well as bidding systems.