Posted in Solar Energy on 2008-03-18 | No Comments »
At the International Energy Agency’s biennial SolarPACES 2008, held this year in Las Vegas, there were many signs that the sleeping solar giant of the desert, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP), is waking up. The primary attendees and organizers of SolarPACES are scientists, engineers and industry representatives involved in either CSP electric [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Economics, Policy on 2008-03-18 | No Comments »
German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel is backing the call from energy-intensive industry for special rules in emissions trading, the metals association Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle said Saturday.
The minister told a summit of the metals association Friday that special regulations for energy-intensive users were needed “as long as there is no working global agreement on climate protection. This [...]
Posted in Economics, Europe, Policy on 2008-03-18 | No Comments »
The United States’ resistance to international efforts to fight climate change is linked to Europe’s growing competitive advantage in the renewable energies sector, Germany’s deputy environment minister said on Monday. Michael Mueller said he believed that economic interests were playing an increasingly important role in international negotiations aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouses gases. Germany [...]
