Topic “green technology” — Exporter Magazine

A trade complaint filed against China by a group of America-based solar companies drew skeptical reviews from inside the industry, with many fearing a trade war could disrupt growth, according to ChinaDaily. China plans to expand its installed generation capacity of biomass power to 13 million kilowatts by the end of 2015, according to ChinaDaily.com. German carmaker Volkswagen is to launch electric cars in China under a new Kaili brand together with FAW Group, joining other foreign players in the race to develop the fledgling sector in China, according to Foxbusiness.com. China’s solar energy industry is ready to boom in the next 10 years with the nation expected to become a major photovoltaic-module consumer after being the biggest exporter, according to ChinaDaily.com. Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China’s pace of growth, according to GulfNews.com, citing a report by the Associated Press. The PepsiCo-owned company rolled out the eco-crisp bag in April 2009 but was inundated with protests that the polylactic acid (PLA) material was too noisy. In October 22010, the US-based snack-maker succumbed to consumer pressure and reverted to the original non-biodegradable material for five of its six SunChips brand bags. The soft drinks giant was quoted saying: “While biodegradable packaging can be a sound choice for products that are not commercially recyclable, the process of capturing the embodied energy and raw materials in beverage bottles for reuse through recycling is, in our view, a much better option.” Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing have the highest levels of CO2 emissions per capita among the 22 cities measured by the Asian Green City Index, which evaluates the environmental performance of major Asian cities in eight categories – CO2 emissions, energy, buildings, transport, water, waste and land use, air quality and environmental governance.