The Calgary Sun - Firms target C02 funds

More than a dozen companies are trying to dip into a $2-billion funding pot the Alberta government created to cut carbon emissions.

"We thought there'd be a lot of interest," said Alberta Energy spokeswoman Karen Karbashewski.

"We're thrilled that there have been that many."
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As part of its climate change action plan, Alberta Energy announced in July that it will spend $2 billion on carbon capture and storage projects to take up to five-million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2015.

Solar Residential Panel Market Shares, Forecasts, and Strategies for 2008-2014 - MarketWatch

Adoption of solar energy has a simple market driving force. If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.
Global warming drives solar markets. Solar is perceived as the best, perhaps the only widespread solution to global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a social responsibility strategy that makes a nod toward solving the issues of global warming and embraces renewable energy. Every person in the world is aware of the problems that global warming is bringing.