Monday, September 22, 2014
WORLD COULD SURPASS 2*C TEMP RISE IN 30 YEARS: researchers ... China passed EU in per capita pollution ... Global warming climate change marches in 166 countries yesterday ... All major carbon polluting countries have begun tech work needed to develop, announce new emissions targets next year: UN climate chief ... Global warming climate change 1 of greatest budgetary threats facing US this century. But offers econ opportunity: OMB director ... Rockefellers to divest charity of fossil fuel investment ... Cal pension fund to increase clean power investment 150%. Calling for price on carbon emissions ... Cal governor signed bills to help build EV market. Wants at least 1M EVs on state roads by '23 ... NYC mayor wants 80% GHG emissions reductions by city by '50. Targeting buildings ... Peak storm season now comes earlier in heart of US' "tornado alley" ... Global warming climate change threatens to undo intl development gains: experts ... Endangered trees could find better homes with assisted migration: study ... Com Ed customers to get $46M smart grid refunds ... 1st-ever study of N Am wind farms found bird deaths among most species of small birds may be biologically insignificant ... New Bedford Mass commissioned 1.8Mw solar plant on "superfund" site. To save city over $2.7M over 20 years. Sun Ed panels. 16Mw solar installed, under construction in New Bed. Will get 60% of its power needs from solar by yearend ... Expect $1.6T in clean power investment through '20: IEA ... Dry conditions expected to persist next year in US west ... Ethanol production up in US, blending demand down ... Barclays to invest at least 1B Pounds in green bonds by Nov '15. Green bond market may triple this year to $40B ... Nicaragua plans $4B public, private investment in clean power next 15 years to get 300Mw wind, 100Mw geothermal, 100Mw solar, 270Mw hydropower ... Jamaica Public Service signed PPAs for 78Mw clean power. 2 wind farms, 1 solar farm. $196M. 58Mw wind, 20Mw solar ... EIB providing 23M Euros for 30Mw solar project in W Africa ... Egypt set 14 cents/Kwh feed-in tariff for clean power ... Clues in groundwater could give scientists 6-month warning on earthquake tremors ... Judges struck down Cal law superceding fed nuke cleanup ... EPA offering $5M to improve air quality at ports ... Sauds to invest $80B in nuke, $240B in solar next 20 years. Each to provide 15% of country's power needs. 1st nuke online in 8 years ... Global investment in public transportation could save $100T public, private spending by '50. Would reduce CO2 emissions up to 1,700M tons/year by '50. (Um, they didn't say how much investment in public transportation.) ... LA launched online permitting for solar installs ... Mexico to invest over $20B next 10 years on wind power. 40Gw potential ... DTE Energy completed 112Mw wind farm in Mich ... Mars, 11 other comps to phase out fossil fuel use ... Statoil, 5 other oil/gas comps to pledge to plug methane leaks ... Abengoa sold 131Mw of solar farms, 50Mw wind farm to its yield comp for $323M. Also offered 1st green bond to raise $642M ... Yingli to supply 24Mw of solar modules for Honduras project ... WWII ship spilled fuel into SF Bay ... Odile hurricane sent copper mine chems into Mexico streams.
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