Sunday, October 9, 2016

WORLD NEEDS $90T FOR "GREEN" INFRASTRUCTURE: REPORT


Canada ratified Paris climate agreement.

Climate change will be important test for humanity and our political system: Obama.

Americans still sharply split on global warming climate change: poll. But broad support for solar, wind, other clean energy.

Spring arriving earlier at many US national parks than at any time in past century: study.

Tree growth slows as cities heat up: study.

Black Rock Investment Fund to include climate risk for portfolio.

Steel industry must cut emissions 70% by '50: report.

Global supergrid funding to reach $10B by '25: Navigant.

Honeywell to deploy 400K smart meters in Mexico. 2 smart grid projects.

UK Green Investment Bank 28M Pound investment in 192M Pound energy-from-waste project in Scotland.

sPower getting $786M financing for 340Mw - 9 projects - of solar power.

New efficiency rules for chillers, walk-in freezers can save $14B: DOE.

US coal leasing reform can save $30B: enviros.

US biobased industry now $393B in revs, 4.22M jobs.

Chad wants to fine Exxon $75B for failing to meet tax obligations, withholding royalties. $75B! 5x Chad's GDP!

Libya reopened 2nd oil export terminal.

US oil rig count up 3 last week, natgas rigs down 2.

Scotland ministers rejected coal gasification plans.

Fukushima decommissioning costs threatening TEPCO survival.

LBNL created nanoscale transistor with molybdenum disulfide, zirconium dioxide, carbon nanotubes.

Power lost to over a million folks from Hurricane Matthew.

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