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Czech renewable energy boom tests grid safety limits
EURACTIV 11/03/2010The installed capacity of wind and solar energy projects approved in the Czech Republic is nearly four times what can be safely fed into the country's electricity grid, energy distributors said on Wednesday (10 March)....
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UK, US lash out at France, Germany over hedge fund regulation
EURACTIV 11/03/2010There is no case for emergency action to crack down on naked selling of credit default swaps, as called for by France and Germany, British authorities said on 10 March. At the same time, the US warned that EU plans to regulate hedge funds c...
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Scientists to review climate body
BBC News | Science & Environment 10/03/2010The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body....
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EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban
BBC News | Science & Environment 10/03/2010EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover....
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Barroso considers ban on speculation with sovereign debt
EURACTIV 10/03/2010The European Commission said on 9 March it will consider banning 'naked' selling of derivatives contracts and Greece said curbs on speculators would be examined by the G20 powers....
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EU comes up with exit strategy for climate talks
EURACTIV 10/03/2010The EU's new commissioner for climate action wants Europe to continue leading global negotiations and pursue deeper emission cuts, even if the current pledge of 20% reductions by 2020 was not matched by other developed countries. ...
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China promises 'national treatment' for foreign firms
EURACTIV 10/03/2010Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has committed Beijing to treating foreign companies equally to local firms, much to the relief of EU business leaders, who had expressed growing concern about the business climate in China....
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Banking tax will pay for deficits and aid, says Sachs
EURACTIV 10/03/2010The EU should impose a financial transactions tax (FTT) as soon as possible, with or without the US, economist Jeffrey Sachs told EurActiv in an interview. Faced with huge budget deficits and public anger, both the US and the EU will have t...
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West worries about Russia turning to coal
EURACTIV 10/03/2010European efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions could be undermined by Russian plans to dramatically increase energy production from coal, Western experts said in Brussels yesterday (9 March)....
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Collider to shut for year to fix faults
BBC News | Science & Environment 10/03/2010The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned....
