Asia
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Diesel Vehicles, China vs. EU ETS, Mexico Climate Law
California's On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (In-Use) Regulation has shifted the reporting date to March 30, 2012, for most privately and federally owned diesel fueled trucks ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CASE Report, Solyndra Probe, Keystone XL, Halliburton
The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has found that levying 100-percent import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules may cost more than ...
Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or ...
APP Commits to 18% Cut in Energy, Water by 2015
A group of 77 paper businesses including Asia Pulp & Paper have signed an initiative committing themselves to energy-saving and emission-reduction targets set by the ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: World Future Energy Summit, China Carbon Trading, Obama's Jobs Council
At the Abu Dhabi opening of World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out three core goals for 2030 in his launch of ...
US Replaces China as Top Clean Energy Investor
The United States has regained its place as the world's number one investor in clean energy, reclaiming the top spot from China, according to Bloomberg ...
Apple Releases Supplier List, as NGOs Praise Chinese Transparency Progress
The National Resources Defense Council and Beijing-based NGO the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs have said China is making steady progress on ...
Wind Towers Are Next Front in Trade War
Four U.S. manufacturers of wind turbine towers have filed a trade complaint against China and Vietnam, opening a new front in an ongoing trade ...
WWF Accuses APP Supplier of Clear-Cutting in Tiger Sanctuary
WWF and non-profit coalition Eyes on the Forest have alleged that one of Asia Pulp & Paper’s wood suppliers is clear cutting in a ...
Wah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing Process
A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined
The EPA said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to ...
Analyst: U.S. Tariffs, Solar Price Rises ‘Likely’
As the Chinese solar power industry considers filing a retaliatory trade case against the U.S., IDC research manager in renewable energy Jay Holman said ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Rules, Soot Standard, Competing Studies
The EPA said that it will propose twice-delayed rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants early next year, Reuters reported. The agency delayed the ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Product App, China WEEE, GM Wildlife Conservation
Consumer Reports announced the launch of its new Eco-Label smart phone app, which will provide consumers with information on products' green marketing claims. The magazine said ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe
A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan
The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Bulb Ban, Toxics Reporting, Superfund Renewables
China is the latest country to ban the import and sale of incandescent light bulbs, Reuters reported. The country's National Development and Reform ...
Cold? Wear Gloves, Japan Tells Workers
The Japanese government is asking workers to pile on the sweaters as the country continues to face the possibility of electric outages.
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (pictured left) on Thursday announced a revised plan to establish solar energy zones in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, ...
