World:
¶ “India Plans To Spend $21 Trillion On Climate Action. Will It Be Too Little, Too Late?” • The government of India said it plans to reach net zero by 2070 while expanding its economy to match its population growth. That will be quite a trick if it can pull that off. Bloomberg Green reports that India plans to invest $21 trillion to make it happen. [CleanTechnica]
Renewable energy (Photo from the UN)
¶ “EU Energy Ministers Back Russian Energy Ban From 2028” • EU energy ministers agreed to ban all Russian energy imports as of 1 January 2028, to break free of energy dependence on Russia. Pending the European Parliament’s agreement, EU imports of pipeline natural gas, LNG, oil, and nuclear products from Russia are set to be forbidden. [Euronews]
¶ “Paris Climate Protocols Have Limited Global Heating To ‘Just’ 2.6°C” • Research published by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution found that the Paris climate accords have been partially effective at reducing global heating. They have reduced the average global temperature increase of 4º C to just 2.6º C, the research shows. [CleanTechnica]
Changes in numbers of hot days
(Climate Central and World Weather Attribution image)
¶ “Green GSM Partners With Xentro Motors For Electric Vehicle Fleet In Philippines” • Green GSM, an electric ride-hailing service, signed an MOU with AMRC Renewable Corporation/Xentro Motors, based in the Philippines. The agreement covers the supply of 2,000 VinFast electric vehicles for ride-hailing operations in the country. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Osbit Wins NKT Trencher Deal” • Offshore engineering specialist Osbit has secured a major contract from power cable company NKT to design and build one of the world’s most powerful subsea trenchers. The NKT T3600, delivering 3600 horsepower, will be designed to bury high-voltage power cables as much as 5.5 meters below the seabed. [reNews]
Osbit trencher (Osbit image)
¶ “Canada Launches Debut Offshore Tender” • The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator started an offshore wind Call for Information NS25-1R and Pre-qualification NS25-1R, opening both processes from 16 October 2025 to 13 January 2026. It is seeking feedback on the governments’ Strategic Direction letter and related items. [reNews]
¶ “BOREAS Tees Up Vestas For 235-MW Order” • BOREAS Energie has placed a conditional order with Vestas for 41 wind turbines totaling 235 MW, continuing a long-standing corporate collaboration to expand renewable energy in Central Germany. The order follows another agreement of earlier this year for 29 turbines with a total capacity of 175 MW. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Thomas Reaubourg, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “Carbon Cost Of Meat In Us: This Is How Many Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Released” • Researchers have quantified how much the use of meat in the US emits as greenhouse gases. More than 11 million tons of meat is eaten in US cities annually. This results in about 329 million tons of carbon emissions, a study in the journal Nature Climate Change says. [ABC News]
¶ “US EVs Just Keep Insisting Upon Themselves” • Stormy seas lie ahead for the EV transition in the US now that the federal tax credit have ended. However, that doesn’t mean they are gone. Despite the fossil friendly death grip of federal energy policy, leading global transportation stakeholders are happy to explain why EVs are here to stay. [CleanTechnica]
DHL EV (DHL image)
¶ “Arizona Energy Storage System Announced” • Fluence Energy, Inc and Torch Clean Energy announced the 160-MW, 640-MWh Winchester project, a solar-plus-storage facility in Cochise County, Arizona. Torch Clean Energy is developing the project and Fluence is providing the battery storage technology, the Gridstack Pro 5000. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Closed Baltimore 213-Acre Landfill Is Reborn As Solar Power Plant” • County officials announced Baltimore County, Maryland completed a solar project on a 213-acre closed landfill. The project is expected to lower the County government’s electricity costs over the long term while reducing carbon emissions and repurposing the site. [pv magazine USA]
Solar plant (TotalEnergies image)
¶ “Revoking Maryland Permit ‘Could Bankrupt’ US Wind” • US Wind has said that efforts by the Trump administration to revoke permits for the Maryland Offshore Wind Project could bankrupt the company. The developer issued the warning in a filing for an ongoing court case surrounding the federal Construction and Operations Plan for the array of up to 2.2 GW. [reNews]
¶ “New England Says Goodbye To Coal As Merrimack Station Powers Down” • The towering smokestacks of New England’s last coal-fired power plant have gone quiet. Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire, shut down in September, years ahead of its scheduled closure, marking the end of coal-fired energy production in the region. [Inside Climate News]
Merrimack Station (SayCheeeeeese, public domain)
¶ “Renewable Energy Act Before Illinois Legislature Would Decrease Stress on Ratepayers, Advocates Say” • Illinois advocacy groups are pressing state legislators to pass a package of energy reforms that would help the state reach its clean energy goals and could reduce costs for consumers following price spikes this summer. [Inside Climate News]
¶ “Experts Issue Warning As US Takes Risky Approach To New-Age Nuclear Power: ‘Hype Bubble'” • Reshaping energy policy has been a major theme of President Donald Trump’s second term, with a “nuclear renaissance” being a primary focus. The efficacy of the strategy has been questioned by some experts. Several recently spoke Undark. [Yahoo]
Have an overwhelmingly happy day.
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