‘NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chemical maker DuPont said on Thursday that it would invest $120 million to boost production of a popular solar cell product.’
DuPont to invest $120 million in solar projects | Green Business | Reuters.
News Roundup
Study: Global warming sparked by ancient farming methods – CNN.com
August 19th, 2009‘(CNN) — Ancient man may have started global warming through massive deforestation and burning that could have permanently altered the Earth’s climate, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.’
via Study: Global warming sparked by ancient farming methods – CNN.com.
The Great Paradox of China: Green Energy and Black Skies | Reuters
August 19th, 2009From 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.
Seven arrested in suspected carbon tax fraud | Reuters
August 19th, 2009LONDON Reuters – The British tax office arrested seven people in London on Wednesday in a suspected 38 million pounds $62.6 million value-added tax fraud in the European market in carbon allowances, it said.
via Seven arrested in suspected carbon tax fraud | Green Business | Reuters.
China losing out in low-carbon economy bonanza | Reuters
August 19th, 2009‘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.
Germany launches CO2 scrubbing at RWE plant | Reuters
August 18th, 2009‘FRANKFURT Reuters – German companies on Tuesday launched carbon dioxide scrubbing from flue gases at a coal fired power station operated by utility RWE in western Germany.’
via Germany launches CO2 scrubbing at RWE plant | Green Business | Reuters.
Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise | SF Gate
August 17th, 2009‘Someday decades from now, California’s sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore.’
Australia to split green energy from carbon laws | Reuters
August 17th, 2009‘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.
China study urges greenhouse gas caps, peak in 2030 | Reuters
August 17th, 2009‘BEIJING Reuters – China should set firm targets to limit greenhouse gas emissions so they peak around 2030, a study by some of the nation’s top climate change policy advisers has proposed ahead of contentious talks on a new global warming pact.’
via China study urges greenhouse gas caps, peak in 2030 | Green Business | Reuters.
China says its carbon emissions to fall by 2050: report | Reuters
August 15th, 2009‘SHANGHAI Reuters – China’s carbon emissions will start to fall by 2050, its top climate change policymaker said, the first time the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases has given a timeframe for a decline, the Financial Times reported Saturday.’
via China says its carbon emissions to fall by 2050: report | Green Business | Reuters.