World:
¶ “Landmark Paris Agreement Set A Path To Slow Warming. The World Strayed From It” • Global warming has got nastier faster than society has been able to wean itself from burning fuels, several scientists and officials said. There has been progress. Over 1°C (1.8°F) has been shaved off future warming projections since 2015. But it is not enough. [ABC News]
Sad end of a glacier (Zile Huma, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Biggest Polluters Skip COP30 For Europe To Pick Up Climate Tab” • European leaders gather at the COP30 to discuss climate mitigation and financing for developing countries, but the world’s biggest polluters won’t attend the UN’s annual climate summit as it kicks off in the Brazilian city of Belém. The US, China, and India will skip the meeting. [Euronews]
¶ “Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value” • A study in Nature Energy, did a rare thing with hydrogen. It assessed full life-cycles of thousands of hydrogen projects, drawing clear boundaries between what helps and what wastes effort. It showed that hydrogen makes sense in only a few industrial applications. [CleanTechnica]
Hydrogen concept car in 2019 (Darren Halstead, Unsplash)
¶ “EVs Take 65.7% Share In Sweden, As Transition Slows” • In October, plugin EVs took a 65.7% share in Sweden, up from 62.2% year-over-year. The battery EV share grew marginally YOY, and the plugin hybrid EV share increased. Overall auto volume was 24,078 units, down 4% YOY. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV in October. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “GWEC Urges Japan To Reform Offshore Wind Auctions” • Japan must urgently reform its offshore wind auction system and establish a public-private forum to guide policy and investment if it is to regain momentum in its clean energy transition, says a white paper by the Global Wind Energy Council and renewable energy consultancy OWC. [reNews]
Offshore windpower (GWEC image)
¶ “Ming Yang Partners With ORE Catapult On Turbine Testing” • Ming Yang Smart Energy has signed its first testing agreement with the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to validate the main bearing for its 18.5-MW offshore wind turbine. Under the contract, the test piece will be tested under simulated real-world offshore conditions. [reNews]
¶ “Denmark Adjusts Offshore Tender Blueprint” • Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Utilities introduced changes to the framework for its upcoming offshore wind tenders, adjusting project timelines, financial caps, and capacity limits for three major sites: the North Sea Mid, North Sea South, and Hesselø offshore wind farms. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (insung yoon, Unsplash)
¶ “UNDP Says Over 6,400 Facilities In Afghanistan Now Powered By Solar Energy” • The UN Development Programme said more than 6,400 facilities across Afghanistan have been equipped with solar energy since 2021. These include 5,462 healthcare centers, 153 schools, and 854 small businesses, many of which are led by women. [Khaama Press]
¶ “Railway Electrification: A Path To Net Zero Carbon Emission By 2030” • February 3, 1925 was the day when Indian Railways began its journey of electrification. After 100 years, the journey is nearly complete. As of August 2025, approximately 99.1% of the broad-gauge network had been electrified, 69,154 km out of a total of 69,800 km. [Metro Rail News]
Indian train (Prakash Rao, Unsplash)
¶ “India’s Clean Power Push Nears One-Third Of Total” • In India, non-hydrocarbon sources provide closer to 33% of all electricity, the country’s Central Electricity Authority reported, as cited by the Times of India. In April through September, hydro, nuclear, wind, and solar produced 31.3% of the total, up from 27.1% a year earlier. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “How Britain’s Wind Boom Has Reduced Energy Bills” • The UK now generates more electricity from wind than from fossil fuels, marking a historic milestone in its green transition. A UCL study found that wind power reduced consumer energy bills by $137 billion between 2010 and 2023. Wind capacity projected to exceed 67 GW by 2030. [OilPrice.com]
Wind farm in Scotland (Bjmullan, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “New Mystery Drones Over Belgium’s Doel Nuclear Plant Spark Security Fears” • Three unidentified drones were detected flying over Belgium’s Doel nuclear power plant on Sunday, November 9. According to Deutsche Welle, the incident occurred near the city of Antwerp, at the Doel plan. A spokesperson for Engie confirmed the sightings. [Kyiv Post]
US:
¶ “Electric SUVs Are Everywhere. Now Automakers Have To Get Consumers To Buy Them” • There are plenty of Electric SUVs at dealerships, giving consumers a wide choice. But the question industry watchers are asking is: Will consumers buy them? The $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs expired on September 30. But some EVs are still selling. [ABC News]
The 2026 Lucid Gravity SUV (Lucid image)
¶ “A Flood Inside A Coal Mine In West Virginia Has Trapped A Coal Miner Inside” • Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. The Rolling Thunder mine flooded when a crew hit a previously unknown pocket of water in it. [ABC News]
¶ “How Will Boston And Other Coastal Cities Fight Sea Level Rise?” • Due to complex factors, water levels are not rising at the same speed everywhere. A particular set of factors makes the US South particularly vulnerable. Some states have laws requiring the largest GHG-emittors to pay into superfunds. Massachusetts may do the same. [CleanTechnica]
Have a marvelously cheerful day.
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