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Japan’s cabinet approves draft Global Warming Mitigation Law

• 2010-03-16 06:28:56
• David Flin

The Japanese cabinet has approved a draft Global Warming Mitigation Law. With regard to the emissions trading scheme, which had been a focus of controversy until the final process of the discussion, the bill proposes establishment of a total emissions cap as the basic control method while also including the emissions intensity approach in the provisions.

Cost against emissions reduction survey says 5 per cent

• 2010-03-12 06:33:35
• David Flin

A survey conducted on electricity consumers in Japan revealed that more than half the respondents were not willing to accept price increases exceeding 5 per cent to reduce CO2 emissions.

US-China group announces$1.5 billion Texas wind project

• 2010-02-17 06:32:41
• David Flin

Two American companies have teamed with a Chinese company to develop a $1.5 billion wind farm project in west , .

Thailand sees Japan as energy role model

• 2010-02-15 10:52:41
• David Flin

Britain and India agree nuclear deal

• 2010-02-05 05:26:48
• David Flin

Britain and India have agreed on the text of a deal that will allow British companies to compete to supply nuclear power equipment worth $150 million to India.

NGCP equity takers cautioned over cross-ownership ban

• 2010-01-24 07:08:35
• David Flin

With reports circulating that a deal is already in place for the equity divestment of shareholders in National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the prospective parties in the acquisition plan are being cautioned on the cross ownership ban under the power industry reform law.

China’s Power Play

• 2010-01-18 11:01:16
• David Flin

Huandeng Power International has said that it is trying to raise $1.1 billion through the sale of 800 million Shanghai-traded shares and 400 million Hong Kong-traded shares.

China limits power in cold spell

• 2010-01-07 06:21:55
• David Flin

Shanghai , and other regions of are limiting electricity use as record low temperatures boost demand and snowfalls have restricted coal deliveries needed to generate power.

Last minute deal – with many blank spaces. Maybe.

• 2009-12-18 07:06:54
• David Flin

Denmark’s Prime Minister, Lars Rasmussen, the new COP President, has spoken of “very fruitful” talks, in which he claimed that the USA and China have indicated the possibility that they might be willing to consider making some concessions in order to achieve some sort of deal that will enable the world leaders in Copenhagen to claim the conference to have been a major triumph.

Tuvalu, new world power

• 2009-12-11 12:00:02
• David Flin

In , the island state of has proposed two major agenda items that have brought about an effective suspension of activities by both the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) and the Conference of Parties Acting as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP). has insisted on a formal debate at COP and CMP regarding its agenda items.