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.
Areva Says Solar Thermal Market May Grow 30-Fold After Ausra Aquisition Areva SA of France predicts the
global use of solar-thermal power will grow by about 30-fold
this decade, a forecast that spurred the world’s largest maker
of nuclear reactors to buy a California-based equipment maker.
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.
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