Malaysia drafts renewable energy efficiency law

Laws are being drafted for renewable and efficient energy to be implemented by the various industries by 2014 said Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry's Secretary-General Datuk Loo Took Gee.

She said that discussions were currently underway with stakeholders and industry players before the Energy Efficiency Bill is tabled in Parliament.

"The law will be looking at the use of renewable and efficient energy by the industries including the construction sector," she told reporters after officiating the two-day 3rd Tropical Subtropical Green Building Alliance Conference here on Wednesday.

Guam: Silva-Taijeron's new law expands QC eligibility to green businesses

Among the 12 bills signed into law by Governor Eddie Calvo Wednesday was Senator Mana-Sliva Taijeron's Bill 342 which expands eligibility for Qualifying Certificates [QC] to "green" businesses.

The QC program is administered by the Guam Economic Development Authority and provides tax credits to qualifying businesses.

The new law would extend eligibility for those tax credits to companies that adopt energy efficient technologies or renewable energy or provide  environmental cleanup services.