Opinion:
¶ “100 days to save the world” World leaders are set to meet again 100 days from Saturday. They have met in the past, and based on the experience we have had so far, it has become difficult to expect much out of diplomacy. This time in Paris. And, this time, against all odds, there’s ample evidence things finally will be different. [CNN]
Cloud bank at Elephant Island, off Antarctica. Moss growth on the island records the history of climate change. Photographer: Lieutenant Philip Hall, NOAA Corps. Public Domain. CC BY SA 2.0.
¶ “G20 Energy Ministers Heart Renewables, Squash ‘Energy Poverty’ Case For Fossil Fuels” High-level energy ministers from G20 countries met got for the first time ever, and if fossil fuel stakeholders were hoping for a show of support from that historic event, they got bupkus. Fossil sector’s talk of “energy poverty” fell on deaf ears. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ Divisions over money between rich and poor countries re-emerged as nations submitted their plans for tackling climate change to the UN, with some developing countries saying they need help. 148 countries, out of a total of 196, have met a UN deadline for submitting a plan, termed an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution. [BBC News]
¶ Up to 10,000 jobs could go in Northern Ireland as a result of the decision to end subsidies for renewable energy a year ahead of schedule. Additionally, a spokesman for Action Renewables told the BBC’s Inside Business programme that some people who had invested in wind turbines faced massive losses because of program changes. [BBC News]
Array of Solar Panels, Saintfield High School, Northern Ireland. Photo by Peter Clarke. CC BY SA 3.0.
¶ In the little agricultural town of Droogfontein in South Africa a quiet revolution is under way. And, fairly soon, one of the first renewable energy projects initiated by independent power producers will ensure that the town, situated near Kimberley in the Sol Plaatje Municipality, goes completely off the national grid. [Independent Online]
¶ Snowy Hydro is preparing for an El Nino dry that will extend well into 2016 by slashing power generation as it harbours its water reserves to avoid prospective shortages it encountered in the previous big dry a decade ago. Variations in local weather conditions depend on world weather patterns. [Sydney Morning Herald]
Photo by kawamoto takuo. CC BY SA 2.0.
¶ Police sent papers on 32 current and former executives of TEPCO, as well as the company itself, to public prosecutors over radioactive water leaks at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The company and the 32 individuals are suspected of neglecting preventive measures, resulting in leaks of 300 tons of radioactive water. [The Japan News]
US:
¶ At a visit to NYU, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he will hold a competition among the state’s colleges and universities. The three schools with the highest scores based on three criteria, becoming energy efficient, reducing carbon emissions, and increasing renewable energy use, will win $1 million dollars. [NYU Washington Square News]
Kaheawa wind energy site on the west end of Maui. 30MW of clean renewable energy. Hawaii. Photo by Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA.
¶ Lalamilo Wind Co LLC is building five wind turbines at the former Lalamilo Wind Farm near Puako, which Hawaii Electric Light Co decommissioned in 2010 after operating for 25 years. The turbines will generate 3.3 megawatts to power eight Hawaii County Department of Water Supply wells on the property. [Hawaii Tribune Herald]
¶ A contract between Hawaiian Electric Co. and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies to supply biodiesel for Oahu power generators was approved by regulators. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved a contract between Hawaiian Electric Co and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies to supply biodiesel for Oahu power generators. [West Hawaii Today]
geoharvey 
October 4, 2015 at 3:30 pm
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