April 02, 2009
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Energy & Renewables Newsletter April 02, 2009 |
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Global solar report card: UK could do better
The UK government`s renewables strategy faced fresh criticism this week after its solar energy policies received a D-minus grade from a new report examining the global solar industry. It has already come under fire for failing to plug the imminent funding gap for small-scale renewable energy technologies. The Solar Report Card from the Green Cross International lobby group assessed the solar industry in 16 of the world`s largest economies and found that subsidies and incentive schemes still lag far behind the subsidies still offered to carbon intensive energy industries such as oil and gas. The ... |
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Senior G-20 legislators hail new US clean energy bill
Senior lawmakers from the G-20 group of nations praised new clean energy legislation introduced last week in the US Congress and called on their national leaders to adopt smart recovery measures as they debate nearly US$2 trillion in global stimulus spending at the G-20 summit this week in London. The American Climate and Energy Security Bill, sponsored by Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy, and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee and Select Committee on Global Warming, promotes clean and renewable energy sources, increases energy efficiency ... |
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