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EU to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels

2013-06-04 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The European commission is imposing anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, in a move that could spark tit-for-tat retaliation from the world's second largest economy. The commission, the EU's executive arm, accused China of undercutting European rivals by selling panels below-cost and threatening 25,000 jobs in the European solar industry. "Our action today is an emergency measure to give life-saving oxygen to a business sector in Europe that is suffering badly from this dumping," said...

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Energy tariffs 'still too complex'

2013-06-02 13:42:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Proposals to simplify energy tariffs and make it easier to compare different providers are still too complicated, a consumer group warns.

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VIDEO: 'New energy tariffs still confusing'

2013-06-02 09:36:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Proposals to simplify energy tariffs, and make it easier for customers to compare them, are still too complicated according to the consumer group Which?

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Reports: EU solar tariffs losing member state support

2013-05-28 13:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: A majority of EU governments oppose the bloc's plans to impose large import duties on Chinese solar goods, reports have suggested. Germany and the Netherlands are now said to be among at least 14 member states joining the UK in arguing against the sanctions, according to reports from news agency Reuters. Brussels has controversially accused Chinese firms of benefiting from unfair subsidies that allowed them to sell panels into Europe at below cost price, a practice known as dumping. The Commission...

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