The Asian Development Bank (ABD) is to implement a new energy policy that is designed to help countries improve energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while lifting people out of poverty.
“Obama ... should recognise that the solution is not the government but the market, and create policies that empower free market forces to develop and shape the new green economy.”
Policy discussions in Kyoto renewal talks focus on the place of nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage, and in particular whether they are fit for the CDM. Eric Lyman reports from the Poznan conference.