As a major consumer of coal, China is facing mounting pressure, and experts are wrangling about which clean energy should come first on the government agenda
* Bank invested $1.6 billion in clean energy in 2008 * NGOs criticise ADB for funding coal-fired power plants (Adds protest, comments) MANILA, June 17 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday it...
MANILA, June 17 - The Asian Development Bank will double its investments on clean energy initiatives to $2 billion a year by 2013 to significantly dampen carbon growth and cut greenhouse gas emissions in the...
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG), one of China's two leading nuclear power developers, on Saturday said its industry investment fund has signed money-raising agreements worth RMB 7 billion for investment in nuclear and other clean energy projects, the official Xinhua News reported....
SINGAPORE, March 31 - China, the world's top greenhouse gas polluter, has passed a milestone in the number of U.N.-backed clean energy projects, with the world body approving more than 500 such schemes so far....
China strives to accelerate the development of clean energy in the country and aims to have a hydro power generation capacity of 1.9 trillion kw by 2010 and build several large wind power bases each with a generation capacity of up to 10 million kw, said Liu Qi, vice director-general of the National Energy Bureau...
Feb 19 - U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed on Thursday to co-operate on developing clean energy but refrained from launching negotiations...
Feb 19 - U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed on Thursday to cooperate on developing clean energy but refrained from launching negotiations on imposing limits on carbon emissions. Following are...
Oct. 24, 2008 (China Knowledge) - General Electric (GE) will set up large-scale clean energy production bases in China, India, the U.S. and the Middle East, sources reported, citing GE chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt.The...
(This article was originally published Friday) WASHINGTON --Congress gave a huge boost to solar, wind and clean energy projects in tax legislation passed Friday, but an unlikely industry is also quietly cashing in on the...