28 Aug 2009
China
to set solar feed-in tariff by year-end, says Suntech chairman
Policy expected to boost PV equipment sales by least 200MW annually
EU
to phase out traditional light bulbs from next week
All old-fashioned bulbs to be off shelves by 2012
US
Chamber of Commerce seeks "Scopes trial" on climate change
Business group calls for public hearing on evidence for man-made climate change
as it seeks to undermine proposed carbon legislation
India
lays foundation for $15bn cap-and-trade market
Businesses will be subject to electricity thresholds under wide-reaching
energy-efficiency plan
"
Solar UFOs" invade Japanese city in water-purification mission
Floating solar-powered discs dispatched to clean canal and moat in Osaka
FedEx
Office earns top grade for paper policy, Amazon.com and Costco fail
Report praises office suppliers for avoiding paper from unsustainable sources,
but slams retailers such as Walmart and Amazon.com
Government
mulls potential wind farm payout scheme
Proposed conservation banking scheme could provide wind farm developers with a
mechanism to share financial rewards with local residents
Germany
approves €500m electric car investment plan
Angela Merkel bolsters clean tech credentials with plan to put five million
electric cars on German roads by 2030
South
Korea unveils 80 per cent subsidy for domestic fuel cells
Plans to develop world's first "Hydrogen Economy" bolstered by generous new
incentives
LDK
and Canadian Solar clinch large-scale China PV projects
Two new 500MW solar projects are poised to benefit from new subsidy scheme
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