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Emerging Economies Create More Value Per Unit Of Energy Consumed
New Delhi, India (SPX) Apr 18, 2008Given the global consensus on climate change, world leadership has looked at growth in India and China with increasing alarm. The prior experience of industrially-developing countries worldwide would suggest that as an economy grows, it consumes more and more energy. Given currently available energy and technology options, this in turn leads to increased carbon emissions into the environment. ... more ReneSola Signs Six-Year Wafer Supply Agreements With Ningbo Solar And Eoplly New Energy 
Jiashan, China (SPX) Apr 18, 2008ReneSola has announced that it has signed six-year wafer supply contracts with Ningbo Solar Electric Power and Eoplly New Energy Technology. Under the terms of the Ningbo Solar contract, ReneSola will supply Ningbo Solar with 105 MW of solar wafers over a six-year period commencing in mid- 2008. Ningbo Solar is a Chinese manufacturer of solar cells and modules headquartered in Zhejiang Province ... more EU says China top source of risky goods 
Brussels (AFP) April 17, 2008China is the main source of risky products in Europe and toys are the item most commonly found to pose a risk to consumers, the European Commission said Thursday. More than half of all dangerous products detected last year by EU authorities originated in China, with notifications for some 700 goods, according to the European Union's executive arm. With 80 percent of all toys sold in the ... more China Polysilicon Production To Reach 2,000 Metric Tons In 2008 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2008With the global shortage in polysilicon, the key raw material used in the production of solar wafers, to reach its peak in 2008, China's emerging manufacturers are working to tap into that demand. "There are currently four Chinese companies producing polysilicon," explains Susan Gordon, an analyst at THT Research who provides consulting services to corporate and investor clients on China's solar ... more Foreign powers mull 'incentives' for Iran during nuclear talks 
Washington (AFP) April 16, 2008Talks in China on Iran's nuclear program are focusing on possible "incentives" rather than purely punitive measures against Tehran, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters Wednesday. Representatives for the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, China and the European Union are -- "following up on the recommendations of the foreign ministers to look at the incentive ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2008The US subprime crisis and a bout of severe winter weather helped cool China's economy in the first quarter, but soaring food prices kept inflation near a 12-year high, the government said Wednesday. The cost of food was up 21 percent in the first three months from the same period a year ago -- a serious concern for the country's communist rulers, who fear that excessive price rises could ... more China to build airport in riot-hit Tibetan area: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2008China will build a new airport in a Tibetan area hit by recent anti-government riots, state media reported on Wednesday. Estimated to cost 700 million yuan (100 million dollars) and ready in 2010, the airport will be in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, part of the northwestern province of Gansu, Xinhua news agency said. Gannan was the scene of recent unrest following anti-China ... more Olympics: Australia to test Beijing-bound athletes for asthma 
Sydney (AFP) April 16, 2008The Australian Olympic Committee said Wednesday it would test its Beijing-bound athletes for asthma to identify those vulnerable to air pollution in the Chinese capital. "As preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Australian Olympic Committee is endeavouring to conduct asthma screenings for prospective members of the 2008 team," the AOC said. "Asthma tests are being conducted in an ... more Police seize weapons in monasteries in northwest China: report 
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2008Police seized weapons in six monasteries in a Tibetan-populated area of northwest China which has recently been the scene of unrest following violence in Tibet, state media reported on Tuesday. Police found a gun, 10 kilogrammes (22 pounds) of dynamite, five detonators and seven knives in one major monastery in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, part of the northwestern province of ... more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) April 15, 2008China has already surpassed the United States as the world's largest carbon polluter, the authors of a California study said Tuesday. "Our best forecast has China's CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions correctly surpassing the United States in 2006 rather than 2020 as previously anticipated," said the study by researchers at the University of California. The report, written by economic ... more Nigeria says China, India to build it oil refineries 
Abuja (AFP) April 15, 2008China and India have agreed to build oil refineries in Nigeria rather than buying crude from it for export, a Nigerian official said on Tuesday. "What we have agreed with the Chinese is that we will now have a greenfield refinery located in the Niger delta," head of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources, Tony Chukwuemeke, said in the federal capital Abuja. Three prominent Chinese ... more British energy giant BP says China has bought 1.0-percent stake 
London (AFP) April 15, 2008British energy group BP said Tuesday that an unnamed Chinese state investment fund had bought almost 1.0-percent of the group's shares, confirming an earlier media report. "We are aware that a Chinese entity has built up a stake of slightly less than 1.0 percent over the past few months," a BP spokesman told AFP. "We are a publicly traded company and we welcome all shareholders." ... more Anglo American says China, India to power commodity demand 
London (AFP) April 15, 2008Global miner Anglo American predicted on Tuesday that the booming Asian economies of China and India would drive strong demand growth for most commodities over the next ten years. "Over the next 10 years, we anticipate strong demand growth of 4.0-5.0 percent annually for most key commodities, driven mainly by China, as well as by India and other developing countries," said Anglo American ... more
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