‘BONN, Germany — China wants the United States to deliver top of the line technology as part of a new global warming agreement, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said Thursday.’
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China Wants Top US Technology In Climate Bargain
June 11th, 2009Will Big Ag plow under Waxman-Markey? | Grist
June 11th, 2009‘As the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill moves forward in the House, Big Ag interest groups are circling their plows and sharpening their pitchforks. Some of the largest corporations in the agribusiness sector—including the GMO-and-herbicide giant Monsanto—are pushing to control how agriculture would fit into the bill’s cap-and-trade scheme.’
House GOP offers nuclear-loaded energy bill : AP
June 11th, 2009‘WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are calling for a hundred new nuclear power plants to be built in the next two decades as part of an energy plan they say is a better alternative than one championed by Democrats.’
via The Associated Press: House GOP offers nuclear-loaded energy bill.
What Is the Cheapest Energy Storage Idea of Them All? : Greentech Media
June 11th, 2009Researchers and startups might tout flow or sodium batteries, but caves are going to be tough to beat when it comes to energy storage, says Robert Schainker, a senior technical executive at EPRI.
via Greentech Media: What Is the Cheapest Energy Storage Idea of Them All?.
China launches green power revolution to catch up on west | The Guardian
June 10th, 2009‘China is planning a vast increase in its use of wind and solar power over the next decade and believes it can match Europe by 2020, producing a fifth of its energy needs from renewable sources, a senior Chinese official said yesterday.’
via China launches green power revolution to catch up on west | Environment | The Guardian.
Fickle Breezes: Study Says Climate Change Means Lower Wind Speeds – WSJ
June 10th, 2009‘Chalk up another casualty of climate change: Wind speeds in many parts of the U.S. seem to be decreasing, which could make life tougher for the wind industry.’
via Fickle Breezes: Study Says Climate Change Means Lower Wind Speeds – Environmental Capital – WSJ.
The Next Climate Deal: How Big is the Battle for Cleantech IP? | Reuters
June 9th, 2009‘Late last month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pulled together a small, motley crew of companies with a stake in upcoming climate policy to launch its Innovation, Development & Employment Alliance — a group trying to ensure that an international climate deal doesn’t weaken rules about who can profit from cleantech innovations’
via The Next Climate Deal: How Big is the Battle for Cleantech IP? | Reuters.
U.S. seeks tougher climate steps from China | Green Business | Reuters
June 9th, 2009BEIJING Reuters – China must press ahead with new ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions for the world to have hope of containing global warming, a U.S. energy official said, urging cooperation to end distrust between the two biggest emitters.
via U.S. seeks tougher climate steps from China | Green Business | Reuters.
China: US Energy Discussions May Have Been Productive
June 9th, 2009‘BEIJING — China said Tuesday that it was committed to making this year's Copenhagen climate change conference a success, sounding a positive note at the close of a two-day visit to Beijing by President Barack Obama's global warming envoy.’