China Starts Probe on U.S. Renewable Energy Policies, Subsidies

[Tea Party Patriot]

With the government talking about huge subsidised green energy projects in Ireland will a halt be put to their gallop if China also go after the EU for subsidising energy?

China Starts Probe on U.S. Renewable Energy Policies, Subsidies - Businessweek

Chinese groups declared that the U.S. policies and subsidies violated World Trade Organization rules and impact Chinese exports to the U.S., according to the statement

[Tea Party Patriot]

I will say personally it would be a good thing from Ireland's point of view as I do not think the current projects envisaged will deliver value for money and that if the WTO rules are enforced on this we will have to think about a non-subsidised cost efficient energy sector.

[Pat Gill]

I will say personally it would be a good thing from Ireland's point of view as I do not think the current projects envisaged will deliver value for money and that if the WTO rules are enforced on this we will have to think about a non-subsidised cost efficient energy sector.

Ready and waiting TPP.

Big oil has been ultra dependent on pro oil US governments, subsidies and policies since 1900, thats why they bought so many of them

[Pat Gill]

The International Energy Agency have just released a book aimed at policy makers.

There is an interesting graphic from the book here on the role that policies have on costs.

And this graphic illustrates the journey from an idea to mainstream, onshore wind is now almost at the top right of the graph.

Renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix and offer great potential to address issues of energy security and sustainability, but their rapid deployment is also bringing a host of challenges. To maintain renewable energy’s rapid growth, new IEA study assesses challenges and shows how to overcome obstacles.
A new book from the International Energy Agency http://web.iea.org/ released today provides guidance for policy makers and other stakeholders to avoid past mistakes, overcome new challenges and reap the benefits of deploying renewables – today and tomorrow.
The new book, Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice, analyses the recent successes in renewable energy, which now accounts for almost a fifth of all electricity produced worldwide, and addresses how countries can best capitalise on that growth to realise a sustainable energy future.In launching the book, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said deployment of renewable energy must be stepped up – especially given the world’s increasing appetite for energy and the need to meet this demand more efficiently and with low-carbon energy sources.

Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice

And Chinese support policies are featured heavily in the book