CANBERRA, Oct 28 – A solar car made by students from Japan’s Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a 3,000 km race across the Australian outback which aimed to show that green cars can also be mean. The Tokai Challenger crossed the finish line just north of Adelaide on Wednesday afternoon after a smooth run, with one flat tyre the only issue along the way. “The victory by Tokai …

ADELAIDE (Australia), Oct 31 (Bernama) — Solar-powered car, ‘Tokai Challenger’ from Japan’s Tokai University won the ninth-edition of the World Solar Challenge 2009 that ended here today.

In the race that began on Oct 25, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Uniten)’s “Solar Ranger” successfully finished the race at Victoria Square here at 11.40am local time.

ADELAIDE (Australia), Oct 31 (Bernama) — Solar- powered car, ‘Tokai Challenger’ from Japan’s Tokai University won the ninth-edition of the World Solar Challenge 2009 that ended here Saturday.

Several years ago, FPL Group CEO Lew Hay, the nation’s leading renewable energy provider, gave an impassioned speech arguing for a tax on CO2 emissions to deal with the threat of global warming. He’s now a supporter of cap and trade. Why?
 

A new report from EIRIS finds that reporting and short-term reduction targets are comparable to global peers, but North American companies lag in third-party verification and linking executive compensation to emissions reduction.