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Fresh round of spending cuts confirmed for DECC - 28 May 2013 - News from BusinessGreen

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has agreed to slash its budget by around 10 per cent from April 2015, as part of the latest round of spending cuts announced today by the Treasury.

Coal is making a comeback in 2013

According to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration, coal has been reclaiming some — though not all — of its market share in 2013

Survey: UK heavy industry could suffer as carbon prices stall - 29 May 2013 - News from BusinessGreen

A carbon price of below €10 a tonne would remain some way short of the £16 per tonne carbon tax introduced by the UK in April, which PwC said could result in UK industry paying higher electricity prices than its European competitors, increasing the liklihood that some businesses could relocate production overseas to cut costs - a process known as carbon leakage.

Cold climate wind energy showing huge potential

These areas experience higher winds in winter than in summer [Wait, but if we're told that warmth causes higher winds, why would the winds be higher in winter?], and the density of cold air increases production capacity. However, turbine blades are highly susceptible to icing. Although icing causes production losses of 3 per cent per year, losses can be reduced with the help of anti-icing systems.

Twitter / carbonbrief: Lord Monckton seems to occupy ...

Lord Monckton seems to occupy quite a specific cultural space in Australia… http://www.australasianscience.com.au/about-australasian-science … h/t @readfearn