‘A climate engineering analysis published this month by a University of Texas engineering professor and an American Enterprise Institute researcher concludes that all of the 21st century’s projected global warming … that’s right, all of it … could be offset by spending a mere $9 billion on ships that spray seawater mist into the atmosphere in order to thicken clouds that would redirect sunlight back to space.’

via Climate Geo Engineering – Pros and Cons of Geoengineering the Climate – thedailygreen.com.

‘LONDON/BEIJING Reuters – Chinese solar wafer manufacturer ReneSola won exclusive rights to develop a $706 million, 150-megawatt solar power plant in northern China, sending its share price sharply higher.’

via ReneSola wins $706 million China solar power plant deal | Green Business | Reuters.

From the outside, China is seen as passing spectacular new renewable energy goals, building massive wind farms and hydropower stations overnight and perhaps one day even giving American and European companies a run for their money in the global green-tech market. But from the inside, what emerges is a more muddled picture. The daily experience is that the air and water quality is bad, in some places getting marginally better or staying the same, in some cases getting worse.

via The Great Paradox of China: Green Energy and Black Skies | Green Business | Reuters.

‘BEIJING Reuters – China might be the world’s biggest generator of carbon credits, but its sclerotic financial sector is still holding the market back, the head of the country’s pioneering CO2 exchange said.’

via China losing out in low-carbon economy bonanza | Green Business | Reuters.

‘SYDNEY Reuters – Australia’s government said on Sunday it would split planned legislation to promote renewable energy from its controversial proposal for carbon trading, giving in to a key demand by the conservative opposition.’

via Australia to split green energy from carbon laws | Green Business | Reuters.