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Three clean-tech crunch issues in US elections – HSBC
17 August 2012Analysts at HSBC Bank have identified three touchstone issues for the climate and clean-tech sector ahead of the US elections – and say the post-election introduction of a carbon tax is a "wild card" policy.
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Commission confirms CO2 limits for cars, vans in 2020
12 July 2012The European Commission on Wednesday ended months of speculation over carbon dioxide (CO2) emission limits for cars and vans in 2020 by confirming targets already floated in existing legislation.
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UN suggests carbon tax to help raise $400bn of development finance
09 July 2012The UN has proposed financial mechanisms to raise $400 billion of development finance, including a $25 tax per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions in developed countries.
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Germany's federal, state governments agree on solar tariff cuts
28 June 2012Germany's federal and state governments have reached agreement to cut feed-in tariffs for German solar power by an almost identical amount to what was proposed in March, and subsidies will halt completely when the country's solar power capacity reaches 52GW.
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Europe's €20bn sustainable energy budget under pressure
20 June 2012The European Commission is planning to make more money available for sustainable energy projects over 2014-20, despite an underspend of the budget in the current period.
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US solar PV installations surge in Q1
14 June 2012Solar energy installations in the US were close to a record high in the first quarter of this year and are expected to rise 75% in 2012, as developers complete a backlog of projects that were racked up to take advantage of a concluding subsidy programme, according to an industry report.
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CAIR emissions rule seen in place for a year or more
11 June 2012The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) could remain in place for another year or longer in the likely scenario that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to win on all elements of a legal challenge against the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), according to a leading lawyer.
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Flexibility on pollution controls could save utilities $100bn – EPRI
06 June 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could save the electric utility industry about $100 billion by giving utilities flexibility in installing new pollution control technologies to comply with its current and pending regulations, according to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
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EC unsure over post-2020 renewables policy
31 May 2012The European Commission is undecided over whether a new renewables target or a stronger EU Emission Trading System (ETS) should be the primary driver of renewables in the EU after 2020, according to a draft policy paper due to be unveiled in Brussels next Wednesday.
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Australia's 'green bank' to attract clean energy investors
28 May 2012Australia's proposed A$10 billion ($9.8 billion) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is likely to prove the "last piece of the puzzle" in financing large-scale renewable energy projects in the short to medium term – but it should avoid crowding out private investment, an investment banker said.