World:
¶ “Trump Takes Huge Gamble Putting US At Heart Of Iran-Israel Conflict” • Donald Trump, the president who returned to the White House in January promising to be a “peacemaker,” has taken a dramatic step to insert the US into the fraught conflict between Iran and Israel. He ordered American forces to strike three nuclear sites in Iran. [BBC]
President Donald Trump (White House, public domain)
¶ “How Targeting Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Could Impact The Environment” • The destruction of uranium enrichment sites that support Iran’s nuclear program would not likely have severe environmental consequences, nuclear experts told ABC News. Israel has stated that its attack on Iran is aimed at destroying its ability to produce nuclear weapons. [ABC News]
¶ “Ember Claims Battery Storage And Solar Can (Almost) Do It All” • Ember released its latest battery report. A subtitle gives us the report’s basic message: “Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar’s full potential, getting as close as 97% of the way to delivering constant electricity supply 24 hours across 365 days cost-effectively in the sunniest places.” [CleanTechnica]
Battery Energy Storage System (Prevalon Media image)
¶ “Billions In Subsidies Flow To LNG Canada As Launch Nears For Kitimat Terminal” • As Kitimat, British Columbia, prepares to ship its first liquefied natural gas cargo, billions in subsidies and favorable fiscal treatment for fossil fuel infrastructure come into sharp focus, along with 2.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases it will eventually be responsible for. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ethiopia Updates ICE Vehicle Import Ban To Include Imports Of SKD And CKD Kits” • A bit over a year ago, Ethiopia banned the import of internal combustion engine vehicles. That ban was immediate, because the bill for fossil fuels was over $5 billion a year. Semi- and complete-knockdown kits to make ICE cars were not part of the ban, but now they are. [CleanTechnica]
Addis Ababa (Sintayehu Arega, Unsplash)
¶ “Development Banks Could Unlock Billions For Renewable Energy” • Many low-income countries would use their natural resources to develop their renewable energy capacity, through wind and solar, and other resources. Now, the Inter-American Development Bank may offer the financial plan needed to help expand global renewable energy. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “India’s Renewable Push Grows, Yet Coal Remains Backbone Of Electricity Generation” • Nearly half of India’s installed power capacity of a total of 476 GW is non-fossil fuel-based as of June, but coal-based thermal electricity plays a critical part, according to government data. Non-fossil fuel sources now contribute 235.7 GW, including 8.8 GW of nuclear. [ABP Live English]
Windpower (TR Shankar Raman, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “CCC And GGGI Push For Renewable Energy Development In The Philippines” • The Climate Change Commission and the Global Green Growth Institute stepped up efforts to accelerate the development of renewable energy in the Philippines through two innovative initiatives on floating solar and carbon-neutral railways. [Philippine News Agency]
¶ “Don Davies Introduces Bill Mandating 100% Renewable Electricity By 2030” • Interim New Democratic Party Leader Don Davies introduced legislation requiring Canada to generate 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Bill C-214, the National Renewable Energy Strategy Act, has had its first reading in the House of Commons. [The Deep Dive]
Hydropower in Canada (Fralambert, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
US:
¶ “Renewables As A Bridge To Gas? America’s Energy Logic Goes Backwards” • In recent remarks, John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra Energy, laid out a baffling narrative: renewables should serve as a transition solution toward expanding natural gas generation. Yes, you read that right. Gas, the “bridge fuel” to a renewable future, is called our destination. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Alaska’s Unique Power Sector Can’t Afford To Be Penalized In Congressional Process” • Federal support for renewable energy largely excluded Alaska while building new energy opportunities in the Lower 48. Nonprofit cooperatives, which generate nearly all of Alaska’s power, didn’t qualify, and neither did hydropower. Alaska needs consideration from lawmakers. [Alaska Beacon]
Wind turbines in Kodiak (Dennis Schroeder, NREL)
¶ “Elon Musk’s ‘Wake-Up Call’ For America Echoes What His Brother Kimbal Musk Said On President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’” • Elon Musk has once again cautioned the US government, saying that China’s solar power generation is on a trajectory to surpass the entire electricity output of the US within the next three to four years. [Times of India]
¶ “Solar To Power Half Of Port Newark Box Terminal’s Energy Needs” • Port Newark Container Terminal, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the city of Newark marked the completion of a solar energy project designed to provide half of the terminal’s yearly electrical power needs. The project covers 7.8 acres with solar panel canopies. [Yahoo]
Have an intentionally restful day.
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