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Economic Update – August 2011 – Left Foot Forward

Economic Update – August 2011 Left Foot Forward The IMF has just published its latest assessment of the UK economy. In line with other forecasters, it has had to reduce its forecast for GDP growth in 2011 (though at 1.5% its estimate is relatively optimistic)

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Canada’s oilsands: opportunities and challenges for foreign investors – International Law Office

Canada's oilsands: opportunities and challenges for foreign investors International Law Office Project applications must also meet a thorough set of information requirements and undertake specified environmental impact and socio-economic assessments , often involving a joint process that can include consultation with several provincial and ...

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Commission ponders resource efficiency targets – ENDS Europe (subscription)

Commission ponders resource efficiency targets ENDS Europe (subscription) Indicators based on domestic material use do not give a full picture of the situation, it notes. The environmental group adds the EU must have a complementary indicator on non- energy raw materials. At the moment there is no indication that the ...

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Cyprus faces imminent bailout threat, biggest bank says – Reuters UK

Cyprus faces imminent bailout threat, biggest bank says Reuters UK Preliminary finance ministry assessments have slashed the island's growth outlook this year to zero from expansion of 1.5 percent. Analysts believe Cyprus cannot continue financing itself over the long term if it has to return to the market at current ... and more

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EMR White Paper: all change – environmentalresearchweb (blog)

EMR White Paper: all change environmentalresearchweb (blog) The White Paper on UK Electricity Market Reforms emerged in July, just after the last minute withdrawl of the new Energy Bill, which contained the proposals for the much-touted Green Deal, offering (commercial) loans for domestic energy improvements. ...

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British Isles deal on CI renewable energy – Channel Television

British Isles deal on CI renewable energy Channel Television We will reduce the energy demand of space heating and cooling in the domestic and commercial sectors by the application of planning policies and revised building regulation controls where this is compatible with other land planning objectives, ... and more

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Hard slog to greener banks – chinadialogue

chinadialogue Hard slog to greener banks chinadialogue The package Yu was trying to send was a report, jointly produced by Green Watershed and nine other domestic NGOs in China, about the state of green credit in China's banking sector, which includes a ranking of the performance of China's 14 listed banks ...

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The Offshore Oil Industry and Hurricane Season – OilPrice.com

The Offshore Oil Industry and Hurricane Season OilPrice.com Final results of the agency's assessment of destroyed and damaged facilities from these two storms indicate that 60 platforms were destroyed. These included some platforms that had been reported earlier to have extensive damage. ..

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The true cost of energy and climate change policies on bills – Business Green (blog)

The true cost of energy and climate change policies on bills Business Green (blog) We will be publishing an updated assessment (including for 2011) later this year alongside the Annual Energy Statement. Based on Ofgem's January 2011 fact sheet, they also estimate that environmental policies (excluding the cost of the EU Emissions ... and more

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Japan sees potential power shortage next summer – report – Reuters UK

Japan sees potential power shortage next summer - report Reuters UK The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has estimated that power generation costs would rise by over 3 trillion yen (23 billion pounds) per year, an equivalent of about 0.7 percent of gross domestic product, if utilities replaced nuclear energy ...

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