I’m not sure how many open letters I’ve read over the years from businesses and state-level political leaders urging Congress to extend short-term tax credits to renewables. It’s a lot. And it’s kind of sad that I’m still reading them. The latest letter, written by a bi-partisan coalition of governors who support … [continued]
I don’t know how many of you are following the SolarWorld petition alleging that China is dumping solar panels in the U.S., and the push-back against it by a coalition of solar companies, Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE). To me, this is all a big waste of time and … [continued]
The World Bank Group is providing $300 million in loans to co-finance Ouarzazate, a 500 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant that would be one of the largest in the world upon completion. The World Bank Group’s IBRD and Clean Technology Fund are members of a public-private partnership with the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy that also includes includes four international lenders from Europe and Africa.
I got this email yesterday from the Solar Energy Industries Association. Thought I should share with you all…. Last year, solar customers across the U.S. enjoyed a holiday miracle when Congress voted at the eleventh-hour to extend the hugely successful 1603 Treasury Program through 2011. Now we’re hoping for a … [continued]
Following in my new, daily trend of doing a roundup post on different cleantech matters, here are 7 recent green jobs stories you might have missed: In London, there are now about 160,000 people working in green jobs in 9,000 companies. The growth rate in the industry there has been … [continued]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2011– A broad, nonpartisan coalition of 369 members, including manufacturing, farm and business interests, today issued a letter endorsing a four year extension to wind energy’s key federal tax incentive, the Production Tax Credit. Legislation recently introduced by Representatives Dave Reichert (R, WA-08) and Earl Blumenauer … [continued]
We keep hearing about the green collar job revolution, but exactly what are the green jobs out there, what do they pay, and what does it take to get one? A new infographic by One Block Off the Grid lists over 200 green jobs and their salaries, including many that … [continued]
Directing “just 2 percent of global GDP into 10 key sectors would kick-start” the global transition to a more sustainable, ‘Green Economy,’ according to a UN Environmental Program report. All the elements to enact a transition to a “low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive global economic model” are here now, and businesses and governments are already promoting and fostering greater investments in 10 key sectors UNEP has singled out: agriculture, energy, buildings, water, forestry, fisheries, manufacturing, waste, tourism and transport.
The OECD and IEA are urging global leaders to do more to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, which they say will boost growth, job creation and revenues while mitigating climate change. In a groundbreaking report, the OECD detaisl fossil fuel subsidies around the world, highlighting the key elements of strategies that some governments are using to remove them.
The World Bank’s International Development Association’s RERED program has brought solar power to more than 300,000 homes and small businesses in rural Bangladesh. With the addition of another $172 million credit facility, the IDA and its RERED partners intend to bring that to over a million.
