Green has made its debut in the Budget. Risks from climate change and the need to act at the domestic level found a mention for the first time. In what could help unleash the potential of public transport systems in cities, FM announced excise duty reduction on bus chassis from existing 16% to 12%. Read more »
Nippon Oil gets U.N. carbon credit of 4 mil tons for Vietnam project (Japan Today)
TOKYO — Nippon Oil Corp said Friday it has received a carbon credit of around 4.49 million tons from the United Nations for its oil development project in Vietnam. Read more »
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-29 10:16 GMT: Voltalia signs 1st solar power project in France (Interactive Investor)
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Voltalia said it has signed a lease for the site of a proposed 12 megawatts solar energy rig in the Hautes-Alpes region, the company's first sun power facility in France, to add to its 85 mw pipeline in Greece and French Guyana. Read more »
ČR slams EU’s carbon credit trading changes (Prague Daily Monitor)
Brussels, Feb 28 (CTK) - Czech Industry and Trade Minister Martin Riman criticised in Brussels Thursday the European Commission's proposal for changes in trading in emission allowances. Read more »