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		<title>16 January 2012: Investment in clean energy increases</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2012/01/comment-16-january-2012-investment-in-clean-energy-increases/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2012/01/comment-16-january-2012-investment-in-clean-energy-increases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global investment in renewables and energy efficiency increased 5% to $260 billion in 2011, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.]]></description>
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		<title>6 January 2012: Response from Philip Lowe on Energy Roadmap</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2012/01/response-from-philip-lowe-on-energy-roadmap/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2012/01/response-from-philip-lowe-on-energy-roadmap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Lowe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Lowe, the Director General, Energy in the European Commission, has responded to my criticism of the EU's Energy Roadmap.]]></description>
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		<title>27 December 2011: Commission’s energy roadmap is a missed opportunity</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/12/comment-27-december-2011-commission%e2%80%99s-energy-roadmap-is-a-missed-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/12/comment-27-december-2011-commission%e2%80%99s-energy-roadmap-is-a-missed-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission should focus on proposing specific policies, rather than modelling different scenarios. It has done well with its energy efficiency proposal; now it should propose strengthening the ETS and setting a 2030 renewables target.]]></description>
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		<title>16 December 2011: Was Durban a significant step forward?</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/12/16-december-2011-was-durban-a-significant-step-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/12/16-december-2011-was-durban-a-significant-step-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Durban was better than Copenhagen and a bit better than Cancun. However, it was basically just an agreement to keep talking. Policy makers must not allow international negotiations to exclude progress on national and regional measures.]]></description>
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		<title>8 November 2011: European Climate Foundation roadmap</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/11/8-november-european-climate-foundation-roadmap/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/11/8-november-european-climate-foundation-roadmap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comment on the launch of the European Climate Foundation’s latest report, Power Perspectives 2030. ]]></description>
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		<title>21 October 2011: What the EU should do at and after the Durban climate summit</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/10/comment-21-october-2011-what-the-eu-should-do-at-and-after-the-durban-climate-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/10/comment-21-october-2011-what-the-eu-should-do-at-and-after-the-durban-climate-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever the outcome of the Durban discussions, the EU should give priority to agreeing its draft energy efficiency directive, which will be good for human health and energy security as well as climate protection. It should also strengthen the Emissions Trading System by setting a floor price for the carbon permits.]]></description>
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		<title>7 October 2011: Has Europe given up fighting climate change?</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/10/7-october-2011-has-europe-given-up-on-fighting-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/10/7-october-2011-has-europe-given-up-on-fighting-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU has long prided itself on leading international efforts to control climate change. Today, the issue is nowhere near the top of the EU’s agenda, having been eclipsed by the economic downturn and the eurozone debt crisis. ]]></description>
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		<title>9 August 2011: New US fuel efficiency standard</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/08/9-august-2011-new-us-fuel-efficiency-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/08/9-august-2011-new-us-fuel-efficiency-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climateanswers.info/?p=4898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has unveiled a new US fuel efficiency standard, which isn't good enough, but much better than nothing.]]></description>
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		<title>12 July 2011: The new EU budget &#8211; a missed opportunity</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/07/the-new-eu-budget-a-missed-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/07/the-new-eu-budget-a-missed-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climateanswers.info/?p=4843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission's  proposals for the 2014-2020 EU budget are a missed opportunity. There should be a major reduction in spending on agriculture and a major increase in climate spending.]]></description>
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		<title>10 June 2011: Strengthening the EU&#8217;s climate and energy package</title>
		<link>http://climateanswers.info/2011/06/10-june-2011-strengthening-the-eus-climate-and-energy-package/</link>
		<comments>http://climateanswers.info/2011/06/10-june-2011-strengthening-the-eus-climate-and-energy-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Tindale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summarizes a seminar held by Climate Strategies and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations on why the EU should strengthen its climate and energy policies.]]></description>
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