Brussels To Play Down 'Carbon Leakage' Threat
Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:11
EurActiv
A draft European Commission proposal, seen by EurActiv, plays down the risk of industries relocating outside Europe if the 27-member bloc were to step up its climate policies.
The expected impact of raising the EU's CO2 reduction effort on carbon-intensive industries will be evaluated in a Commission paper, scheduled to be presented on 27 May...
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Spanish Government May Cut Rates Paid for Existing Solar and Wind Plants
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 11:08
By Ben Sills, Bloomberg
Spain is considering cuts to the prices that existing solar and wind power plants earn, an Industry Ministry spokesman said.
Spain won’t seek to claw back revenue already earned by plants operating under the government’s fixed-price system, the spokesman said in an e-mailed clarification of comments by Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian...
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The Myth And Cost Of A 'Green' Electric Car
Friday, 23 April 2010 08:33
Neil Reynolds, The Globe and Mail
“Car makers, not environmentalists, are prematurely pushing electric cars. Car makers want electric cars because of the enormous subsidies they will generate. ”
When Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced last year that he would pay people to buy electric cars, he justified his decision as environmentally smart and industrially...
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Chinese Dams Accused Of Carbon Credit Scams
Wednesday, 07 April 2010 15:34
South China Morning Post
Environmental lobby group International Rivers has condemned the emergence of trade in fake carbon credits and says the biggest source is hydroelectric power projects on the mainland.
Under what is known as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised countries can support projects that decrease emissions in...
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Cap And Trade Loses Its Standing
Tuesday, 30 March 2010 08:50
John M Broder, The New York Times
Less than a year ago, cap and trade was the policy of choice for tackling climate change.
Environmental groups and their foes in industry joined hands to embrace the approach, a market-driven system that sets a ceiling on global warming pollution while allowing companies to trade permits to meet it. President Obama praised it by name in his...
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