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A technology to bury underground the greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning coal must be ready for global deployment by 2017-2019, U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu said on Monday.

Coal is the world's single biggest source of carbon emissions, at 40 percent. Other sources included burning oil and natural gas, and deforestation and the production of cement.

California is heating up its push for clean energy, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a new subsidy for solar power on Monday and joined forces with the federal government to fast-track renewable energy projects.

Britain must cut greenhouse gas emissions six times faster than at present and consider more aggressive intervention in energy markets if it is to meet its low carbon targets, the government's chief climate change adviser said on Monday.

Lucknow: In a bid to promote use of solar power in Uttar Pradesh, rural banks in the State will provide easy loans to village committees under micro-finance scheme to enable houses to install solar lighting systems.

As if Britain needed any more bad news. Last Friday, Ofgem, the country

The liberalisation of the UK's energy market should be reversed, with ministers taking more control of decisions such as building renewable energy generation, the government's Committee on Climate Change will say today.

Germany's conservatives and their Free Democrat allies will reform the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) but cuts for solar power rates will be modest to prevent harming the fast-growing industry, a coalition source said on Sunday.

Europe will this week launch a campaign to triple funding for energy research to 8 billion euros ($11.7 billion) a year in a technology race with Japan and the United States, a draft document shows.

Pattern Energy Group LP said on Thursday that it finished more than $100 million in financing for a 101.2-megawatt wind project in California, citing an easing in the marketplace.

Six banks joined in the debt funding for construction costs, which converts to a term financing facility upon commercial operation.

Other energy options will also be explored

Total carbon emission put at 12.75 lakh tonnes

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation plans to tap solar energy for its in-house uses and also to power street lights and other public utilities in a phased manner, Mayor R. Venkatachalam and Deputy Commissioner V. Shanta told presspersons on Tuesday.