Energy News of the Week (Mar.10-16, 2014)
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< Asia >
China pushing for new-energy cars, but challenges abound
Xinhua-2014/03/14
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- In his government work report during the Two Sessions, Premier Li Keqiang said tackling air pollution was at the top of the government's list. To attain this goal, a multi-pronged strategy is needed. One solution ...
Energy 'Policy Costs' Impact Japan's International Competitiveness
Energy Collective-2014/03/13
During his first stint as prime minister in 2006, Prime Minister Abe's Nuclear Energy National Plan from December 2006 talked about a “re-recognition of the importance of energy security in industrialized nations” with the direction of energy ...
< North America >
Clean Energy Created Nearly 80000 Green Jobs In America During ...
CleanTechnica-2014/03/14
America's clean energy economy created nearly 80,000 green jobs in 2013, benefitting virtually every state across the country even as looming market and policy uncertainty threaten to shrink green growth. Solar, energy efficiency, and public ...
< South America >
UPDATE 3-Brazil aims to help energy sector without stoking prices
Reuters-2014/03/13
By Alonso Soto and Leonardo Goy. BRASILIA, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazil unveiled measures on Thursday to help electricity distributors struggling with high power costs caused by drought, a move aimed at combating inflation by delaying ...
< Africa >
Africa Has Bright Renewable Energy Future - Ernst & Young Report
Ventures Africa-2014/03/10
VENTURES AFRICA- Africa is poised to overtake Europe as one of the key areas of growth in the production and use of renewable energy technologies, as the use of clean tech becomes more imperative to stem the tide of climate change
< Europe >
Big 6' call for UK to block EU 2030 binding renewable energy target
Click Green-2014/03/12
The trade association representing the 'Big 6' energy generators has called on the Government to continue to block efforts to agree to an EU 2030 renewable energy target that will be legally binding. Energy UK said its members believed a ...
< Australia >
Energy Sector Update: March 2014
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)-2014/03/12
Welcome to the March 2014 edition of the Australian EnergySector Update, a monthly publication prepared by Corrs ....General Manager Jason Pugh reportedly said that New Energyis in talks with Australia-based infrastructure funds and ...