Phytoplankton make estimated 1/2 or more of oxygen in Earth atmos. Study shows they would stop making Ox if oceans warm 6*C, which is possible if GHG emissions aren't cut enough. It would be like trying to breathe at top of Mt. Everest.
India PM blames climate change for current deadly rains/floods.
World has lost ~1/3 of its arable land in last 40 yrs from erosion, pollution: U of Sheffield research.
Ethiopia facing power shortages from drought depleting hydropower resources.
Global Solar Alliance - 120 nations, comps - set $1T goal for its investment fund by '30.
US House passed energy bill to upgrade grid, speed LNG exports.
EU plans to make its grid cleaner, bigger, faster, more reliable.
California EPA wants to allow only zero-emission vehicles to be sold in state starting in '50.
Oklahoma regulators shut down 7 oil/gas wells, restricting others over earthquake concerns.
OPEC raised output ceiling to 31.5Mb/d.
Sunpower (SPWR) started building 100Mw solar plant in Boulder for NV Energy.
Siemens supplying 5 6Mw wind turbines for Statoil floating farm off Scotland.
Abengoa (ABGB) shutting down its US biofuel plants, St Louis HQ.
Washington State U teaming with Boeing to develop cellulosic av biofuel from forest waste.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) developing 3 new solar projects - total 110Mw - in Brazil. All online by '19.
Asia Development Bank using $6M Clean Tech Fund loan to help install off-grid solar systems for houses, small bizzes in rural India. 75K systems next year.
Con Edison unit, Volvo building 1.3Mw solar carport at MD plant.
BPCE issued 300M euro green bond.
Scot judge revoked OK of SSE's 201Mw wind farm project.
CEFC $250M energy efficiency program.
Flesh-eating bug on rise in Syria from ISIS dumping bodies in street.
US Senate voted to repeal most of Obamacare.
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