American Council on Renewable Energy

California Voters Reject Initiative to Suspend Climate Law

On a day when supporters of climate legislation were defeated in races across the U.S., California voters soundly rejected a measure that would have suspended an ambitious state law to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

November 5, 2010 1 comment

Solar Power Potential is Huge in Developing Countries

written by Yale Environment 360

The developing world, where 44 percent of people lack access to electricity, could soon be one of the biggest markets for solar power, according to participants at the Solar Power International conference in California.

To date, just 1 percent of solar panel production has been installed in poor nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, a situation that Michael Eckhart, president of the American Council on Renewable Energy, called “a scandal for our industry.”

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October 30, 2009 1 comment