[blind-democracy] WTO Ruling Against India and solar energy

  • From: Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:33:20 -0400


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<http://popularresistance.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=33602bebba8fb7dd
6e71fb413&id=3278639056&e=44121087a7> Ruling Against India's Solar Push
Threatens Clean Energy

India's ambitious solar program was rebuked by the WTO in a decision that
climate advocates say shows the potential damage of deals like the
Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Photo: Knut-Erik Helle/flickr/cc)
<https://www.popularresistance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-20
15-09-01-at-10.39.51-AM1-150x150.png> By Nadia Prupis in Common Dreams - The
World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday ruled against India over its
national solar energy program in a case brought by the U.S. government,
sparking outrage from labor and environmental advocates. As power demands
grow in India, the country's government put forth a plan to create 100,000
megawatts of energy from solar cells and modules, and included incentives to
domestic manufacturers to use locally-developed equipment. According to
Indian news outlets, the WTO ruled that India had discriminated against
American manufacturers by providing such incentives, which violates global
trade rules, and struck down those policies-siding with the U.S. government
in a case that the Sierra Club said demonstrates the environmentally and
economically destructive power of pro-corporate deals like the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP). -more-
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