Business Edition
nr 80
December 13, 2007
Special:
Bali takes a positive turn
13 November 2007 - With one long day still to go, the Climate Summit in Bali is now culminating with more positive signals than at the start. An agreement appears in sight, including the start of negotiations on a post-Kyoto agreement in 2009 and a new arrangement for the transfer of technologies to developing countries. Read more
‘Renewable energy has become mainstream’
Renewable energy sources have developed from an ‘alternative’ energy option into the main stream, according to the pre-publication of the Renewables Global Status Report 2007 released last Friday. Read more
Huge offshore wind plans UK
UK’s secretary of state for business John Hutton has presented ambitious plans with offshore wind energy. The UK plans to build around an extra 25 Gigawatts, on top of 8 GW already announced. That will take around 7 to 10,000 turbines of 3.5 to 5 MW. Read more
Lieberman: “Giant step towards reversing climate change”
US Senator Joe Lieberman hails the recent Senate committee passage of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, a bill aimed at fighting climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The full Senate will debate the bill next year. Read more
Poor and rich countries quarrel over ‘green’ goods trade
Last Sunday 32 countries discussed over the EU and US proposal for cutting import tariffs on a list of 43 environmentally friendly goods. The ministerial meeting failed to agree as developing countries rejected the proposal in a recriminating atmosphere. Read more
Small Adaptation Fund to start in 2008
A preliminary deal was made on Tuesday in Bali, on a new UN fund to help poor nations cope with climate change. The Adaptation Fund should start up in 2008, with an initial capital of €22.7 million. Read more
'The Polish power sector will bear the largest emissions reduction burden'
The new Polish Minister of Environment, prof. Maciej Nowicki, has announced that the power sector will have to bear the largest burden of CO2 emissions reductions in the next phase of the EU Emissions trading scheme. Read more
Editorial: Eyes of the world
Of course the eyes of the world are now on Bali. Never before have newspapers and TV paid so much attention to a climate conference even if the ultimate achievement of this summit is only an agreement to negotiate further. Read more
In Brief
- US row over renewables in Energy Bill
- Bush threatens to veto Energy Bill
- New facility to grow algae for biofuel
- Ministers face tough ambition talks in Bali
- Bali: firm reduction targets dropped after US opposition
- Al Gore during the Nobel Prize ceremony: 'Make peace with the planet'
- Guidelines for more efficient offshore wind projects
- UNEP: climate change provides millions of jobs
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