Business Edition
nr 75
November 8, 2007
Special:
IEA World Energy Outlook: all countries need to take action
The International Energy Agency (IEA), the energy organisation of the world’s richest countries, calls upon all countries across the world to change their energy policies. High growth rates, especially in countries like India and China, will endanger the climate and the security of supply in the next few decades. Read more
Editorial: IEA and the energy apocalypse
The International Energy Agency gets closer and closer to being the prophet of an energy apocalypse. Read more
EU climate package probably published on 23 January 2008
The long-awaited legislation package for energy and climate in Europe will probably be presented at the 23th of January, next year. The date still needs confirmation by the complete Commission. Read more
Emissions from industrialised countries still increasing
Recent UNFCCC national greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2005 have confirmed that the emission from the world's top industrialised nations are still on the rise. Read more
Transport sector may join EU emissions trading
Tradable emission permits are considered as an appropriate instrument to influence pricing of transport. Emissions trading is one of the elements in the public consultation on the ‘Preparation of an Impact Assessment on the Internalisation of External Costs’, published by the European Commission. Read more
Crisis over biofuels production memorandum
The discussion about the link between food prices and biofuels production is reaching to a climax. Several organisations are identifying large problems on the world food market. While one high UN official even calls for a five years moratorium on biofuels production, another UN branch, the food organisation FAO, openly rejects a moratorium. Read more
US federal cap-and-trade legislation again one step closer
A global warming cap-and-trade bill has been approved by a US Senate subcommittee, making it more and more likely that US regulation will be established in the future. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced she will introduce a carbon cap-and-trade system if she moves into the Oval Office next year. Read more
In Brief
- New climate legislation in Spain
- Sustainable versus nuclear energy in next Australian election
- Renewable Fuels Agency set up
- Major investments of Abengoa Solar
- More details published on Dutch RE premium system
- FAO forecasts future cereal prices
- Billion dollar contracts for thin film modules
- Shell and Codexis collaborate on next-generation biofuels
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