Energy and Environment News Roundup – 1.26.15
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
U.S.-INDIA TALKS
U.S. and India announce “cooperation” on climate change (via Climate Progress)
Obama backs India solar goals, seeks support for climate talks (via Reuters)
Obama says made a breakthrough in civil nuclear trade with India (via Retuers)
Obama-Modi nuclear “breakthrough” has CEOs wary of fine print (via Bloomberg)
NATURAL GAS
UK lawmakers urge fracking moratorium (via Houston Chronicle/Bloomberg)
ENVIRONMENT
Obama proposes to declare ANWR a wilderness area (via National Journal)
RENEWABLES
India plans 100GW wind energy capacity by 2022 (via CleanTechnica)
Japan to set renewable energy targets despite nuclear creeping back in (via PV Tech)
India to propose global collaboration in solar power R&D to cut costs (via CleanTechnica)
India clean energy investments rise 13% to $7.9 billion (via Bloomberg)
Qatar set to announce 200MW solar tender (via PV Tech)
Chinese tier-1 PV module suppliers have sold out (via CleanTechnica)
Worry for U.S. solar projects after end of tax credits (via New York Times)
A philosophical divide emerges in states considering the future of utilities (via Greentech Media)
Huge New England area to soon open for offshore wind power (via Climate Progress)
New York Governor Cuomo delivers a sunny 2015 State of the State (via Renewable Energy World)
Massachusetts closes out landmark solar rebate program (via Solar Industry)
North Carolina plunges deeper into offshore wind energy (via CleanTechnica)
Clean energy investment plummets in Ohio (via Greentech Media)
New California partnership launches statewide PACE program (via Renewable Energy World)
New steps toward future production of solar fuels (via Phys.org)
Solar and water: Abengoa’s big bets (via Forbes)
Mahindra Group to expand renewables business amid India’s clean energy push (via Reuters)
Inside the coming showdown over rooftop solar in Indiana (via Utility Dive)
CLIMATE
Cold nights are decreasing across the U.S. (via Climate Central)
Pope’s U.S. visit to stoke climate fight (via The Hill)
Hollande calls for global “solidarity” in fight against climate change (via RTCC)
Before sea level rises, Miami Beach officials want to raise street (via Miami Herald)
OIL
Saudi oil minister Naimi to stay for now, policy steady (via Retuers)
Head west for best look at U.S. oil drillers’ pain (via Bloomberg)
Defeating Keystone XL might mean more oil by train (via The Stranger)
Illinois misses the fracking boom because of falling oil prices (via Chicago Tribune)
TRANSPORTATION
Plug-in EV sales could hit 1% market share this quarter (via Autoblog)
How low gas prices could spike Obama’s climate plan (via National Journal)
GRID
Demand response will “win hands down if taken up by Supreme Court, says former FERC Chair (via Greentech Media)
Wind transmission beats Keystone XL pipeline in race for federal approval (via CleanTechnica)
OPINION
On Obama’s India visit, climate change deal unlikely as Modi boosts coal production (via Washington Post)
Cheapest solar in the world (Michael Liebreich interview series) (via CleanTechnica)
Why you need to pay attention to solar energy legislation in Indiana (via Indianapolis Star)
What isn’t at stake in the Exelon-Pepco merger (via Forbes)