2009

January 30, 2009

The last two weeks have been busy here in Washington, with sparring on climate on domestic and international fronts. Here's the latest:

My thanks to Robin Kraft for his help in preparing this letter.

Best wishes,

David Wheeler
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development

News

Kenya firm plans 300 MW wind farm by 2012 (Reuters)

EU vows billions in aid to spur UN climate talks (Associated Press)

China dams reveal flaws in climate-change weapon (Associated Press)

Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy (Science Daily)

China's energy saving a silver lining to economic gloom (Reuters)

Indonesia delays forest-carbon rules, orders review (Reuters)

Power Plant News:

Inside CARMA


Turkey

Turkey's nuclear power plans are effectively on hold after the sole bid was nearly three times current wholesale electricity prices in the country. Turkey's power sector is projected to grow by nearly 60% over the next decade.