Solar energy sector lights up in California
As US co-operative renewable energy sector grows, proponents await national position on climate change at COP18
Al Jazeera
On a cool autumn day in Oakland, California, the sun shines brightly on the south facing façade of Miya Yoshitani’s office building.
Yoshitani is the Associate Director for the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, an East Bay organisation promoting sustainable and equitable conditions for Asian and Pacific Islanders. “We have a stake in solar too,” Yoshitani said. “But want it to happen in an inclusive way that benefits our communities directly.”
As international attention shifts from the US presidential election to the UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, known as COP 18, community leaders like Yoshitani are interested to see how the national position on climate change will translate into state and local policy supporting community renewable energy…
