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Tag Archives: Renewable Energy

India Plans Auction to Double Solar Power Capacity

September 3, 2012 4:18 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

MUMBAI — India may auction a third of the solar projects planned by 2017 in the current financial year to double the nation’s sun-powered capacity as it seeks additional clean-energy investments to combat power shortages. Of the 3,000 megawatts of solar plants proposed to be built starting in 2013, contracts for “1,000 megawatts or a … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC in the news, Research / Tagged: electricity, India, renewable energy, solar

China Beats U.S. to Become Number One In Installed Wind Power

September 3, 2012 3:30 pm / Leave a Comment / kimzee

China surpassed the U.S. this year to become the number one in the world for installed wind power generating capacity. In the last six years, installed wind power generating capacity in China increased from 2,000 megawatts (MW) to 52,580 MW, according to the country’s state grid company, the State Grid Corporation, which is the country’s … Read More →

Posted in: BASIC, Research / Tagged: China, renewable energy, USA, wind

US union accuses China of rigging green energy trade

September 9, 2010 9:23 am / Leave a Comment / kimzee

AUTHOR: (AFP) – Sep 9, 2010 WASHINGTON — A major US trade union on Thursday accused China of handing out hundreds of billions of dollars in illegal subsides in a bid to dominate the green energy sector. The United Steelworkers union petitioned the top US trade official to investigate practices it claims contravene World Trade … Read More →

Posted in: Trade-Climate Change / Tagged: China, renewable energy, subsidies, trade dispute, trade relations, USA, WTO

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This blog is a way to keep track of and share research, analysis and information relating to the role of developing countries in the UNFCCC climate change negotiations. So I post a lot of info about the BASIC countries in the Climate Change negotiations.

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Kim Coetzee: Now a Dr (PhD)! Recently a MAPS programme researcher. I focus on Intnl Climate Change Policy, India, Critical IR Theory (R.W. Cox), GEG. Would-be cyclist, cloud watcher, cat-napper, Peanut Butter lover. And I like maps (the real ones – especially ones that don’t use the ubiquitous Mercator projection ). Full publications list on my Academia.edu page.
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