The renewable energy industry is stepping up its meteoric rise into the mainstream of the energy sector, according to the REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report. Renewable energy production capacities are growing rapidly as a result of more countries enacting far-reaching policies. In 2007, global wind generating capacity is estimated to have increased 28 percent, [...]
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REN 21 Says Renewable Energy Still Rising
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Financing woes plague EU climate technologies
Posted in Economics, Europe, Policy on 2008-02-28 | No Comments »
Discussions between EU policymakers and energy sector stakeholders reveal sharp differences about how, and by whom, expensive CO2 capture and other ‘green’ technologies should be financed.
Background:
Technologies are considered a cornerstone of EU efforts to tackle climate change. On 22 November 2007, the Commission presented its Strategic Energy Technology (SET) plan, along with a technology map, designed to invigorate the development of ‘clean’ [...]
