Energy and Environment News Roundup – 11.4.14
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
CLIMATE
UN panel issues starkest warning yet on global warming (via New York Times)
UK to pledge “strongly” to support Green Climate Fund (via RTCC)
Across America, science center offerings on climate change are scant (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Climate change brings pine beetles north to New York and New Jersey forests (via Huffington Post)
COAL
Denmark considers phasing out coal by 2025 (via Reuters)
Australia coal port expansion will not get environmental impact study (via Al-Jazeera America)
The demise of coal-fired power in the U.S. (via Renew Economy)
RENEWABLES
Deserted by China, Taiwanese solar cell makers eye new markets (via Reuters)
Scottish wind energy output exceeds domestic power demand (via BusinessGreen)
Solatio, Renova, Enel biggest winners in Brazil solar auction (via Bloomberg)
Tailwinds pick up for U.S. wind market (via Navigant Research)
Ohio utilities feel burned by solar-energy users (via Columbus Dispatch)
EMISSIONS
Australian carbon tax demise leading to large rise in emissions (via BusinessGreen)
Power producers to face shortage in South Korea carbon market (via Reuters)
Australian electricity emissions could jump 9% in 2014-2015 (via Renew Economy)
Oil rout to weigh on Alberta’s carbon emissions policy (via Bloomberg)
OIL
U.S. crude falls below $80 (via The Hill)
Big Oil feels the need to get smaller (via Wall Street Journal)
This is how ISIS smuggles oil (via BuzzFeed)
TRANSPORTATION
Hyundai, Kia to pay $100 million for overstating fuel economy claims (via Los Angeles Times)
Nissan Leaf sets another monthly sales record, Chevy Volt remains steady (via Autoblog Green)
GRID
Four trends shaping the U.S. solar-plus-storage market (via Greentech Media)
Companies see little value in switching electricity vendors (via Energy Manager Today)
Will California’s energy storage procurement process unless the battery market? (via Greentech Media)
Microgrid built in a day for VERGE San Francisco (via Energy Manager Today)
ENVIRONMENT
A staggering 400 million birds have vanished from Europe since 1980 (via Washington Post)
Options drying up for some parched North Texas towns (via StateImpact Texas)
POLITICS
3,500 North Dakota voters could put the brakes on fracking boom (via Grist)
The Tom Steyer campaigns you haven’t heard about yet (via Grist)
LCV’s Dirty Dozen: The names are in (via Huffington Post)
Most important race you haven’t heard of: Louisiana’s battle for solar (via Huffington Post)
Fracking ban divides Denton, Texas (via Houston Chronicle)
OPINION
Why Argentina is most attractive shale play outside U.S. (via Reuters)
How the U.S. can produce cleaner energy while capturing economic benefits (via World Resources Institute)