News Roundup
‘OXFORD Reuters – Public awareness about the “catastrophe” of climate change is not high enough to pressure politicians into taking action, former Vice President Al Gore said on Tuesday.’
via Gore says climate deal needs more public pressure | Green Business | Reuters.
‘Carbon sequestration has been the subject of extensive study, but is it the only option for carbon removal? A Canadian company, Strategic Visionary Alternatives, has spent years researching and has already demonstrated its unique carbon recycling method.’
via Canadian Company Demonstrates Carbon Recycling | Green Business | Reuters.
Consistent with the maximum target of a 2 degrees called for at the Copenhagen Climate Conference this March:
‘BRUSSELS Reuters – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday he will press the United States and other nations to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius at this week’s Group of Eight summit.’
via EU’s Barroso seeks two degrees Celsius pact at G8 | Green Business | Reuters.
‘SEOUL Reuters – South Korea aims to raise 2.0 trillion won $1.58 billion from the private sector and increase fiscal and financial aid to help so-called “green industries,” the government said on Sunday.’
via South Korea to raise $1.6 billion for green industries | Green Business | Reuters.
‘HONG KONG/BEIJING Reuters – China’s ambitious plan to increase wind power capacity could attract up to $150 billion in investment, but Beijing will have to get serious about revamping regulations and building much needed infrastructure.’
via China wind companies poised for green policy boost | Green Business | Reuters.
‘ROME Reuters – Officials from a 17-member body which account for the lions share of the world’s carbon emissions will hold urgent talks next Tuesday to iron out differences on the eve of a July 8-10 summit of the G8.’
via Climate body to try to bridge differences before G8 | Green Business | Reuters.
‘BEIJING/NEW DELHI Reuters – China and India lashed out on Friday at the possibility of tariffs slapped on carbon-intensive exports, even though analysts said proposed U.S. measures were years away and would be hard to implement.’
via U.S. carbon tariffs, still long way off, draw Asia ire | Green Business | Reuters.
‘WASHINGTON Reuters – More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday.’
via More than 800 wildlife species now extinct | Green Business | Reuters.
‘WASHINGTON Reuters – President Barack Obama, buoyed by a domestic victory on climate policy, faces his first foreign test on the issue next week at a forum that could boost the chances of reaching a U.N. global warming pact this year.’
via Obama’s climate leadership faces test at G8 forum | Green Business | Reuters.
‘LOS ANGELES Reuters – Solar panel makers from California to China are gearing up to capture a slice of the growing U.S. market for utility-scale solar power plants, but just a handful of players are expected to snap up most of the business in the coming years.’
via Handful of players seen ruling the solar roost | Green Business | Reuters.