Energy and Environment News Roundup – 1.27.15
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
COAL
China coal production falls for first time this century (via The Guardian)
EMISSIONS
Bill resurfaces to pull New Hampshire from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (via Nashua Telegraph)
RENEWABLES
Seven interesting global renewable energy trends from NREL (via CleanTechnica)
Analysts predict global renewable energy capacity will double by 2025 (via BusinessGreen)
China takes over lead from Europe in 2013 solar PV installations (via Phys.org)
Renewable energy transmission backbone takes shape across U.S., Europe (via Sustainable Business)
Utilities at heart of Japan grid connection dispute will resume considering PV projects (via PV Tech)
Algeria doubles renewable energy target to 25GW by 2030 (via PV Tech)
GCL plans 2GW of PV power plant projects in China in 2015 (via PV Tech)
Siemens wind profits rise 21% in first quarter, but orders dip (via Recharge)
Two graphs highlight growth surge in U.S. solar market (via CleanTechnica)
Florida utility to build 225MW of solar power capacity (via PV Tech)
Barriers to renewable energy in Michigan could affect state’s economic future (via Lansing News)
Indiana and West Virginia look to slash support for renewable energy (via Greentech Media)
Hawaii’s electric system is changing with rooftop solar growth and new utility ownership (via U.S. EIA)
Dirty ground starts to sprout clean energy projects (via Greenwire)
CLIMATE
Obama ends visit with challenge to India on climate change (via New York Times)
Climate change responsible for super-charging winter storms, say scientists (via The Guardian)
Climate change will hit Australia harder than rest of world, shows study (via The Guardian)
Climate change will cause more extreme La Ninas, says research (via Bloomberg)
Atlantic, Pacific fish face mixing as Arctic warms (via Discovery)
Copenhagen reveals world’s first neighborhood adapted for climate change (via TriplePundit)
OIL
Obama Administration opens door to Atlantic drilling (via Houston Chronicle)
U.S. Senate blocks swift passage of Keystone XL pipeline bill (via Reuters)
Supreme Court rejects BP executive’s appeal in oil spill case (via The Hill)
Northwest oil spills: Raw data and growing risk (via Sightline)
Wyoming, Halliburton agree to greater fracking disclosure (via Star-Tribune)
BP to freeze pay for most of its employees (via Houston Chronicle)
TRANSPORTATION
Electric vehicle battery market set to top $21 billion by 2019 (via BusinessGreen)
China expected to launch subsidy for EV lithium batteries (via Renewable Energy World)
EV sales in Germany hit new high in December 2014 (via Inside EVs)
Nissan already planning for EV sales once incentives run out (via Autoblog Green)
POLITICS
Here’s what every governor thinks about climate and clean energy (via Climate Progress)
Obama’s Arctic power grab (via Politico)
NY Governor Cuomo blames northeast snowstorm on “changing climate” (via National Journal)
OPINION
Prince Charles: Global climate change pact could be Magna Carta for Earth (via The Guardian)
What a warming world means for major snowstorms (via Climate Central)
With cheap oil flowing, U.S. looks to next energy revolution (via Navigant Research)
Liebreich: 10 predictions for clean energy in 2015 (via Bloomberg)
Why cheap energy is the biggest threat to climate action (via GreenBiz)
Factors that will drive U.S. oil production in 2015 (via Reuters)
Divestment will not keep carbon in the ground (via Energy Collective)
Snowmageddon 2015 proves you were right about climate change (via Washington Post)