US complaint results in WTO ruling against Indian local-content restrictions in purchase of domestically manufactured solar panel technology:
>In response to a US complaint, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled that India's National Solar Mission breaches trade rules.
>It judged that India's policies on buying locally made solar power equipment discriminates against imports.
>One of the biggest achievements at the Paris climate change conference was drawing India into the architecture of international climate agreements.
>A key part of that commitment was the promise of huge investment in renewable technologies, including a vast increase in solar power.
>India said it would add 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022.
>Think about what the "buy local" rules are really about.
>They are there to shield local capitalists - Indian-based solar panel companies - from competition from abroad.
>The WTO is ensuring that India's solar ambitions are achieved in the most efficient way possible because the Indian businesses that want to generate solar power get to buy the cheapest solar panels.
>"This decision helps us bring clean energy to the people of India, as that nation's demand for electricity rapidly grows," Dan Whitten of the Solar Energy Industries Association told PV-Tech magazine.
>India, of course, disagrees. ...
>It argues that developing an indigenous solar industry will in time boost international competition and therefore reduce the price of solar panels for everyone.
>And no doubt India will be tempted to point to the hypocrisy in US trade policy.
>Half of all US states have subsidies for renewables.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35668342
Pretty much the kind of bullshit that gets the US hated. Not that the locals would put two and two together
THEY JUST HATE MUH FREEDUMB
">They are there to shield local capitalists"
in other words --- They are there to shield local businesses from foreign monopoly.
Do ppl actually think this is bad or something?
They need a boost in their local economy in any way they can get right about now cause their in the shitter (and/or designated shitting street). Buying import panels won't be increasing "competition" so much as it would be bullying out their local companies from having any chance of competing.
>>26382
WTO, who'd of thought that larger richer countries would try to bully poorer countries and get away with it.
>>26382
>It judged that India's policies on buying locally made solar power equipment discriminates against imports.
What the fuck am I reading?
>>26382
Hahahah oh wow, corruption is rampant in India. Who would have guessed.
What you guys don't like even playing fields?
>>26382
I would like to raise a complaint that Indian streets designated for walking and not shitting are being shielded from foreign competition. My proposal highlights the economic benefits of allowing foreign shit to be shat on, not only the Indian streets for shitting and not walking, but also the Indian streets for walking and not shitting. If we all pitch in together to shit on Indian streets, 100% of the Indian street walking population will be culturally enriched.
>>26445
Zozzle m80 B>)
>>26433
You're reading that when a bunch of countries enter into a sort of "contract" saying that there will be fair competition in regards to import and local purchases then there should be fair competition between local and import purchases. That's all.
If you disagree with the idea, then fine, you disagree with the WTO, but the article itself isn't that hard to understand.
complete bullcrap
burgers need to stay in burgerland. keep your grease where it belongs - up your greedy asses
>>26382
>You can't buy local products because CORPORATIONS and BIG MONEY will hound their dogs (WTO,UN,EU,US,muh TPP,TTIP,muh international papers ,)
>buying exports is "fair trade" ,buying local is "discrimination"
This is how you know you live in a Corporatocracy.
In other words,fascism.
>>26382
>2016
>not joining the clean, efficient, safe nuclear master race
>>26398
i think the argument is that restricting foreign trade will create local monopolies. The author of the article implies that an absolute shift of solar panel production to either country would result in monopolization.
>>26496
>india commissions nuclear power plants.
>european NGOs and missionaries literally start protesting against them because NUCULAR POWER IS EVIL
>>26510
tbh antinukes are the biggest drag on environmental protection we have.
This is basically the kind of shit TPP is all about yes?
>you aren't allowed to make things locally because that infringes the rights of other countries to fuck you in the ass
simply amazing
Heh. US taxes sugar imports at 100% to protect local sugar producers (one monopoly) and the corn syrup industry. Corn syrup is not a thing in the rest of the world because sugar costs half as much.
>>26382
>INDIA WILL BE A SUPERPOWER BY 2020
>keeps getting POO from US,China,Subhumanistan and africans are moving to India
>>26515
Yes, it's basically allowing Neo-Liberalism to take over the world by allowing corporations to monopolize markets. This creates job issues in third world countries, possibly making them unstable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYIdgmQ7RyA
This video has two parts, the second part is interesting.
>>26678
What does the second part say?
>>26523
this
Can't believe anyone would challenge domestic renewable energy development in favor of imports; only makes sense if your an asshole industrialist exporting from the US.
>>26382
This is garbage. India has the right to make their own laws and protect their interests in their lands.
>>27104
Not if they sign those rights away by agreeing to international treaties.
