As global leaders meet in Warsaw to discuss climate change, a new documentary alleges that Europe's existing system of trading permission to generate carbon dioxide (a major contributor to greenhouse gasses) has been taken over by criminals. Tom Heinemann, the award-winning director, explains that, "in order to cut down carbon emissions and … [Read more...] about The Carbon Crooks — how organised crime took over carbon trading #COP19 #climate change
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What’s missing from #climatechange talks on #globalwarming? Media
It's November and that means it's time for seasonal talks on climate change. The ministers, UN functionaries and NGOS have all turned up on cue in Warsaw. However, unlike other November institutions, the talks are being ignored by most of the world's media which is quite extraordinary given that's the most powerful storm ever may just have killed … [Read more...] about What’s missing from #climatechange talks on #globalwarming? Media
European governments increasingly wobbly on #climatechange and #greenenergy
Years of inconclusive negotiations on a global agreement to limit greenhouses gases probably made it inevitable that Europe's expensive policies to encourage renewables would come under increasing threat. This week gave some excellent examples. Germany's "massively expensive Energiewende" policies are not simply unaffordable, they are … [Read more...] about European governments increasingly wobbly on #climatechange and #greenenergy
India’s policy in #greenenergy and #cleantech #patents is “expropriation” says newspaper
India apparently plans to force the holders of green energy patents to license their innovations to Indian companies. As we noted earlier this week, this seems a bold extension of a policy that has already had a limited use in the health and pharma sector. India can do this under the National Manufacturing Policy. The NMP says that the government … [Read more...] about India’s policy in #greenenergy and #cleantech #patents is “expropriation” says newspaper
India may start seizing #patent rights for #greenenergy
There is a long and complicated tussle over patents in the pharma sector in India. Over the year, India has issued two compulsory licences for pharmaceuticals and made a number of other moves seen as hostile to patent holders (see this recent article on our sister site, Health Issues India) Now, according to Business Line (part of the respected … [Read more...] about India may start seizing #patent rights for #greenenergy
Liconomics: Chinese #greenenergy to grow at twice the rate of general economy
At a private lunch last year, China's ambassador to the UK spent ten minutes answering my question about why China would not support global limits on greenhouse gas emissions. He is an excellent diplomat and it was a private meeting so I can't point to anything he said that deviated at all from the official policy. However, he spent five minutes … [Read more...] about Liconomics: Chinese #greenenergy to grow at twice the rate of general economy
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