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Italy needs incentives to hit 2020 renewables target
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy should boost incentives for renewable energy sector to meet a 17 percent target for green energy in total energy use set by the European Union for 2020, a senior official at state energy management agency GSE said.
South Korea transport goes green on recharging road
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is trying a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.
JPMorgan eyes share of China “green IPO” rush
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. bank JPMorgan will expand its ‘new energy’ team in China to win more business from what it sees as a trend to increasingly popular “green IPOs,” its China chief said on Tuesday.
Labor, environment groups push “green” broadband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Labor and environmental groups joined with the U.S. government on Thursday to promote high speed Internet access and related technologies to create green jobs and help lift the United States out of recession.
US EPA says to ease carbon rules on small business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will give small businesses a break on coming carbon dioxide emissions rules but big emitters like coal-fired power plants will face a crack-down, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said on Wednesday.
Startup GreenRoad gets funding from Gore, Branson
SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) – Sir Richard Branson and former Vice President Al Gore share a passion for environmentalism and are now co-investors in startup GreenRoad Technologies.