Tax Incentives Needed to Drive Adoption of Low-Carbon Equipment in the U.S.

environmentalleader.com (Jun 4 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

1. RELATED STORIES NJ, NY, Other States Gain Solar Ground on California Alternative Fuel Vehicle Tipping Point Could Be Decades Away Study: Taking Carbon Credits to the Mainstream RELATED TOPICS Energy Efficiency Financial Government Green Technology Incentives Research & Technology Sixty-three percent of U.S. companies believe government tax breaks are needed to accelerate the adoption of green investments, according to a global survey by workspace solutions provider Regus. A key finding shows that operating costs are very important to 37 percent of U.S. companies that said they would only invest in low-carbon equipment if it were cheaper or the same to operate as conventional equipment. Sixty-three percent of companies said if government offered tax incentives to invest in energy-efficient or low-carbon equipment, they would significantly accelerate their green investments. (Read Full Article)

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