February 13, 2009

February 13, 2009

CARMA data now in Google Earth

Browsing CARMA data just got easier! With Google Earth's bird's eye view, you can quickly and easily explore the world's power sector and compare CO2 emissions from different countries. Visit CARMA.org/earth to learn more.

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

Best wishes,

David Wheeler
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development

News

China to subsidize purchases of clean-energy cars (Reuters)

Mexico inks pact to sell geothermal power to L.A. (Reuters)

Solar Power and Geopolitics in the Mediterranean (NY Times)

CO2 hits new peaks, no sign global crisis causing dip (Reuters)

Climate change to hit African fisheries hard: study (Daily Times)

New EU fund for Indian climate change projects (Hindustan Times)

Power Plant News:

Inside CARMA

Germany

Despite efforts to promote renewable energy, the carbon intensity of Germany's power sector is set to increase as it phases out nuclear power by 2021. But Sweden's recent reversal of a ban on new nuclear plants has some commentators wondering whether Germany will follow suit.