‘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 – 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.

‘The federal government is proposing to set aside 670,000 acres on public land and divide them into 24 energy zones to speed up solar energy development, said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Monday.’

via Greentech Media: Feds Propose 24 Solar Energy Zones, Promise Speedier Evaluations.

‘NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will not sign up to targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but will instead focus on fighting poverty and boosting economic growth, the environment minister said Tuesday.’

via India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets | Green Business | Reuters.

Humorous comparison of the Democrat vs. Republican perpectives of Obama’s energy bill.

‘June 29 Bloomberg — Carbon traders will buy more option contracts this year as a hedge against new climate laws and devaluation of credits for richer nations that help cut greenhouse gas in the developing world, RNK Capital LLC said.’

via CO2 Traders Hedging Against Climate Laws, RNK Says Update1 – Bloomberg.com.

‘After a tense debate, in which the margin of success or failure never moved beyond a handful of votes, the House of Representatives passed the most sweeping climate change policy ever considered by Congress early Friday evening.’

via House Passes Historic Climate Change Bill.