International Business News - climate policy http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Trade wars after a planned U.N. climate deal are implausible, partly because of a surge of new business opportunities creating jobs in clean energy, the head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218502-greenfield-ethanol-plant.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/climate-pact-means-business-not-trade-wars-envoy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090814/climate-pact-means-business-not-trade-wars-envoy.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:57:00 EDT Australia's parliament rejected a plan for the world's most ambitious emissions trade regime as expected on Thursday, bringing the nation closer to a snap election and prolonging financial uncertainty for major emitters. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218454-climate.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/australian-parliament-rejects-carbon-trade-plan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/australian-parliament-rejects-carbon-trade-plan.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:03:25 EDT The fate of a U.S. climate change bill will send signals to the rest of the world as to whether upcoming global climate talks will be "serious or not," one of the bill's co-authors said on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090807/serious-climate-talks-hinge-ons-bill-lawmaker.htm Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:25:29 EDT A new U.S. government study on Tuesday adds to a growing list of experts concluding that climate legislation moving through Congress would have only a modest impact on consumers, adding around $100 to household costs in 2020. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090805/uconsumers-spared-big-costs-climate-bill.htm Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:27:54 EDT The U.S. climate bill would give states that are heavily reliant on greenhouse-gas emitting fuels, like coal, more carbon credits on a per capita basis than those that use clean fuels, according to an analysis of the legislation released on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217644-solar-panels.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090730/green-states-get-few-rewards-ins-climate-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090730/green-states-get-few-rewards-ins-climate-bill.htm Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:37:54 EDT The United States and China, the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases, signed an agreement on Tuesday that promises more cooperation on climate change, energy and the environment without setting firm goals. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217532-emissions.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090728/uand-china-sign-memorandum-on-climate-change.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090728/uand-china-sign-memorandum-on-climate-change.htm Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:17:25 EDT A major new energy bill won't spur economic development and create new jobs, Republican Senators said Thursday during a public hearing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090716/cap-and-trade-bill-economic-benefits-disputed-in-senate.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:18:22 EDT Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who ran for Vice President with Republican candidate John McCain in the 2008 Presidential Elections, called the American Clean Energy and Security Act a threat to the U.S. economy in an op-ed piece published in the Washington Post paper on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216739-refinery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/sarah-palin-outlines-economic-threats-cap-and-trade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090714/sarah-palin-outlines-economic-threats-cap-and-trade.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:27:09 EDT Democrats in the Senate on Tuesday began a drive to advance climate change legislation, a top Obama administration priority, amid warnings that a bill recently passed by the House of Representatives to reduce carbon emissions would have to be changed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216398-valero-refinery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/senate-begins-push-climate-change-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090707/senate-begins-push-climate-change-bill.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:26:24 EDT President Barack Obama, buoyed by a domestic victory on climate policy, faces his first foreign test on the issue next week at a forum that could boost the chances of reaching a U.N. global warming pact this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/216127-obama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090702/obamas-climate-leadership-faces-test-g8-forum.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090702/obamas-climate-leadership-faces-test-g8-forum.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:46 EDT The renewable energy mandate in the climate change bill approved by the House of Representatives last week does not go far enough for green power proponents, but the proposed national standard is likely as strong as it will get. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090630/climate-bill-spurs-less-green-power-than-hoped.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:34:55 EDT The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act also referred as the cap and trade bill, in a historic vote on Friday to advance climate legislation that President Barack Obama has promoted during his administration to put the country into a clean energy economy path. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215876-president-barack-obama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/uhouse-passes-historic-climate-open-clean-energy-economy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/uhouse-passes-historic-climate-open-clean-energy-economy.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:20:25 EDT A grudging acceptance of the U.S. climate change bill among energy industry executives and some environmentalists only reinforces the notion that a compromise ensures nobody's really happy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/energy-execs-give-climate-bill-grudging-support.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:34:55 EDT The U.S. House of Representatives could pass a major climate bill called the "American Clean Energy and Security Act" on Friday afternoon, a measure that will boost the development of clean energy sources in the country and increase commitment from the United States in the fight against global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/cap-and-trade-vote-expected-today-time-details.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:35:48 EDT The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on Friday on one of the most significant environmental bills in history -- a sprawling measure that aims to wean industry off of carbon-emitting fuels blamed for global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215798-manhattan.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/house-democrats-push-friday-climate-vote.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/house-democrats-push-friday-climate-vote.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:38:38 EDT Three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S. government should regulate the release of greenhouse gases from cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215738-los-angeles.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090625/opposition-quot-cap-and-trade-quot-grows-ins.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090625/opposition-quot-cap-and-trade-quot-grows-ins.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:35:32 EDT Car makers are lobbying the European Union to delay an agreed 2011 ban on climate-damaging chemicals in car air-conditioners, a letter from auto industry group ACEA shows. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215603-cars-drive.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090623/car-makers-fight-eu-ban-on-climate-change-chemicals.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090623/car-makers-fight-eu-ban-on-climate-change-chemicals.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:25:27 EDT Russia plans to release 30 percent more greenhouse gases by 2020 under an emissions target scheme announced on Friday by President Dmitry Medvedev. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/russia-offers-climate-goal-with-no-real-bite.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:03:01 EDT House Republicans on Thursday published a study asserting most states in the U.S. will "lose" under the American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009, also known as the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill which proposes setting a price for carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215456-most-states-lose-under-climate-bill.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/gop-attacks-waxman-markey-climate-bill-says-mosts-states-will-lose.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090619/gop-attacks-waxman-markey-climate-bill-says-mosts-states-will-lose.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:13:15 EDT Climate change has already caused "visible impacts" in the United States and poses particular risks to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries, a new government report said on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215288-icebergs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/uclimate-report-details-energy-agriculture-harm.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/uclimate-report-details-energy-agriculture-harm.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:32:17 EDT