Friday, April 22, 2016

UP TO 170 COUNTRIES SIGNING PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS TODAY. HAPPY EARTH DAY Y'ALL

170 countries more than 3x number required for ratification, over 85% of UN members.

Global investor associations, Global Infrastructure Coalition stated support for $1T investment in solar powergen by '30. Part of goal to increase clean power investment $1T/yr more to achieve Paris goals.

Terrawatt Initiative, Climate Bonds Initiative partnering to help accelerate global finance for solar power.

Italy PM raised clean/renewable power target to 50%.

US surpassed 1M solar installs.

London Stock Exchange joined Climate Bonds Initiative.

Over $10B sanctioned by India banks for clean/renewable power investment.

California bought $200M of World Bank green bonds.

UN official warning of climate policy "sabotage" by GOP.

India calling for coal tax.

Honda to offer more "green" cars in US.

VW $18.2B hit from diesel cheat.

Vestas (VWDRY) to help Iran develop wind powergen.

Masdar finished 30Mw solar, solar/diesel hybrid projects in remote areas of Egypt.

Azerbaijan adding 7Mw more of small hydropower.

Hemlock suing JA Solar (JASO) over breach of supply contract.

Australia city calling for tenders for floating solar project.

Ecotricity bought Sun Edison's (SUNEQ) UK residential solar business.

India's Mytrah Energy got $175M finance commit from Asia Development Bank.

Finland's Fortum to invest up to E400M in India solar power development.

Russia, Sauds to pump as much oil as possible: report.

OPEC production up 15Kb/d in March.

Chernobyl to remain an environmental threat for 3K years.

TEPCO officials criminally charged for negligence in Fukushima tragedy.

California designated styrene as known carcinogen.

US states resisting EPA call to post lead pipe info inline.

Barely any new Arctic sea ice formed this past winter.

Solar-powered plane took off from Hawaii for California.

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