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10 September 2010
London, September 8 - China has succeeded the US as the most attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices.
Japan, September 7 - Japan’s government plans to sell carbon credits backed by greenhouse-gas reductions that households make using solar power systems or electric cars, a trade ministry official said today.
Melbourne, September 7 - Julia Gillard won the support of the Australian Greens to form a minority government but must deliver on climate reform and carbon pricing.
Singapore, September 3 - Wind may still be used to generate electricity in Singapore - just not Mother Nature’s breeze. Both JTC Corporation and the Housing Board are looking into the use of vertical axis wind turbines, where the blades spin around an upright shaft.
Beijing, September 3 - The huge turbines at the Guanting Wind Farm are popular backdrops for photos of newly married couples who find the 60-meter-tall structures a symbol of modernity; an endearing addition to the distant mountains, corn fields and lake a few dozen kilometers outside bustling Beijing.
Singapore, September 1 - The outlook for the carbon trading industry turned bleak once it became clear that governments meeting at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in 2009 would not provide a new direction or stimulus to the market. And there has been little to cheer for the carbon trading business community ever since.
Singapore, August 28 - More companies trading in carbon offsets and those financing emissions reduction projects are setting up shop in Singapore.
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