Energy and Environment News Roundup – 1.22.15
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
EMISSIONS
Fate of EU carbon market hangs in balance of reform vote (via RTCC)
EU carbon trading reforms in doubt after MEPs fail to agree on start date (via BusinessGreen)
European Parliament committee fails to agree on carbon reform date (via Reuters)
How the oil industry will try to kill carbon pricing (via Sightline Daily)
CLIMATE
Citing climate, Obama issues Arctic executive order (via USA Today)
The case of Greenland’s disappearing lakes (via CBS News)
How far Obama’s message on climate change has come (via Washington Post)
COAL
U.S. coal declines, bucks global trend (via Climate Central)
RENEWABLES
EPIA: Germany’s solar tender plan “makes no sense” while PV prices fall (via PV Tech)
U.S. trade panel triggers duties on China, Taiwan solar gear (via Bloomberg)
Trina Solar remains committed to supplying PV modules to U.S. after ITC ruling (via PV Tech)
Dubai ups renewable energy target to 15% by 2030 (via PV Tech)
Plans submitted for 205MW Chile solar project (via PV Tech)
Greenwood to build 80-megawatt solar power facility in Chile (via Bloomberg)
U.S. wind power installations rose six-fold in 2014 (via Bloomberg)
Hawaii’s biggest utility wants to ditch solar net metering (via Greentech Media)
Moth eyes inspire scientists to cut reflection on solar panels (via GigaOm)
Solar as an energy equity solution (via Renewable Energy World)
Higher renewable energy standard could boost Minnesota’s economy (via Midwest Energy News)
NATURAL GAS
House passes bill to speed natural gas pipelines (via The Hill)
GRID
Grid edge investments total $1.3 billion in 2014 (via Greentech Media)
FERC files Supreme Court challenge to demand response decision (via Greentech Media)
Clean Line solicits 3.5GW capacity for Grain Belt Express (via Recharge)
OIL
OPEC chief says oil will rebound, defends decision not to cut (via Reuters)
Spain mulls fracking after offshore drilling comes up dry (via Christian Science Monitor)
BP head expects oil prices “low for up to three years” (via BBC)
U.S. drivers put oil market on road to recovery (via Reuters)
Nearly 3 million gallons of brine spill in North Dakota oil boom’s largest leak (via Houston Chronicle)
TRANSPORTATION
Tokyo wants 6,000 fuel cell cars from Toyota and Honda for 2020 Olympics (via Autoblog)
KEYSTONE XL
Republican hints at Keystone XL backup plan (via The Hill)
POLITICS
GOP knives come out against U.S.-China carbon pact, Paris climate talks (via National Journal)
Senate votes 98-1 that “climate change is real and not a hoax” (via Climate Progress)
How senators voted on whether climate change is real and “human activity significantly contributes” (via National Journal)
Republicans edit climate-denial mockery out of Obama’s State of the Union (via Grist)
Obama to Republicans: So long, and thanks for nothing (via Grist)
Tom Steyer’s green ambitions (via Los Angeles Times)
OPINION
As Obama and Modi meet, 4 opportunities for U.S.-India action on clean energy and climate (via WRI Insights)
U.S.-India climate talks could pave way for billions in clean energy investment but not emissions goals (via International Business Times)
NRG’s grand ambition to dominate the solar market (via Forbes)
Five reasons why companies should invest in climate resilience now (via GreenBiz)
The most important solar trends in eight charts (via Greentech Media)
Climate action protects the middle class (via Huffington Post)
The Senate is pretty clearly a hoax (via Vox)