Toyota to mass produce plug-in electric cars by 2012

Toyota Motor Corp. may begin mass production of plug-in electric vehicles in 2012, averaging an output of 20,000 to 30,000 units in the first year, a report from the Nikkei business daily said.

EU pushes U.S., Japan to limit climate change

The President of the European Commission said he will push the United States, Japan, Russia and Canada to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) ahead of the Group of Eight meeting in Italy.

China to build its biggest wind power facility

China will begin construction of a $17.6 billion wind power project in two weeks with an installed production capacity of 20 Gigawatts by 2020, according to a report from the Xinhua news agency. The project is called the Three Gorges Dam on the land.

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