World:
¶ “What We Know About The Floods That Killed Thousands In Libya” • Over 6,000 people have died as of Wednesday morning, according to the health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, one of two rival governments operating in the country. Storm Daniel caused floods that broke two dams, destroying much of the city of Derna. [CNN]
Derna, now largely destroyed (Syed Wali Peeran, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Volvo Tops Premium C-SUV Electric Vehicle Sales In First Half Of 2023 In South Africa” • Sales of EVs in South Africa are starting to gain some significant traction. In the first half of this year, Volvo Cars South Africa led the sales charge in the local market’s fully electric premium C-SUV segment, far outselling every other brand in this space. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Conditions On Earth May Be Moving Outside The ‘Safe Operating Space’ For Humanity, Dozens Of Scientists Say” • Human actions have pushed the world into the danger zone on several key indicators of planetary health, threatening to set off dramatic changes in conditions on Earth, according to analysis by 29 scientists in eight countries. [CNN]
Pollution (Marek Piwnicki, Unsplash)
¶ “BMW Decides To Build Electric MINIs In The UK And Not Just China” • Years ago, BMW announced that it was going big on building future electric MINI vehicles in China. But, as media outlets have been pointing out, US sales would run into a huge tariff. Fortunately, MINI now has plans to build at least some of the vehicles in the UK. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Kroll Study Shows Stronger Investment Returns For Firms With High ESG Ratings” • Kroll, an independent global risk and financial advisor, analyzed data on over 13,000 companies across industries around the globe and found that companies with high Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings outperformed those with lower ratings. [Kroll]
Doing business (sps universal, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “The Tube Could Run Entirely On Renewable Energy By 2030” • In just seven years, London could emit ‘net zero’ carbon, to be one of the world’s greenest cities. Mayor Sadiq Khan said the UK capital is getting one step closer to achieving this goal, as it makes progress on a plan to have the tube run on entirely renewable energy by 2030. [TimeOut]
¶ “World Heading For 2.5°C Global Warming” • The world is on a 2.5°C warming trajectory according to Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition Outlook report. If transformative action is not taken now, the Paris Agreement goal to limit the average temperature increase to below 1.5°C will very likely be missed, the report concluded. [reNews]
Wind turbines (BP image)
¶ “Germany Advises Against Nuclear Power In Uganda” • The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Matthias Schauer, has advised against plans by Uganda to invest in nuclear power plants. Schauer, whose country supports Uganda’s clean energy policies, said nuclear power is both environmentally sensitive and costly. [The Independent Uganda]
¶ “Ukraine Eyes 1-GW Chernobyl Wind Potential” • Officials of the Ukrainian government, the transmission system operator Ukrenergo, and Notus energy signed a joint declaration of intent on the development of a wind farm in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A feasibility study shows that the area offers the potential for 1 GW of wind power. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Notus image)
US:
¶ “SB 253 Scope 3 Emissions Disclosure Bill Passes In California” • The California legislature this week approved SB 253, a bill that requires any business with annual revenues of $1 billion or more that does business within the state to report all of its greenhouse the emissions related to its business, not just those attributable directly to its operations. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “California Legislation Can Cut Carbon From Building Materials” • The carbon emissions associated with building materials are estimated to contribute up to 11% of all global energy-related carbon emissions. A report says California is one of the first states in the country to take meaningful steps toward reducing them. [CleanTechnica]
Glass facades (Dennis Schroeder, NREL)
¶ “Terra CO₂ Is Building A Low Carbon Concrete Factory In Texas” • Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials on Earth. It has been made with Portland cement, which accounts for about 8% of global CO₂ emissions. Terra CO₂ announced it is building its first full-scale factory in Texas to cement with lower emissions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Utilities In New Hampshire Unexpectedly Back Solar Net Metering” • Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities surprised clean-energy advocates with joint testimony to state regulators endorsing the state’s current net-metering structure. The system credits customers roughly 75% of the standard rate for electricity they send to the grid. [Canary Media]
Rooftop solar system (New England Clean Energy image)
¶ “First Solar And Longroad Energy Extend Partnership With 2-GW Module Order” • In a significant development for renewable energy, Longroad Energy, a prominent US-based renewable energy developer, has extended its collaboration with First Solar, Inc and increased its procurement of advanced US thin film solar modules by 2 GW. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Entergy To Power 300-MW Green Hydrogen Project In South Louisiana” • Entergy will provide power for a Monarch Energy green hydrogen project in South Louisiana, according to a long-term MOU. As part of the agreement, Entergy supply renewable power to Monarch’s 300-MW electrolyzer project near the city of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. [Power Engineering]
Have a wonderfully fun day.
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