Business Edition
nr. 50
3 May 2007
Special:
EU and US join in climate measures
The EU and the US have signed an agreement in which they commit to improve climate protection. During the EU-US summit in Washington last Monday, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President George W. Bush and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso issued a joined statement on climate change and energy issues. Read
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EU Parliament and its fight against climate change
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have announced the formation of a new committee on climate change. On the same day, Green MEPs published a report that shows the two seats of the European Parliament (Brussels and Strasbourg) cause increasing emissions. Read more
Germany takes the climate lead
Germany announced plans to reduce CO2 emissions by no less than 40% by 2020. Last week the German Minister for Environment, Sigmar Gabriel unveiled the ambitious eight-point action plan. The new German emissions targets go twice as far as the binding European targets that were agreed at the European Spring Summit in March. The reactions within Germany are strongly divided. Read more (subscription required)
Iberdrola and ScottishPower leading in renewable power
The integration of Spanish-based Iberdrola and UK-based ScottishPower has created one of the world’s largest a sustainable electricity producers. The combined group has a total installed renewable electricity capacity of almost 40,000 MW and an installed capacity of large-scale hydro-electric power of 16,500 MW. The group plans to reinforce its position in the wind power sector.Read
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WRI report: How to scale up low-carbon technologies?
Climate policies should be ‘loud, long and legal’ in order to match up to the daunting task of reducing carbon emissions. In the report ‘Scaling Up: Global Technology Deployment to Stabilize Emissions’, the World Resources Institute (WRI) draws up an inventory of the tasks ahead.Read more
Sustainable bio-energy: at least 30% emissions reduction
Last Friday the Dutch Committee on criteria for sustainable biomass published its end report to the government. Read
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‘Rules on RECs in US should be clearer’
In the United States, many regions use renewable energy certificates (RECs) to verify the renewable source of the energy. RECs are widespread and an increasing number of regions are developing web-based REC tracking systems. But some states are unintentionally ambiguous in their definitions and rules. “Greater clarity should be sought,” concludes a report released by the New Berkeley Lab. Read
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In Brief
BBC World documentary on feed-in tariffs
Quantum-dots’ potential for solar power
Report warns of ‘cleantech bubble’
Bidding war for wind energy producer REpower
Agenda Read
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