Top Energy Industry Headlines August 30

A collection of today’s top stories

Greenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in Defense Council’s Poll (Bloomberg)

A majority of U.S. voters say the government should regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming and that the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a poll for the Natural Resources Defense Council found.

U.S. Ex-Im Bank Approves Funding For Massive Coal-Fired Plant in India (Reuters)

After bowing to political pressure to reverse its rejection of a huge coal-fired power project in India, the United States Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) voted on Wednesday to provide a “final commitment” and send the project to Congress for final review.

Japan plans to bind large firms to CO2 caps: draft (Reuters)

Japan’s compulsory emissions trading scheme is set to start in April 2013 and cover large CO2 emitting companies, a draft of the government’s proposals showed on Monday, but several issues are still open to debate.

Implementation the crux for China energy plans: IEA (Reuters)

A massive $736 billion energy investment plan could make China the world leader in renewable energy and help meet global CO2 emissions targets, but turning words into action might prove challenging, the chief economist with the International Energy Agency said on Friday.