WORLD WILL BE LOCKED INTO 2*C WARMING IN '18: STUDY

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Climate change will have wide-ranging, significant public health impacts on US people: White House study. Will also make food less nutritious.

Global warming climate change threatens $2.5T of world assets: economists. (Well, if US assets ~$100T, world assets must be at least $300T. So, $2.5T is talking probably less than 1%? But. Living might not be too comfortable. Our kids, grandkids shall see.

Leaving clean energy policies to states can spur jobs: study. (I wonder who did that study.)

Shrubbier mountains in Alaska with climate warming.

55 dead from Pakistan flash floods.

UK CO2 emissions at lowest level since 1920's in '15.

"Official" US social cost of carbon pollution $37/ton in '15. Should be 6x higher: Stanford study.

Biz voices coming out in support of EPA Clean Power Plan.

US, Israel energy cooperation agreement.

Norway ruled out clean/renewables for sovereign wealth fund investment. (Well, that's really visionary.)

Mexico's 1st power auction awarded 1.2Gw wind/solar.

US, China, India to sign Paris climate agreement April 22.

"Low-level" cybercrime costs energy sector billions: DHS documents.

Sacramento launching power prices based on time of use.

Giant LNG terminal in Australia halted production on tech difficulties.

Solar power more lucrative than crops on some US farms.

China NG demand boosted by price cuts.

UN commission said oil/gas-rich waters off Falklands belong to Argentina.

US oil rig count down 10 last week. Natgas rig count down 4.

Global nuclear power industry spending $47B on safety enhancements to protect from quakes, floods. (Let's see, $47B investment in wind, solar power would yield what?)

Argentina boosting ethanol blend to 12%.

O yea, March was hottest March ever globally on satellite records.
(Guess that could have been 2nd headline today.)

Global military spending up to near $1.7T/yr. ($1.7T/y spending on clean power/transportation would help a lot, yea?)

Judge OK'd $20B civil settlement with US govt for BP oil spill in Gulf of Mex.

Dominion Energy going to bat for EPA Clean Power Plan.

Dubai comp, partners turned on 33Mw solar plant in DomRep. 34Mw phase 2 online by yearend.

1.2Mw mobile solar online in Uzbekistan.

Enel groundbreak on 158Mw solar in Brazil for $175M. Online mid-'17. 434Mw more in construction in Brazil.

Judge closed out 3 lawsuits over Duke Energy coal ash.

TransCanada shut down Keystone pipeline after oil spill in Dakota.

Ecuador started drilling for oil in virgin forest.

Thai ivory bust.