Daily update: Investor groups worth trillions call for price on carbon, climate deal
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Investor groups worth trillions call for price on carbon, climate deal; Battery storage to make reserve coal plants redundant; 2014 on track to be hotted year on record; ACT energy efficiency scheme saving households thousands; Counting climate refugees; Wind could improve grid resiliency; Are energy-efficient workplaces healthier?; and Solar PV sets new record in Italy.
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Just as Australia dumps its carbon price, investor groups representing $24 trillion of funds under management call for carbon pricing across the globe, as the push for a new international climate agreement gathers pace.
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The new battery reacts within a fraction of a second, far faster than conventional plants can with their rotating masses.
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New data shows there’s a good chance 2014 could become the warmest year on record.
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Review of ACT’s Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme finds it cuts equivalent of 237,908 tonnes of CO2, saves participating households $1,600.
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Report shows 22m people internally displaced in 2013 as a result of extreme weather related disaster, three times as many as those displaced by conflict.
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New study finds wind power can substantially enhance grid resiliency when coupled with appropriate modern plant controls.
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An increasing number of organizations are recognizing the value beyond energy cost savings that energy-efficient buildings provide.
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Solar photovoltaic installations in Italy provided nearly 10% of the country’s electricity demand from January to August.
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