Business Edition
nr 102
June 5, 2008
Special:
German government rules out plan for big cuts in solar aids
An initial proposal by the conservative party to cut subsidies for solar PV energy by 30% in 2009 has been ruled out by the German CDU-SPD coalition government. Read more
European Council discusses climate package
Today 5 June and Friday 6 June, the Councils of Ministers for Environment and Energy will discuss the energy and climate package of the European Commission in a second round. No conclusions are expected yet, but Brussels watchers anticipate a big step forward. Read more
"Next months crucial for climate negotiations"
The Slovenian presidency of the EU has published an overview of the current negotiations in the international climate policy process. In the coming months, the agenda is very busy. This period will be crucial for a final global agreement, targeted to be finalized in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Read more
MEP Thomsen: “There are still many reasons to support the 10% biofuel target”
As the discussion on the biofuel target and the whole Climate Action package reaches new peaks, GreenPrices asked Danish MEP Britta Thomsen, member of the ITRE Committee working on the Renewable Energy Directive, why she supports the 10% target, thus opposing Green MEP Turmes' proposal for deletion. Read more
Princess Amalia offshore wind farm: 'The proof for investors'
5 June 2008 - In a colourful event at IJmuiden, the Netherlands, sustainable energy company Econcern and utility Eneco, opened yesterday the Netherlands’s largest offshore wind farm with 120 MW of installed capacity. Read more
The Sustatement
This month's Sustatement:
"The EU Directive and its amendments will remove the existing barriers and ensure a prosperous growth of sustainable energy in Europe"
This week, our guest is Claes Hedenström, President of RECS International and manager regulatory affairs of Vattenfall. He recognises at least one large barrier that has not been removed. Read more
Carbon price of €40 a tonne in 2008”
Deutsche Bank has revised its 2008 EUA (European Union allowance) price forecast to €40 per tonne (up from €35/t). Read more
“Do not single out biofuels as the culprit for food crisis”
Leaders of the bioethanol fuel industries in the US, Canada and Europe have sent a joint letter to UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and those world leaders attending the Rome World Food Summit urging them not to single out biofuels as the culprit behind the food crisis. Read more
Editorial:
High oil prices and cutting taxes
Imagine this advertisement: a driver in a SUV, waiting for the green light, arrogantly smiles back at a beautiful woman crossing the road. But the driver finds himself embarrassed, because the lady turns out to be smiling at the next car's driver. And his car? A modest hybrid car, modern, very efficient and 'hot'. Read more
In Brief
- Blair calls upon US Senate to approve Climate Change Bill
- Vattenfall takes first step towards commercial CCS
- Ambitious wind plans in Southern Spain
- Carrefour to supply green electricity in Belgium
- A roadmap for an International Renewable Energy Agency
- SSE targets 4,000 MW of renewables by 2013
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