MAJOR INSURERS WITH $1.2T OF ASSETS URGING G20 TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES

US installed microgrid cap to reach 4.3Gw over next 5 yrs, up 115% from now: GTM Research.

New Hampshire sticking with solar net metering. Voters support.

Automakers not bringing enough EVs to market: Union of Concerned Scientists.

GM Orion plant 8th largest user of clean power generated onsite in US.

S Korea expanding VW emissions investigation to include all foreign automakers.

Over 2K officials in China punished for malpractice of environmental policy implementation.

Biofuel crops in Dakotas harming bees: USGS. Land use changes less conducive to commercial beekeeping.

Biofuels worse than fossil fuels with carbon emissions: U of Michigan study.

Mexico allowing up to 5.8% ethanol blends in 3 major cities.

Thai comp investing $233M in Japanese solar.

ACT $180M investment in hydrogen tech.

New global oil discoveries at 70-year low.

UK oil production up 17.3% in 2Q v. 1Q. Natgas production up 6%.

Kenya oil reserves expected to rise to 1B bls from 750M.

Offshore Senegal oil reserves continue rising, now up to 641M bls.

Latest US Gulf of Mex oil/gas lease sale flop. $18M of bids.

Anti-fracking campaign in Colorado failed.

Qatar to launch $10B natgas project in November.

Russian comp to build 5 offshore drilling rigs for Iran. $1B.