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World:

¶ “Nearly All Children Are Exposed To Lasting Health Impacts Of Climate Change” • Nearly every child in the world is exposed to climate hazards that threaten their health and development, a UNICEF report says. It found the impact on children’s physical and mental health, as well as well-being and access to education and protection, is enormous. [Euronews]

¶ “Solar-Powered Fridges Are Boosting Farmers’ Incomes By 50%” • Solar-powered, off-grid cold rooms, warehouses and cooling hubs allow farmers and traders to preserve perishable goods without relying on expensive and unreliable electricity grids. This shift is gaining momentum across Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa. [Euronews]

¶ “Massive Chunk Of Antarctic Sea Ice Didn’t Refreeze, Satellite Images Show” • Every winter, Antarctic sea ice grows and decays. But since 2015, the sea ice has entered a “new, much reduced state,” in which less and less is re-freezing due to rising air and sea temperatures. Now an amount of sea ice in West Antarctica about the size of Montana is missing. [ABC News]

¶ “Europe’s Sovereignty Budget” • Every year, Europe spends around €430 billion on imported fossil fuels. Instead of investing in a resilient, homegrown energy system based on renewables, Europe pays huge annual premiums for its dependence on fossil fuels. They fund some of the world’s worst regimes, some of which undermine Europe’s security. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “UK Plans To Roll Back EV Mandate” • Automakers and UK trade unions have been lobbying to water down its EV mandates for years. They cite concerns about costs and loss of jobs in the automotive sector if the mandates were enforced. The UK government has announced it will hold a consultation on what the new 2030 target should be. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Fossil Fuels Are 40% Of Freight Shipping Tonnage, But Half Its Fuel Use” • Maritime fuel debates usually start with the wrong object. They look at today’s bunker fuel demand and ask what fuels can scale far enough to replace it. A better question is how much maritime fuel demand remains after the energy transition changes the cargoes ships carry. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Siemens Energy Wins A 2-GW Converter Deal” • Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables have won a contract from 50Hertz to deliver the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection system in the North Sea with capacity of up to 2 GW. Siemens Energy will equip the offshore converter platform with electrical transmission technologies. [reNews]

¶ “Strong Support For Government-Backed Renewable Energy Future” • A new survey reveals that Australians are strongly in favour of government-owned energy infrastructure and public investment in renewables. Three-quarters of those polled say government should play an active role in building and running energy assets. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “European Energy Inaugurates Solar Park In Latvia” • European Energy is inaugurating the 148-MW Tārgale Solar Park in Ventspils Municipality, its first completed and fully grid-connected renewable energy project in Latvia. The €80 million project is to generate around 154,550 MWh annually. The project is supported by a 10-MW PPA with Apple. [reNews]

¶ “EU To Finance €690 Million Upgrade Of Egypt’s Grid To Boost Renewables” • Egypt and the EU are strengthening their strategic partnership in renewable energy through a financing package of up to €690 million to upgrade and expand Egypt’s electricity transmission network, according to a press release from the EU. [Egypt Oil & Gas]

US:

¶ “‘Scientists Were Dead Right’: Al Gore Says On Anniversary Of ‘An Inconvenient Truth'” • The scientists have been right about climate change all along, said former Vice President Al Gore on the 20th anniversary of the release of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Oscar-winning documentary about his campaign to educate people about climate change. [ABC News]

¶ “EVs Will Come Roaring Back, Rivian Edition” • The US startup Rivian just won’t take no for an answer. Despite the dismal state of affairs in the US market, the automaker aims to beat industry leader Tesla at its own game as a maker of 100% battery powered premium EVs, without using hybrids or range extenders to pad sales numbers. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Solar Manufacturing Capex In The USA Exploded From $150 Million In 2020 To $2.5 Billion In 2026” • US solar PV making has gone from small potatoes to a giant industry since Joe Biden took office in 2021. Here’s a whopper of a stat: The capex of US solar manufacturing burgeoned from $150 million in 2020 to an estimated $2.5 billion in 2026. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Verogy Is Turning Four Municipal Landfills Into Solar Farms” • Construction has started on solar energy installations being developed by Verogy at four municipal landfill sites in the towns of Mansfield, Morris, Somers, and Suffield, Connecticut. The projects are turning closed landfills into clean energy assets that benefit host communities. [Solar Power World]

¶ “Nuclear Reactor Discussed For VT Yankee Site” • The Vernon Selectboard is to hear plans by a Texas company to redevelop the site where the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant was. The agenda reads: Planning Commission-NorthStar/Power Transitions Proposed Site Development; Battery Storage, Data Center and mini nuclear power plant. [Vermont Daily Chronicle]

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