GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS TO RISE 1/3 BY '40: EIA. (UM, YEA, OUR KIDS ARE SCREWED UNLESS THAT CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.)

Trump rejects carbon tax. N Dakota Republican Representative his energy advisor.

China to increase energy storage 10x by '20.

34% clean/renewable power on California grid on May 14th. 54% from 3-4PM.

Toyota issued 3rd Green Bond. $1.6B.

NY new Green Bank transactions to generate up to $220M of clean energy projects.

Muslims, Jews together financing $100K solar project for West Bank farmers.

Masdar, 2 Norway comps got finance for 402Mw offshore UK wind project.

EBRD financing 56Mw wind farm extension in Poland.

Iran, Kazakhstan deal for 50Mw wind power.

Tanzania dropped support for 50Mw wind project.

Denmark, US offshore wind MOU.

NAVYA intro'd world's 1st autonomous EV shuttle bus.

Perovskite solar cells commercially viable likely '19-21: Lux Research.

Environmentalist bid $2.8B for Alpha Coal assets.

OPEC predicts oil supply shortage.

China began building 2nd oil pipeline from Siberia.

Nigeria oil production down to 1-1.6Mb/d. Oil comps have been warned to shut down ops or face attacks. Country having trouble importing enough oil products.

Venezuela oil production ~2.2Mb/d in April. (Country on the brink of implosion, but will probably keep oil production going as much as it can.)

World's smallest porpoise - Vaquita - close to extinction. About 60 left in Gulf of California.

2 dozen whales died off Baja.

Crabs invading California beaches.