Business Edition
nr 64
9 August 2007
Special:
Due to the GreenPricesSummer schedule, our next newsletter nr 65 will be pubished on 27 August.
Bush's aftermath to UN climate conference
President Bush has invited government leaders from the 15 largest economies to join a talk on climate change on 27 September, just three days after the United Nations holds a key meeting on the same topic. So, is it support or competition
Italy's green opposition
Ermeter Realacci heads the so-called Environmental Commission in the Italian parliament, which tries to surpass the government’s environmental plans by presenting their own detailed policies. GreenPrices Editor-in-Chief Rolf the Vos interviewed Realacci on the latest developmentsStudy shows Catalonia the way to sustainability
Catalonia could have a fully sustainable energy system by 2045, or even 10 years earlier. Authors from Fundacio Terra, iSuSI and Ecoserveis demonstrate this in their report ‘Solar Catalonia’. However, Catalonians will first have to halve their power consumption to achieve this.
Market Monitor August 2007
GreenPrices regularly reports on market developments, prices and recent trades of green certificates in Europe. This week: We show green certificate prices from the Polish Power Exchange. Elcertificate prices in Sweden are rising steadily. A new ROC auction took place on 17 July
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Editorial: Out on a limb
I’m going to stick out my head with this, but suppose Bush will use his non-compliance with the Kyoto Protocol as a trump card towards the developing economies.
In brief
• Modest impact biofuels target on agriculture
• EU prepares for next round of energy talks
• Slow growth of renewables in USA
• E&Y: investments in RE to reach €500 billion by 2016
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Rolf de Vos
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