Excerpt from Deborah Seligsohn/ Angel Hsu article (link below):

‘…Expect China to continue to invest heavily in a number of non-carbon or reduced carbon sectors, including renewable energy, nuclear power, electric vehicles and energy efficiency technologies. It is now touted as the most attractive renewables market in the world. Expect the Chinese government to continue to promote the industry – its announced “pillar Industries” for the next five years include energy conservation, environmental protection, new energy technologies and new-energy vehicles – and international businesses to continue to be keen to participate, despite some ongoing trade disputes. We can expect to see another doubling of wind energy … 2011 should also see the start of the first solar thermal power plant projects in China.’

via What Can We Expect on Climate and Energy in China in 2011? | ChinaFAQs.

‘The commitments embodied first in Copenhagen and now with additional specificity in Cancun are important in beginning an approach to reducing our global risk of catastrophic climate change, but the commitments not just from these two countries, but from all of the major emitters are not what the best scientific evidence suggests will ultimately be needed to avert catastrophic climate change.’

via ChinaFAQs: The U.S. and China at the Summit: Climate & Energy Developments in China and U.S.-China Collaboration | ChinaFAQs.

‘Reuters – Defending new regulations on the emission of greenhouse gases will be a top priority for the Obama administration this year as challenges emerge, a senior U.S. Justice Department official said on Thursday.’

via Justice Dept makes defense of CO2 rules top priority | Reuters.

‘(Reuters) – Electricity from wind farms in Texas climbed to 7.8 percent of the power consumed in the state last year, up from 6.2 percent in 2009, the state grid operator said in a report.’

via Wind expands to 7.8 percent of Texas electric supply | Reuters.

‘(Reuters) – Record high world food prices threaten to limit the use of land for low-carbon energy crops just as British efforts to pioneer growth of the giant grass miscanthus in Europe are poised to gather pace.’

via Analysis: High food prices cloud UK grass-for-energy plans | Reuters.

‘When coal is mined in Montana, shipped out of Washington state and ultimately burned in China, who is responsible for the greenhouse gases?’

via Coal, greenhouse gas emissions: Washington state considers whether to allow plant that would export coal to China – latimes.com.

‘(Reuters) – China revealed a raft of targets for its energy and power sectors on Thursday, planning to boost capacity in the next five years to feed its growing economy, now the world’s top energy user.’

via China unveils 2015 energy and power expansion plans | Reuters.

‘HOUSTON – A Texas commission approved rules on Tuesday that pave the way for 36 states to export low-level radioactive waste to a remote landfill along the Texas-New Mexico border.’

via Commission lets 36 states dump nuke waste in Texas – Yahoo! News.

‘India paid at least 459 million rupees ($10 million) in subsidies to help rural homes and villages install solar-powered lights in 2010.’

via Solar Knowledge: India Paid $10 Million in Solar Subsidies in 2010.