International Business News - energy 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 The cap and trade system proposed in climate legislation now being discussed in the U.S. Senate is not the most effective way to regulate carbon and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and its "success" is doubtful, according to a pioneer of the cap and trade concept. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/cap-and-trade-pioneer-sees-major-flaws-in-the-model-doubts-success.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:44:26 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 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 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 As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares for its vote on a crucial climate bill later on Friday, the Congressional Budget Office and the Environmental Protection Agency disputed claims that the measure would cost several thousand dollars per consumer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090626/house-climate-bill-will-not-impose-large-costs-cbo-says.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:40:27 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 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 A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a comprehensive energy package that would require utilities to generate 15 percent of electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind power by 2021. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215336-wind-farm.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/usenate-panel-approves-comprehensive-energy-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/usenate-panel-approves-comprehensive-energy-bill.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:31:40 EDT The Obama administration's top climate change scientists will unveil a report on Tuesday that details the impact of global warming on the United States and argues for fast action against it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215219-sun-reflects-la.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090616/ureport-press-case-quick-moves-on-climate.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090616/ureport-press-case-quick-moves-on-climate.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:25:30 EDT Rich countries may act on their own to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing a carbon market they hope will lure in poor nations even if U.N. climate talks get bogged down, experts said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215102-glas-flare.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090613/nations-may-form-global-co2-market-withoutn-deal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090613/nations-may-form-global-co2-market-withoutn-deal.htm Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:39:24 EDT U.S. lawmakers on Thursday sought to increase incentives for nuclear power and energy efficiency in a measure that would require utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/214745-nuclear-plant-spring-city.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090605/ulawmakers-seek-more-nuclear-power-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090605/ulawmakers-seek-more-nuclear-power-bill.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:51:17 EDT