63% of Americans want US in climate change pact: NYT/CBS poll. 75% said global warming already having significant impact or will in future.
Nations' GHG emissions cuts pledges to date will still leave emissions in '30 same as now, global temps up to 3*C higher than pre-industrial levels: analysts.
Bill Gates pledged $2B of his own to clean energy R&D initiative. He likes solar chem tech, flow batts, solar paint. All ~10 yrs away from market.
Dubai to make rooftop solar mandatory by '30. Targeting 75% clean/ren powergen by '50. $13.6B est. cost. 7% by '20, 25% by '30.
Israel to open office for clean/ren power in Abu Dhabi.
US, China, India, Saudi Arabia, over a dozen more countries to pledge $20B more clean power spending.
Accurate US Clean Power Plan cost estimates years away: experts.
Big German banks, insurers divesting coal assets.
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo cutting coal financing.
Unilever pledging to phase out coal, be carbon positive by '30.
Beijing proposing 40-50% emissions cuts for all vehicles, heavy motors. Dec '17 start.
PG&E to invest $2.5B in geothermal powergen.
Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, World Bank $500M initiative to find new ways to create incentives for large-scale GHG emissions cuts in developing countries.
Closed Loop Fund - backed by 9 major comps - making loans to local govts, comps to build recycling infrastructure.
Germany backtracking on ending solar batt subsidies at yearend.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) unit 157Mw solar project in Texas.
US oil production holding at ~9.2Mb/d.
VW diesel fix will meet EU emissions standards, but not US'.
New power grid online in N Laos.
Crimea still in dark from power line bombing. Russia began restricting coal supplies to Ukraine on Friday. Ukraine has 1 month reserve for power plants. Russia also halted NG supplies for Ukraine. Ukraine will still transmit NG through to Europe.
4.5 earthquake in Oklahoma today.
American scientists groups to House Science Committee: grow up.
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