Ukrainian PM pledges to introduce Japanese green technology

Sunday 22nd March, 05:15 AM JST

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Chessnutroastin at 08:26 AM JST - 22nd March

Now that is good news. I was wondering when the Ukraine was going green.
bobbafett at 11:37 AM JST - 22nd March

at first when it said "Japanese Green Technology" I thought it was referring to Nuclear Plant leakage.
bebert at 12:56 PM JST - 22nd March

I believe Yulia Tymoshenko is commonly known as The Gas Princess, because her wealth comes from natural gas. I trust she won't be buying solar panels or wind turbines from Japan.

This selling of emission rights is such a huge swindle. It is just a tax on wealthier nations' citizens and another way to transfer wealth from them to poor nations, who take a cut and then transfer the money back to the wealthy and connected in those wealthy nations. I wish I could set up a bank in Switzerland, because I can see corrupt African leaders selling a whole hell of a lot of emissions credits. This is the biggest scam since they set up the World Bank and the IMF.
NeoJamal at 03:37 PM JST - 22nd March

I for one support Princess Leia's Environmental proposal.
LIBERTAS at 06:26 PM JST - 22nd March

Greenhouse gas trading is bunk, pure and simple. If Japan really wants to show how green it is then it should clean up the 100,000+ toxic waste dumps around the country.
sf2k at 11:14 AM JST - 23rd March

nice to see actions follow words as opposesd to just words and words here. Energy targetted credits work well and will work here too to provide incentives to Japan to cut emissions and for Ukraine to make change. A win win. I have no idea what complaint you can make on that.
sf2k at 11:19 AM JST - 23rd March

the wealthier you are the likelihood you pollute more. Hence you can pay for emission fees and taxes. Poor have an energy credit while rich have an energy deficit. Thus wealthy pay for their emissions while poor refurb their economies. At some point it evens itself out in the marketplace.

thus inspired not to pollute as much will help wealthy grow up and stop treating this earth like a giant ashtray. It does not mean that they will be less wealthy, only their energy uses will be better scrutinized.