China overtakes United Kingdom as key country in renewable energy. - According to a barometer on renewable energies published on 19 August by Ernst & Young, China rose by two places in the first half of 2008 and is now fourth in the “top 5” of renewable energy attractive countries. This development is the first of this sort since the Ernst & Young's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices were compiled five years ago and which assess global investment in renewables. The US...