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News bites: Regulations will shutter hundreds of coal power generators, report says
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11/14/12 09:38 AM ET
A report released Tuesday said buying equipment to meet forthcoming air pollution regulations could force U.S. utilities to retire up to 353 coal-fired power generators, according to Bloomberg.
Speaking of Germany, Inside Climate News takes a look at that nation’s embrace of its clean energy economy.
A recently approved ballot measure and the start of a cap-and-trade emissions program is drawing more green energy investment to California, notes Reuters.
Global carbon dioxide emissions rose by 2.5 percent to a record 34 billion tonnes in 2011, says Reuters, citing Germany’s renewable energy institute.
Bloomberg reports that a wind lobby says the global wind market is expected to take a dip. The lobby said uncertainty surrounding a U.S. credit for wind power production, shrinking capacity on China’s electric grid and lower carbon prices in Europe all factor into weaker demand for wind power.
