China Alternative Energy

The U.S. Steelworkers union formally requested a U.S. trade investigation into China's policies to support its green tech sector, in a case that could end up before the World Trade Organization. The petition accuses China's government of providing hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies and other means of support to provide an unfair advantage to local firms. China’s manufacture of solar panels, wind power turbines and other clean energy products has turned the nation into the global leader in those markets.