'16 3RD YEAR IN ROW OF HOTTEST GLOBAL TEMPS ON RECORD

Climate change "indisputable": Zinke.

Temps in US' Northeast rising fastest in US: Amherst study.

US energy R&D lags behind other countries: DOE.

China willing to take lead in climate change challenge.

China installed 34.2Gw new PV solar in '16: NEA.

China cancelled 103 coal power plants planned or under construction - 120Gw.

Obama admin $500M to climate fund.

NY Green Bank closed on 13 transactions in '16 to spur thousands of clean energy projects.

Poland, Italy working to halve EU '30 GHG emissions targets.

Solar employs more workers than coal, oil and gas combined: DOE.

Big oil, big auto touting hydrogen as next clean fuel choice. Daimler, Toyota, BMW to lead $10B investment.

BLM to lease 56M tons of Utah coal @ ~41 cents/ton.

Wyoming Republicans intro'd law to outlaw clean/renewable power. (Home of the dinosaurs.)

DOI plans 122K-acre offshore N Carolina wind power lease. NC lawmakers asking Trump to restrict it.

Wind turbine market to peak out at $81B in '19 before falling in '20: Global Data.

Biofuels industry ~9% of energy jobs in US: DOE.

China to boost ethanol import duties to 30% to absorb millions of tons of spoiled corn.

Argentina, Bolivia natgas exploration deal.

Exxon doubling its Permian holdings for $6.6B.

Noble Energy also boosting its Permian investment.

Indonesia's Pertamina to invest $54B in upstream assets by '25.

Nigeria oil pipeline set on fire.

International insurance comps found way around US sanctions on Iran oil cargoes.

Bridger-Teton oil/gas drilling ban.

WEDNESDAY OPEN .... DOW DOWN 18, NAZ UP 9, S&P FLAT

US industrial output up .8%.
Canada held interest rates steady.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SENY up 11.
LEXG up 11 with volume.
ENPH up 8 more.
ESPH, BLDP up 5.
TVIA, ZNNMF, ASYS, FTEK, LSCG up 4.

OCLN down 17.
PALAF down 9.
QTWWQ, URRE, ECORF down 7.
WNDW down 5.
CREG, ELON, HYSR down 4.
NFEC, AXPW down 3.

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 59--35--6

WTI over $52, Brent over $55. US natgas $3.39.
IMF cut Saud growth outlook over oil production cuts.
Trump: dollar too high. Pound up.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LEXG up 75 with very heavy volume, news.
ESPH, ZAAP up 20.
ACFN up 10.
BSRC, GPHBF up 8.
FTEK up 8 with heavy volume.
CABN, XSNX, FCSMF up 7.
ENPH up 7 with heavy volume.
ENZR, NYLD up 6.
HYSR up 5.

BOPO down 69.
ZNNMF down 12.
AWSL, CDTI down 10 with volume.
AMLM down 8.
EVSI, LIME, OCLN, SENY, URRE down 7.
MEEC down 6.
EFOI, FCEL, WATT down 5.
PEIX, XJNGF down 4.

CLIMATE CHANGE A PRIORITY AT WORLD ECON FORUM

Supreme Court to review challenge to clean water rule by 30 states.

BLM plan to cut methane emissions on public land takes effect today after Fed court ruling.

Sauds to invest $50B in solar, wind power by '23.

ReNew Power $390M funding boost.

Swede city's public transportation going fully electric. 4-bus order for Volvo.

Las Vegas now has US' 1st self-drive, all-el shuttle service.

China ordered shut down of over 100 coal projects.

TUESDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 15--24--3

IMF slashed Brazil econ outlook.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LSCG up 28.
GEVO up 15 with volume, news.
ACFN up 13.
FCSMF up 10 with volume.
ZAAP up 10.
BSRC, NTCXF up 9.
ENPH up 7.
AWSL up 6 with volume.
HYSR up 5.
MNGA up 5 with volume.
ENZR, AETI up 4.
SEDG up 3.

BOPO, CBAK, LIME down 9.
OCLN, CABN down 8.
AMLM down 7.
SUNEQ, QTMM, WATT down 4.
CCGI, BLSP, URRE down 3.

GLOBAL SEA ICE AT LOWEST LEVEL EVER RECORDED SINCE SATELLITE MONITORING BEGAN IN '70'S

US added over 25Gw new power gen cap in '16: EIA. Solar 7.5Gw added, wind 7Gw, natgas 8.4Gw, nuke 1.27Gw (TVA).

Sauds set to launch 1st clean/renewable power tenders.

Pacific, African countries getting $44M more clean/ren power funding from Abu Dhabi.

African Dev Bank issued its 1st green bond.

$81B of labeled green bonds issued in '16: Climate Bonds Initiative.

India solar power tariffs lately as low as 4.4 cents/Kwh in competitive auctions, down from 19 cents.

IFC, IFC Global Infra Fund investing $125M in India's Hero Future Energies.

Green Investment Bank offshore wind fund passed 1B Pound target.

ACWA Power 61Mw solar deal in Jordan.

Dong Energy 450Mw wind turbine order for Vestas. 8Mw turbines.

MidAm Energy announced 2 more Iowa wind projects - 338Mw. Part of 2Gw project.

US Fed agencies awarded 340 contracts since '11 for clean/ren power, energy efficiency, smart systems, other "green" projects. Will save $8B over next 18 years. $4.2B cost.

Enel, DEWA teaming on smart grid research.

India launched online solar training course costing $8.79 per participant.

Ford's on-demand ride-sharing service expanding to 8 more cities.

King County (Seattle area) buying 120 el buses by '20. 8 this year. $55M. Charging stations to cost $5.5-6.6M. 73 buses from Proterra.

Proterra raised $140M in latest funding round.

Sauds, Kuwait, Algeria cutting more oil production than pledged.

Ukraine paying 20% more for Euro natgas than Russia's.

Kazakhstan's Kashagan field production ramping up to 180Kb/d.

China's Nominal GDP - GDP + inflation - running about 9% growth.

US GDP ~16.77T.

Top 8 wealthiest folks in world have as much as bottom 3.5B folks.

Worth repeat: Sweden recycling program works so well they've run out of trash.

GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT DOWN 18% IN '16 FROM '15 RECORD TO $287B

Total corporate solar power funding down 64% in '16 to $9.1B: Mercom.

Mattis affirmed support for clean/renewable power. Pompeo hedged on climate.

NY governor pledging $360M for clean/ren power.

1st of 67 Siemens 6Mw wind turbines installed at new offshore project.

UK 35M Pound low-carbon transportation competition.

SECI eyeing 2.3Gw solar tender.

Electric boat market to reach $20B by '27: study.

Israel building CSP plant in Negev.

Diesel cheat inquiries widened to Renault, Fiat.

EPA kept auto efficiency standards intact.

Tesla announced pricing for supercharging stations.

Corn-based ethanol accounts for 43% less GHG emissions than gasoline: DOA.

Pennsylvania coal power plant filed for bankruptcy.

OPEC: 50% compliance with production cuts "enough".

US oil rig count down 7 last week, natgas rig count up 1.

EIA: Brent to average $53 in '17.

Anadarko exiting Eagle Ford with $2.3B sale.

Exxon found more oil off Guyana.

Scientists mapping vast peat swamps in Congos storing billions of tons of carbon. Vulnerable to warming, development.

720 folks detained in China for polluting. Beijing mayor plans to slash pollution.

Key chemicals don't pose "significant risks" to bees: EPA.

40% of California now out of drought.