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Competitiveness

Energy Ministry unveils incentive-rich bill for energy April 07, 2008

2008 [Today's Zaman]: As current levels of energy output and consumption indicate, Turkey seems to be on the fast track to a serious shortfall in electricity in the middle run.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy April 07, 2008

2008 [Indian Ministry of New and Renerewable Energy]:The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy.

Policy Landscape / Power Generation Promotion Policies April 07, 2008

2008 [REN21]At least 48 countries—34 developed and transition countries and 14 developing countries—have some type of policy to promote renewable power generation.

France’s action in favour of sustainable energy policy April 07, 2008

2006 [French Ministry of Foreign Affairs]: As a country with limited fossil fuel resources (oil, gas and coal), France has, since 1945, been conducting a policy designed to increase its energy independence.

Ontario Renewable Energy Policy Breakthrough Hailed April 07, 2008

2006 [Renewable Energy Access]: The Ontario government today unveiled a vast, new renewable energy incentive program experts predict will accelerate the use of renewable energy in the province and create a regional market with implications for the global renewable energy industries.

In Brazil, The Driving Is Sweeter April 07, 2008

2006 [CBS News]: In Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world, there's a plan to become free from imported oil, not in the next 30 years, not in the next 10, but by the end of this year...

Brazil embraces alternative energy April 07, 2008

2005 [Rodale Institute]: The government's biodiesel program is intended to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and also benefit people in Brazil's poorest region - the semi-arid Northeast.

Renewable energy April 07, 2008

2008 [Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]: The Austrailain government's website on alternative energy development in the county.

Australian carbon dioxide storage a 'major milestone' April 07, 2008

2008 [tv3]: A pilot project launched in Australia today to show that unwanted carbon dioxide can be pumped deep underground and safely stored for as long as 100,000 years is a "major milestone" in efforts to address climate change...

Denmark Points Way in Alternative Energy Sources April 07, 2008

2006 [Fox News]: As a nation with few energy resources of its own, Denmark had to consider its needs and rethink its policies in the face of an almost complete withdrawal of its oil supply.

Russia April 07, 2008

2008 [Renewable Development Initiative]: The overwhelming size of Russia also implies a strong development potential for all renewable energy resources.

Invest in Renewable Energy in China April 07, 2008

2008 [Alternative Energy News]: China is gaining speed as a world leader in the development of renewable energy technologies