Environment
China, India Seek to Limit `Impact' of Copenhagen Agreement, Stern Says China, India, South Africa and Brazil
seek to “limit the impact” of the U.S.-led Copenhagen Accord
by emphasizing that the climate change deal isn’t legally
binding, U.S. negotiator Todd Stern said today.
Chevron Says Author's Conflict of Interest Taints Amazon Pollution Report Chevron Corp. said a report proposing
that the company pay $27 billion for alleged environmental
damage in Ecuador should be thrown out because the court-
appointed author owns a cleanup company and didn’t disclose his
conflict of interest.
SBI Will Court Sovereign Funds for Clean-Technology Investments in Asia SBI Holdings Inc. plans to build on
its $3 billion in private-equity investments with a venture
capital fund to tap growth in Asian companies making advances in
solar power, electricity-storage and water treatment.
Abengoa Said to Raise $460 Million to Build Mexican Power Plant for Pemex Abengoa SA, the Spanish engineering
and recycling company, is borrowing $460 million to build a
power plant in Mexico for oil company Petroleos Mexicanos,
people with direct knowledge of the loan said.
GE, Honeywell CEOs Meet With Obama Officials on Climate-Change Legislation General Electric Co. Chief Executive
Officer Jeffrey Immelt was among CEOs who met with Obama
administration officials including Treasury Secretary Timothy F.
Geithner today to discuss energy and climate-change legislation.
Spain Considers Cutting Premium Price for Photovoltaic Power, Group Says Spain may reduce the premium price
paid to electricity producers that use photovoltaic cells,
cutting clean-energy incentives for the second time in three
years, government and industry group officials said.