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EU says Chinese solar manufacturers received illegal aid
2013-08-29 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The EU has reportedly warned Beijing it has evidence Chinese solar companies are receiving illegal subsidies, but it is unlikely to take immediate action for fear of reigniting the recent trade spat with China over renewable energy policies. A nine-month European Commission probe has concluded Chinese manufacturers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as cells and wafers, breached World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules by benefiting from preferential lending, tax programmes,...
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UK governments act illegal in wind farm approval process: United Nations
2013-08-29 01:00:00| Power Technology
A United Nations (UN) legal tribunal has ruled that the UK government acted illegally by denying the public decision-making powers over their approval on wind farms.
Illegal wildfires to clear land for palm plantations seen in Indonesia
2013-08-28 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: NASA has released a satellite photo it says shows widespread illegal slash-and-burn fires in Indonesia set deliberately to clear land for palm oil companies. While that kind of agricultural clearing technique has been used for centuries, the setting of such fires is now illegal in Indonesia, but plantation owners are commonly ignoring the law, environmentalists say. "Widespread, illegal burning to clear rainforests and peatlands for palm oil and pulp and paper plantation expansion is unfortunately...
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Illegal Slash-and-Burn Fires Causing Smog Problem in Indonesia
2013-08-28 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Skies above Indonesia have been blanketed with smog as wildfires burn throughout its forests. Ignoring environmental laws, companies are using the practice of slash-and-burn to clear land for palm oil plantations. Not only do the illegal fires decimate rainforests and peatlands, they also fill the air with lethal levels of smoke, as seen in this NASA satellite image, taken on August 27th. Indonesia's pollution index hit a record-high 401 earlier this month; any reading above 400 is considered life-threatening...
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EU says China guilty of giving illegal aid to solar industry
2013-08-27 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Union has warned Beijing it has evidence Chinese solar companies benefit from illegal subsidies, people close to the issue said on Tuesday, but Brussels says it will not take action for now following a deal to defuse the row. European companies accuse Chinese rivals of benefiting from unfair state aid allowing them to dump about 21 billion euros (18 billion pounds) worth of solar panels at below cost in Europe last year, putting European firms out of business. The solar dispute,...
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