clean energy
The US president's State of the Union address outlined a plan for 'an America built to last,' with a clean energy agenda that would create jobs, lower energy bills, and cut pollution. But will the Republicans help build it?
Obama may be touting a balanced approach to cleantech and fossil fuels, but the erratic approach to policymaking that has hampered development of stable, affordable energy supplies has not changed.
Clean energy investors watch on nervously as the US wind industry and Germany's solar PV sector become the latest victims of drastic subsidy cuts and phase-outs.
When will renewables reach a serious level in the world's total electricity mix? It could come down to the performance of solar and the ambitious targets of emerging economies.
Instead of promoting the development of clean affordable energy, the US regulatory process has led to a permitting system that is slow, arbitrary and hampers investment.
Barack Obama's Keystone XL Pipeline decision will help drive the belief that fossil fuels are being persecuted by the government. In fact, the opposite is true.
With the release of the EC's latest analysis on moving beyond its existing green goals, we look at the scope of the suggested new targets, the implications for the carbon market, and the potential costs and savings for the EU.