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EU technical support

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • European Union, Global
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  • June 24 2012

European Union Commissioner Andris Piebalgs announced at the Rio20 summit June 20 that the European Union will create an EU Technical Assistance Facility, initially worth $62.6 million over the next two years to provide access to sustainable energy services to 500 million people by 2030

Corporate water sustainability

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • June 24 2012

During the June 15-18 Corporate Sustainability Forum in Rio de Janeiro, forty five CEOs representing global companies that are significant water users sent world governments a statement that calls on them to make global water sustainability and safety top policy priorities

US pledges $2 billion for sustainable development

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global, USA
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  • June 24 2012

The United States Department of State pledged at the Rio20 summit June 21 $2 billion in grants, loans, and loan guarantees to Sustainable Energy for All, an international initiative aimed at supporting development and clean energy projects launched by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon last September

Global renewable investment grows, future still uncertain

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • June 17 2012

The United Nations Environment Program released Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2012 June 11, finding that global investment in renewable energy hit $257 billion in 2011, a 17 percent increase over 2010, led by $147 billion in solar technology investment from rooftop photovoltaic installations in Europe, PV systems in China and the UK, and utility-scale solar generation in the United States

Global renewable energy capacity grows as well

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • June 17 2012

The U.N. Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) released the Renewables 2012 Global Status Report June 11, finding that worldwide renewable energy capacity totaled more than 1,360 gigawatts in 2011, or one quarter of the world’s entire power-generating capacity, with non-hydropower renewables accounting for 390 GW

WTO to rule on Ontario domestic content rules in November

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, Global
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  • June 17 2012

A dispute panel at the World Trade Organization announced plans to issue a ruling in November on the European Union and Japan’s joint filing challenging the Ontario's Feed-In Tariff program sourcing requirements and subsidies

WTO rejects Canada’s challenge

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, Global
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  • June 3 2012

A World Trade Organization panel rejected May 25 a procedural claim filed by Canada challenging dispute proceedings initiated by the European Union and Japan targeting alleged discriminatory sourcing requirements and illegal subsidies in Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff program

Golden rules of gas

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • June 3 2012

The International Energy Agency released a report May 29 finding that worldwide production of unconventional gas could more than triple in the next 25 years if producers follow certain good conduct rules and address public concerns about environmental risks

Russia to join nuclear agency

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global, Russia
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  • May 27 2012

The Russian Federation completed formalities May 23 to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency starting January 1, 2013

U.N. Climate Center

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Global
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  • April 29 2012

A United Nations evaluation panel narrowed to three April 23 the number of groups vying to host the U.N. Climate Technology Center for boosting clean energy technologies

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