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Will China's 12th Five Year Plan Allow For Sufficient Nuclear Power To Support Its Booming Economy In The Next Twenty Years?, Patricia Blazey
Will China's 12th Five Year Plan Allow For Sufficient Nuclear Power To Support Its Booming Economy In The Next Twenty Years?, Patricia Blazey
Washington International Law Journal
A major part of China’s 12th Five Year Plan focuses on energy conservation and environmental protection. Its 12th Year Environmental Plan provides that China will increase its nuclear capacity by 30% from 2010 levels of 10.8 gigawatts to 43 gigawatts in 2014. Two questions arise from this plan. First, will enough energy be produced from other sources to supply the country’s energy needs or will there be the need for an expansion to its nuclear program? Second, are the locations of its nuclear power plants safe in light of the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following …
Malaysia's World Trade Organization Challenge To The European Union's Renewable Energy Directive: An Economic Analysis, Michael W. Meredity
Malaysia's World Trade Organization Challenge To The European Union's Renewable Energy Directive: An Economic Analysis, Michael W. Meredity
Washington International Law Journal
Recent negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union (“EU”), aimed at establishing a free trade agreement, have come to a standstill, due in part to a policy implemented by the EU known as the Renewable Energy Directive. The Renewable Energy Directive grants a tax credit to renewable fuel sources that emit at least 35% less greenhouse gas than traditional fossil fuels. Malaysian officials have criticized the 35% level included in the EU policy because it grants a tax credit to rapeseed oil biofuel, produced mainly in Europe (which emits 38% less greenhouse gas than traditional fossil fuels), but does not …