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Indonesia to pledge to make deeper emission cuts by 2030

JAKARTA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia will pledge to increase its commitments on cutting greenhouse gas emissions growth by 29 percent by 2030, the environment and forestry minister said on Wednesday, but giving few details on how this would be done.

Western: Streamlined Environmental Review Process for Wind Farms in Midwest ‘Takes Effect Right Away’

Western in an Aug. 26 record of decision (ROD) adopted a standardized process for collecting information and evaluating and reviewing the environmental effects of wind energy interconnection requests in the U.S. Upper Great Plains region.

Obama visits Arctic community to discuss Native issues

ANCHORAGE/JUNEAU Alaska, Sept 2 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle, a trek the White House hopes will bring into focus how climate change is affecting Americans.

UPDATE 1-Dutch court: gas producer NAM must compensate homeowners in quake zone

* Shell-Exxon JV NAM must compensate homeowners for quake damage

Germany proposes changes to nuclear liability law- draft law

BERLIN, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The German government has proposed changes to a law to prevent German utilities from evading the payment of billions of euros needed to fund the country's nuclear exit, according to a copy of the draft law seen by Reuters.

Bahrain postpones plan to remove meat subsidies

DUBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Bahrain has postponed by one month a controversial plan to remove government subsidies on meat, in a sign of the political obstacles that Gulf Arab governments face as they try to reduce social handouts to save money.

COLUMN-Asian consumers missing out on full benefit of crude oil slump: Russell

--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.--

South Africa may increase nuclear power -newspaper

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's future energy mix could include an even higher share for nuclear power than the 9,600 megawatts (MW) already planned, the Business Day newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with a government official.

Low oil prices are painful, but volatility is insult to injury

Price volatility plays havoc with costing and investment planning, forcing some oil companies into a holding pattern in the hope of greater certainty over future returns.

Low oil prices are painful, but volatility sucks

Price volatility plays havoc with costing and investment planning, forcing some oil companies into a holding pattern in the hope of greater certainty over future returns.

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