US "BRAZENLY SHIRKING" CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITIES: CHINA

China to launch green certificates.

Global clean/renewable power capacity up record 8.7% - 161Gw - in '16: IRENA. Cumulative total 2,006Gw. (That's 2K huge coal power plants.) 71Gw of new solar, 51Gw new wind, 30Gw new hydro, 9Gw new bio.

Climate change threatening mental health: psychologists. (Psychiatrists, tho, can prescribe drugs.) (I wonder how much Trump is threatening mental health.)

London, Paris to intro emissions scoring system for cars. India regulating higher polluting vehicles.

Heartland Institute spreading climate change skepticism to schools.

Xcel Energy plans to invest in 11 new wind farms in 7 states. About 3.4Gw new wind power for its grid by '21. Will take wind to 35% of power mix.

EU OK for 600Mw new wind power in Danish waters for Germany.

Old, dirty US grid would cost $5T to replace: study.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) established 2nd cred line.

First Solar (FSLR) sold its stake in 250Mw solar plant in Nevada.

NSP got loan for 125Mw of solar projects for this year.

CBA OK'd bond proceeds for 12 clean/renewable power projects.

NREL published residential PV solar/power storage cost breakdown.

SEIA launched US consumer solar education campaign.

Sunrun (RUN) expanding into Wisconsin.

Renault Zoe still led Europe EV Feb sales.

55% more EVs on China streets in Feb yoy - over 16K more.

Copper oxide on top of silicon could boost solar cell power conversion up to 40% from 25% now.

EPA about-face on banning chem once called risk.

Oil lobbyist to be EPA Congress liason.

Perdue passed Senate committee with near unanimous vote for DOA.

Trump DOL pick also voted out to Senate by committee.

W Va Senate OK'd bill that could increase stream pollution.

Trump development in Indonesia threatens tropical forest: report.

PA sued 2 towns that banned oil/gas disposal wells.

300Kb/d "fracklog" in USA.