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EU and China sign a deal on greenhouse gases
The European Commission (EC) announced that the EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming have signed a financing agreement promoting the environment transition towards a low-carbon economy and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in China at an EU-China summit in Brussels.
read more... 21/09/2012
Tax rebates for natural gas imports in China
China will offer a tax rebate for its growing imports of natural gas, as well as for piped gas from Central Asia and seaborne shipments of LNG. The rebates will be in force from 2011 to 2020 and will be applied in case of higher costs of imports than the domestic wholesale prices.
read more... 30/08/2011
China to suspend new nuclear power projects
China will put its nuclear power plans on hold, following months of debates after the Japanese nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant in March which reversed the whole world against nuclear energy.
read more... 16/06/2011
It’s official, no more nuclear in Switzerland by 2034
Switzerland decided on Wednesday to gradually phase out its five nuclear reactors by 2034, a theme debated among politicians and uprising doubts concerning nuclear energy. The act was approved with 101 voters in favor, 54 against and 36 abstentions.
read more... 09/06/2011
French lawmakers debate the ban on shale gas drilling technique
The French lower house of parliament adopted on Wednesday a ban on the controversial technique for extracting shale gas, following the concerns about ground water contamination.
read more... 12/05/2011