Monday, April 3, 2017

TRUMP HAS PUT US ON "INADEQUATE" PATH TO '25 PARIS CLIMATE TARGETS


Total US energy production fell in '16 for 1st time in 6 years: EIA.

China accuses Trump of "selfishness" on climate policy.

Pruitt dodging health impacts of killing Clean Power Plan.

IEA supports spreading solar to poorer nations.

110Mw new geothermal power now online in Sumatra.

Gamesa-Siemens wind power now merged.

EIB E200M loan for India solar projects.

EV charging startup in Cal connects charging stations with EV owners.

Vattenfall, BMW partnering up for grid power storage market.

Major European utilities risking E14B of earnings by missing climate goals.

Tesla delivered record 25K or so vehicles in 1Q. Also now planning green cities. And launched in Jordan.

67K E taxis for Beijing.

2K orders for Chevy Bolts in S Korea. Only 400 available.

India banned Euro III and older vehicle sales.

States suing Trump admin for blocking energy efficiency standards.

Enviro research thriving at DOD. (Shh ... don't tell anyone.)

TVA nuke power phaseouts brought coal power spikes, pollution: study.

Repeated fires at Cal refinery.

Iraq plans to increase oil production to 5Mb/d by yearend from ~4.4M now.

US oil rig count up 10 last week. Natgas count up 5.

Thailand announced huge shift in oil/gas policy.

Libya brought 250Kb/d oil back online.

Russia will become world's top LNG producer: Putin.

Qatar to boost its LNG output, launched new NG project.

Petronas 1st-ever LNG cargo from floating facility.

Rosneft started oil drilling in E Arctic.

CNOOC added Australia partner for exploring oil/gas off Senegal, Gambia.

Venezuela cut gasoline exports to Cuba.

China coal power production up to 78% of total powergen in Jan, Feb from 75% in '16. 65M more tons. Hydropower down 5% yoy. Wind, solar, nuke power under 6% of total powergen.

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