JAPAN TRIGGERS WTO DISPUTE OVER CANADIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SUBSIDIES
August 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Trade Organisation's (WTO) disputes settlement panel will assess whether a feed-in-tariff favouring renewable energy production in Ontario, Canada, breaks global commerce rules banning governments giving certain special treatment to domestic businesses. Japan brought the case complaining long-term pricing guarantees offered by the Ontario's system depend on a proportion of green energy being produced in Canada.
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THE WORLD Trade Organisation's (WTO) disputes settlement panel will assess whether a feed-in-tariff favouring renewable energy production in Ontario, Canada, breaks global commerce rules banning governments giving certain special treatment to domestic businesses. Japan brought the case complaining long-term pricing guarantees offered by the Ontario's system depend on a proportion of green energy being produced in Canada.
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