The U.S. departments of Energy and Treasury announced on July 9 that guidelines would be available for companies wishing to apply for $3 billion in stimulus payments.
A landmark study on the true cost to taxpayers of the most common “green” initiatives was released earlier this year from the preeminent C.D. Howe Institute in Canada. The information, empirical studies and analysis contained within the report are so relevant to the stated objectives of practically every government that it is surprising that this report did not attract widespread coverage. Crafting policy to maximize CO2 displacement is a stated objective of almost every level of government, and crafting policy to cost-effectively maximize CO2 displacement should be the guiding principal behind all this green legislation. But is that happening? The C.D. Howe Institute crunches the numbers and concludes that it is not.
This week the UK announced its strategy for meeting carbon emissions targets including a massive increase in renewable energy.
The states of Kansas and West Virginia recently adopted their first mandatory requirements for renewable energy use through so-called renewable energy standards, while Maine and Nevada have boosted the requirements under their renewable energy standards.
The NH Hoteles chain and solar group Isofotón have signed a co-operation agreement covering both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic installations.
