Tuesday, December 8, 2015

EXXON SUPPORTS CARBON TAX, BACKS PARIS TALKS .... CHINA INCREASED '20 CLEAN/RENEWABLE POWER TARGET

6 green banks, 2 NGOs launched network to underwrite global clean energy.

India to close some coal plants due to Delhi pollution.

~3B folks cook, heat homes with wood, dung, coal.

Methane emissions from oil/gas industry vastly exceed US govt estimates: study. Daily leaks from Barnett shale play alone equals a year's emissions from 8K cars.

Most groundwater arsenic in SE Asia coming from flooded wetlands: study. (Arsenic in pesticides for rice.)

Uranium contaminating groundwater in Cal central valley.

Small islands face serious disease risks from climate change: experts.

10 African countries backing massive reforestation plan.

Ikea, Sony, 112 other comps commiting to science-based climate goals.

Kellogg pledge to cut its GHG emissions.

Venezuela has been adding oil rigs in search of new oil. Production down .6% from '14 avg.

OPEC countries' avg. oil production up 4.7% over '14.

Mexico OK'd Eni development of 3 fields in Gulf of Mex. 800M bls, 480BCF.

US oil rig count down 10 last week. Natgas rigs up 3.

BLM 2nd postponement of oil/gas lease sale in face of protests by Keep It In The Ground.

Czechs turning to coal power.

Australia $1B initiative to find "tech breakthroughs".

Duke, partners to offer solar + storage. 1st focus on S Cal, Hawaii.

Spain OK'd 8.5% biofuel blend for '20. (Still under 10% EU mandate.) 4.3% minimum set for '16.

Marathon abandoned $270M ultra-deepwater oil/gas project in Gulf of Mex.

Google targeting 100% clean/ren power by '25.

Building Energy to build 30Mw wind farm in Iowa. $55M. 3Mw ACCIONA turbines. Online by '17.

Sapphire Wind turned on 52.8Mw wind farm in Pakistan. GE 1.6Mw turbines.

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