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Posted: 25 Nov 2015 14:14:05
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UN CLIMATE TALKS

Next Monday: a busy and symbolic day for Paris and the world.
President Obama will meet with the leaders of China and India
when he arrives in Paris on Monday to spur momentum for a global
warming accord that has become a top priority for the French
government in the wake of deadly terrorist attacks.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060028568 

India opposes deal to phase out fossil fuels by 2100 at climate
summit.
India would reject a deal to combat climate change that includes
a pledge for the world to wean itself off fossil fuels this
century, a senior official said, underlying the difficulties
countries face in agreeing how to slow global warming. Almost 200
nations will meet in the French capital on Nov. 30 to try and
seal a deal to prevent the planet from warming more than the 2
degrees Celsius that scientists say is vital if the world is to
avoid the most devastating effects of climate change.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-climatechange-summit-india-idUSKBN0TD1I220151124#PK2Y4ZRwAxZz6R3t.97


U.N. warns "business as usual" will cause huge temperature rise.
A "business as usual" approach to climate change could lead to a
rise in global temperatures of 6 degrees or more, the head of the
U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday. However, decisions taken
at a meeting of world leaders in Paris next week could still mean
temperatures stay within 2 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial
averages.
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL8N13K24K20151125


Other related articles:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/science/article/UN-weather-agency-It-s-record-hot-out-there-this-6656191.php

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34915448 
http://fortune.com/2015/11/25/united-nations-record-hot/ 

Expect climate change plan details in new year.
Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario's long-term plans to combat
climate change are "optimistic and entirely realistic" on
Tuesday. The province wants to achieve an 80-per-cent reduction
in emissions over 1990 levels by 2050. Wynne said to do that, the
province will work on a range of projects, from getting more
electric cars on the roads to changing the building codes to
create more environmentally-friendly buildings.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-climate-change-1.3332478

Have questions about next week's climate talks? Here are 8
answers that might help.
Diplomats from more than 190 countries will gather on an airfield
in Le Bourget, just outside the French capital, to negotiate a
new international agreement on climate change through the United
Nations. About 20,000 people, including business leaders,
environmental activists and journalists, have been accredited to
attend the proceedings, and the talks will draw an estimated
20,000 more to Paris for a series of clean energy and other
events happening on the sidelines.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060028564 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Renewable NatGas Benefits From California Low Carbon Fuels
Standard.
California officials are encouraging alternative fuel fleets,
including those switching to renewable natural gas (RNG), to take
advantage of the low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and
cap-and-trade program created under the state's 2006 climate
change law (AB 32). A state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
reduction fund administered by the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) has $230 million available for low carbon transportation.
The money comes from proceeds of CARB cap-and-trade auctions
selling emission credits.
http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/104472-renewable-natgas-benefits-from-california-low-carbon-fuels-standard


FUELS

Fossil fuel companies risk wasting $2tn of investors' money,
study says.
Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $2tn (£1.3tn) of
investors’ money in the next decade on projects left worthless by
global action on climate change and the surge in clean energy,
according to a new report. The world’s nations aim to seal a UN
deal in Paris in December to keep global warming below the danger
limit of 2C. The heavy cuts in carbon emissions needed to achieve
this would mean no new coal mines at all are needed and oil
demand peaking in 2020, according to the influential thinktank
Carbon Tracker. It found $2.2tn of projects at risk of stranding,
ie being left valueless as the market for fossil fuels shrinks.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/25/fossil-fuel-companies-risk-wasting-2tn-paris-climate-deal


ARPA-E awards $2.1M to Marine BioEnergy for open ocean farming of
kelp for hydrocarbon biofuels.
Marine BioEnergy, Inc. was awarded $2.1 million in funding from
the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency –
Energy (ARPA-E) under the agency’s OPEN 2015 solicitation
(earlier post). The funding will be used to research and develop
open ocean farming of kelp as a biomass feedstock. The kelp will
be processed into biocrude and further to hydrocarbons ready for
commercial refineries.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/11/20151125-marinebio.html 

VEHICLES

A Car Dealers Won’t Sell: It’s Electric.
More than seven years ago, President Obama called for one million
electric cars to be on the road by this year, and the vehicles
have gained a large fan club. Environmentalists promote them as a
smart way to cut dangerous emissions. Owners love their pep and
the gas money they save. Apple and Google have jumped into the
race to build next-generation battery-powered cars.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/science/electric-car-auto-dealers.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1


Electric cars and the coal that runs them.
In this traffic-packed Dutch city, electric cars jostle for space
at charging ¬stations. The oldest exhaust-spewing vehicles will
soon be banned from the city center. Thanks to generous tax
incentives, the share of electric vehicles has grown faster in
the Netherlands than in nearly any other country in the world.
But behind the green growth is a filthy secret: In a nation
famous for its windmills, electricity is coming from a far
dirtier source. Three new coal-fired power plants, including two
here on the Rotterdam harbor, are supplying much of the power to
fuel the Netherlands’ electric-car boom.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/electric-cars-and-the-coal-that-runs-them/2015/11/23/74869240-734b-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html


U.S. delays 'quiet car' rules for hybrids, electric cars.
U.S. regulators are delaying rules that would require electric
and hybrid cars to alert sight-impaired pedestrians and
bicyclists until at least mid-March, according to a recent
government filing. The decision is the latest setback for a
government plan that has been in the works since 2013 to require
"quiet cars" - vehicles that operate at low speeds without an
internal combustion engine running - to add new audio alerts at
low speeds.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/usa-autos-regulations-idUSL1N1372SN20151124?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector


Nissan Electric Cars Will Be For Mass Market: CEO Ghosn.
The Renault Nissan Alliance will concentrate on mass-market
electric cars, rather than luxury models, CEO Carlos Ghosn told
reporters at the recent Tokyo Motor Show. Renault and Nissan will
not produce a rival to the Model S or Model X, Ghosn said during
a roundtable discussion (via Charged EVs). "Frankly we are
concentrated on the mass market, the core market," he remarked.
He said the small sales increases that would result from "going
niche" by competing with Tesla aren't what Renault-Nissan is
aiming for.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1101140_nissan-electric-cars-will-be-for-mass-market-ceo-ghosn


VW RECALL

VW will stick to 6.7 bln eur provisions despite simple technical
fix.
Volkswagen will not reduce planned provisions of 6.7 billion
euros ($7.1 billion) for costs of its diesel emissions scandal
although technical fixes for affected vehicles have turned out
less complex. As long as VW does not know how much it will incur
in total costs for the manipulations, there is no reason to alter
planned provisions, a spokesman told reporters at the carmaker's
base in Wolfsburg.
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N13K2BR20151125


GREEN ENERGY

California’s energy goals collide with the desert tortoise.
Federal officials announced earlier this month that 400,000 acres
of public land in California’s Mojave Desert would be designated
for possible renewable energy development as part of theDesert
Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. The plan represents a
laudable effort to balance California’s long-standing commitment
to the preservation of its natural heritage with its more recent
commitments to address climate change. But it also reveals some
hard truths about the environmental trade-offs inherent in the
state’s commitment embodied in SB350 to generate 50 percent of
its electricity with renewable energy by 2030.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/California-s-energy-goals-collide-with-the-6654981.php


Better batteries could beat global warming.
One of the key technologies that could help wean the globe off
fossil fuel is probably at your fingertips or in your pocket
right now: the battery. If batteries can get better, cheaper and
store more power safely, then electric cars and solar- or
wind-powered homes become more viable — even on cloudy days or
when the wind isn’t blowing. These types of technological
solutions will be one of the more hopeful aspects of United
Nations climate talks that begin next week in Paris.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/11/25/better-batteries/76359784/


OPINIONS

L.A.'s turf rebates aren't just a gimmick.
City Controller Ron Galperin took aim last week at Los Angeles'
popular "Cash in Your Lawn" rebate program, calling the program a
"gimmick" that helped get people to pay attention to the drought
but didn't generate much immediate water savings. His audit of
Department of Water and Power conservation programs found that
Angelenos voluntarily cut their daily water use by 22 gallons per
person over the course of the last year, while the turf removal
saved only about half a gallon — or, as the controller said, a
"drop in the bucket."
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-1125-turf-rebates-20151125-story.html


BLOGS

Setting the Mood for a Strong Global Climate Agreement.
Twenty-three years ago, I was in the room when leaders signed the
original convention on climate change. The occasion had a tone of
strong moral purpose and promise. In Paris next week, we have the
opportunity to fulfill that promise. If wisdom prevails, world
leaders will agree to a historic agreement in Paris. The brutal
attacks appear not to have dampened resolve, but rather to have
increased the sense of solidarity. The number of heads of state
and government coming to Paris has risen since the attacks to
around 120. On the first day of the meeting, almost all of these
are expected to pledge their support for a strong outcome.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-andrew-steer/setting-the-mood-for-a-st_b_8643566.html




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