World:
¶ “The First Climate Migrants Are Leaving Sinking Tuvalu To Start A New Life In Australia” • Tuvalu is one of the countries at greatest risk from climate change due to the worsening threat of rising sea levels. The nation comprises nine palm-fringed reef islands and coral atolls. Scientists predict that 95% of it will be underwater at high tide by the year 2100. [Euronews]
Group of girls on Tuvalu (Winston Chen, Unsplash)
¶ “US Seized Another Ship In The Caribbean, Noem Says” • The US seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean. Unlike the ship taken earlier this month, this tanker was not on any sanctions list maintained by the US, the European Union, the UK or the UN, according to Kpler, a data firm that tracks transportation and logistics networks. [ABC News]
¶ “EVs At 65.4% Share In Sweden – Incentive Scheme Incoming” • November’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 65.4% share in Sweden, up from 61.7% year-on-year. Battery EVs were up in share, while plugin hybrid EVs were flat. The overall auto volume was 21,016 units, down by some 15% YOY. The best-selling battery EV was the Volvo EX40. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo EX40 (Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “India Adds 50 GW RE Capacity With Investment Of ₹2 Lakh Crore In 2025; To Keep Momentum In 2026” • India added about 50 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2025, backed by investments of nearly ₹2 lakh crore ($22.3 billion), taking its total non-fossil fuel capacity to about 262 GW. A similar amount of capacity addition is expected for 2026. [News9live]
¶ “Green Transition Emerges As New Engine Of Growth” • The green transition is no longer an option. It has become a strategic priority for businesses, especially as Vietnam has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Challenges are turning into opportunities, promoting a green economy, and creating momentum for sustainable growth. [Vietnam+]
Wind turbines in Vietnam (Tycho, CC BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “The Battery Boom Is Reshaping Power Markets” • The uptake of utility-scale battery storage has grown hugely in recent years as more countries switch to renewables. Battery storage ensures that grids powered by less reliable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, can continue to deliver a stable supply of clean energy through the day and night. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “Guyana Is Using Its Oil Revenues To Spark A Renewable Energy Boom” • As Guyana starts to see revenue from its oil, the government is reinvesting some of the money in renewables to diversify the energy mix and strengthen the country’s energy security. Guyana is aiming for 80% renewable energy in the electricity grid by 2040. [OilPrice.com]
Offshore oil rig (Jonathan Gong, Unsplash)
¶ “China Pours First Concrete At Zhaoyuan Nuclear Site As Construction Starts On A New Hualong-One Reactor” • China has become a dominant force in the international nuclear energy market through its Hualong One reactor. The reactor is the most widely deployed reactor type operating or under construction anywhere in the world. [Energies Media]
US:
¶ “San Francisco Outages Leaves 130,000 Without Power” • An outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco, Pacific Gas & Electric Co said. The outage hit roughly a third of the utility company’s customers in the city. PG&E did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the cause of the blackouts. [ABC News]
Golden Gate Bridge (Maarten van den Heuvel, Unsplash)
¶ “Tale Of Two Michigans: Intensifying Battle Of Solar Vs Data Centers” • Saline Township, Michigan got steamrolled by their own governor and billionaires when they tried to prevent a $7 billion data center from being built for data center. But when a solar farm proposed for three square miles of Iosco Township was shot down, no one lifted a finger. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The US Has A Power Crunch, And Congress Is Still Far From Solving It.” • The push to reduce the red tape slowing the construction of energy projects has the support of lawmakers from both parties, the Trump administration, and an army of lobbying groups that is ideologically diverse. It may not be enough, however. [Politico]
Wind farm (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen, Unsplash)
¶ “Solar Surge In The Desert” • In deep-red Otero County, the landscape tells a different story from the political rhetoric about renewable energy. Massive solar arrays like the 120-MW Buena Vista Energy Center and community projects like Pluma Solar Alamogordo and Carrizozo Solar stand as testaments to market-driven progress. [2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News]
¶ “Colorado Elected Officials Support Climate Scientists At ‘Save NCAR’ Rally” • Days after the Trump administration announced it would break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, defenders of the lab are speaking out. White House officials had labeled NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory as a source of “climate alarmism.” [Boulder Daily Camera]
Have a magnificently relaxing day.
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