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As part of the Clean Power Plan, EPA has proposed an early incentive program to reward investments in renewable energy generation. The proposal, however, only includes some renewable technologies and while wind and solar are included, geothermal is not.

The U.K. has decided to close the door on coal, but it’s not good news for renewables. A long-time leader in progressive renewable energy support policies, the U.K. government has now taken a stance that sees its low-carbon energy strategy reflected in ambitions for more gas and nuclear power – at the expense of renewables and coal.

The U.K. has decided to close the door on coal, but it’s not good news for renewables. A long-time leader in progressive renewable energy support policies, the U.K. government has now taken a stance that sees its low-carbon energy strategy reflected in ambitions for more gas and nuclear power – at the expense of renewables and coal.

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The London zinc price touched a fresh six-year low of $1,497.50 per tonne on Thursday.

MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - There is little likelihood Russia will work with OPEC on cutting oil output ahead of or on the sidelines of a meeting of the exporter group in Vienna next month, officials and industry insiders say.

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - France's SNCF railway has halted test runs on a new high-speed line to Strasbourg following a derailment that killed 11 people last weekend, delaying its likely entry into service.

* Coordination on future replanting, biodiesel mandates expected

SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - China's top admiral said his forces have shown "enormous restraint" in the face of U.S. provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty.

DHAKA, Nov 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The government of Bangladesh has approved construction of a large-scale solar park as part of a push to increase the share of power from renewable sources in this electricity-starved country.

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Belgium's Nyrstar, the world's largest producer of zinc, said on Monday it had appointed a former employee of its largest shareholder, Trafigura, as its chief financial officer with immediate effect.

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