Climate fight brings mega profits to EU power firms
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European power companies are making billions of euros in excess profits in the European Union's battle to beat global warming by cutting emissions of carbon gases, and consumers are paying for it, economists say.
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The European Union will try to cement its leadership role in the fight against climate change at a summit starting Thursday, with plans to set tough targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
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The European Union's battle against global warming will force companies to change automobile air conditioning systems and restrict the sale of air-cushioned sports shoes, European Union ministers said on Thursday.
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Business leaders put pressure on the European Commission president over draft plans on climate change.
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The European wind energy industry, thriving as climate change tops the global agenda, says it could eventually supply all the continent's electricity, but must first overcome public resistance over eyesore turbines.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's plan for capturing pollution to combat global warming lacks as much as $18 billion in needed funding, according to Alstom SA, the largest coal-fired power plant maker.
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Top executives at three big U.S. oil  companies defended record profits on Sunday as necessary to  finance future investment, and one cautioned that summer  gasoline pump prices could go higher with hurricane season  underway.
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Europe embarked on a bold path to fight climate change Friday, agreeing that a fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources like the sun and the wind, and challenging the rest of the world to follow.
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The Christian Science Monitor - While European leaders are at the forefront of fighting global warming, these no-carbon crusaders for building green and promoting renewable sources of energy still tiptoe around nuclear power.
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E.On becomes the latest of the big energy firms to increase prices of gas and electricity.
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Europeans may claim leadership in fighting global warming, but they get black marks from environmentalists for their fishing policy.
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Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.
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Leaders from the energy industry call for a global carbon market to help tackle climate change.
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A draft final statement at a European Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 in an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.
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Business & money: European commission proposals will create a UK-style market in energy across the entire EU.
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The measures announced to combat climate change means major changes for how Europe gets its energy
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on how the EU will juggle tackling climate change with the needs of industry.