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Posted: 14 Nov 2016 14:58:40
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AIR POLLUTION

India’s demonetisation may have killed a golden opportunity in
the fight against air pollution.
Till just a few days ago, a choking Delhi was on top of the minds
of many Indians, particularly the chatterati and opinion-makers.
It seemed like a momentum was building up towards finding
potential permanent solutions to the problem of chronic pollution
in India’s capital. With the Narendra Modi government unleashing
a whole new issue to debate—demonetising some of the currency
denominations—on Nov. 08, the big story of Delhi’s still-deadly
air pollution took a backseat.
http://qz.com/835798/indias-demonetisation-may-have-killed-a-golden-opportunity-in-the-fight-against-air-pollution/


COP 22

Cop22 tests global resolve on climate action.
Diplomats from 196 nations are meeting in Marrakesh for the
second week of the UN’s 22nd Climate Change Conference, (COP 22).
They’re under intense pressure to translate last year’s landmark
Paris Agreement into action against a backdrop of record global
temperatures and a new hostile US President that’s vowed to pull
out of the Paris deal. A year after 196 countries adopted the
historic Paris agreement on climate change, the fight against
global warming now comes to Morocco, a region itself vulnerable
to global warming.
http://en.rfi.fr/environment/20161114-cop22-tests-global-resolve-climate-action
 

World Bank Partners with State of California to Support Low
Carbon Cities
The World Bank and the US state of California are joining forces
to support low carbon city efforts in China and other countries. 
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today during the UN
Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP22), the World
Bank and California committed to cooperate on sharing knowledge
and good practice with territories and cities on low carbon
development strategies to help them meet their Paris Agreement
commitments.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2016/11/11/world-bank-partners-with-state-of-california-to-support-low-carbon-cities
  

Saudi Arabia will stick to Paris accord climate change pledges.
Saudi Arabia says it will press ahead with pledges it made under
the Paris climate change accord, even if president-elect Donald
Trump pulls the US out of the global deal after he is sworn in.
In an indication of how isolated the US may be if it abandons the
climate agreement that virtually every country in the world
struck last December, the world’s largest oil exporter said the
commitment of other big economies such as China underlined the
accord’s strength.
https://www.ft.com/content/7471a4a8-a9b3-11e6-809d-c9f98a0cf216 

A close look at Germany's climate action plan.
Germany has managed to agree on a climate action plan just in
time for this year's COP22 climate conference in Marrakesh after
being heavily debated by Chancellor Angela Merkel, economy
minister Sigmar Gabriel and environment minister Barbara
Hendricks. Now they finally reached a deal. According to the
"Climate Action Plan 2050," Germany will reduce its greenhouse
gas emissions by 80 to 95 percent until 2050. In order to reach
this goal, Germany's government has set intermediate targets that
are to be met until 2030.
http://www.dw.com/en/a-close-look-at-germanys-climate-action-plan/a-36386077


CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Trump end California’s climate rules?
After eight years in which California had a partner in President
Barack Obama in expanding renewable energy and electric vehicles,
signing international deals and writing tougher pollution laws to
the consternation of industry and Republicans, the election of
Donald Trump now sets up the Golden State as a land in
environmental exile.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/13/will-trump-end-californias-climate-rules/

http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20161112/NEWS/161119879

2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions
Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year,
the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed
emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened out in the
past three years.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-bc--un-climate-talks-20161114-story.html


Climate change set to bring 'more intense' storms to Australia:
Study.
Climate change is fueling increasingly intense and damaging
storms in Australia, according to a new report from the
independent, non-profit organization Climate Council. The report,
Super-Charged Storms in Australia, published on Monday, states
that the annual frequency of potential severe thunderstorm days
looks "likely" to rise by 30 percent for Sydney, 14 percent for
Brisbane and 22 percent for Melbourne.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/climate-change-set-to-bring-more-intense-storms-to-australia-report.html


Climate change temperature hikes could be worse than thought.
So long as us humans don't cut back on our use of fossil fuels,
typical estimates have Earth's average temperature climbing 2.6
to 4.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the year
2100. That kind of climate change would be bad enough, but new
data suggests that we might be underestimating the temperature
shift. Researchers studying a reconstruction of 784,000 years of
climate data now suspect that the real hike could be much higher,
between 4.8C and 7.4C. They noticed that the climate appeared
more sensitive to greenhouse gases whenever it was warmer -- and
guess which way the planet's temperature is headed right now?
https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/14/climate-change-temperature-hikes-could-be-worse-than-thought/


Emissions Growth to Slow in 2016 as China Burns Less Coal.
Global carbon emissions will expand more slowly this year as
China’s greenhouse-gas output declines. Emissions will increase
0.2 percent, a slower pace than the average 2.3 percent a year in
the decade through 2013, according to the Global Carbon Project
and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Economic
production will advance more than 3 percent, according to a
report written by the United Nations and academic groups.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/global-emissions-growth-to-slow-in-2016-as-china-burns-less-coal


Why the media must make climate change a vital issue for
President Trump.
Imagine the world was facing upheaval on a scale not seen during
modern civilization, a change that would imperil the world’s
great cities by the rising seas and snuff out species at the
fastest rate since the dinosaurs disappeared. Then imagine you
were a journalist, had repeated chances to ask the next president
of the United States about this and decided to not do so. The
apparent failure of the media during the presidential election
has been multifaceted and fiercely debated. But the absence of
climate change as a leading topic in the election of Donald Trump
is perhaps the single greatest rebuke to the idea that power
should be held to account for the benefit of this and future
generations.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/13/climate-change-trump-presidency-environment

DROUGHT

A giant reservoir that supplies a California county’s drinking
water is nearly empty.
At the marina Monty Keller manages amid sloping mountains here,
business is down by half. For hours every workday, he stares
sadly at the reason. Lake Cachuma, a giant reservoir built to
hold Santa Barbara County’s drinking water, has all but vanished
in California’s historic drought. It reached an all-time low this
summer — 7 percent capacity, which left a thick beige watermark
that circles the hills framing the lake like an enormous bathtub
ring. “We’re just amazed,” Keller said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-giant-reservoir-that-supplies-a-california-countys-drinking-water-is-nearly-empty/2016/11/13/cf617ef0-a29d-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html


GREEN ENERGY

Obama Administration Announces New Financing For Renewable Energy
Projects And Actions To Spur Innovation And Promote Energy Access
Globally.
President Obama’s leadership has catalyzed a global transition
towards a clean energy economy. From 2010-2015 alone, the U.S.
has invested in more than $11 billion in international clean
energy finance – including grant-based assistance, development
finance, and export credit – to support countries as they work to
meet their growing energy needs, while improving development
outcomes and reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, the
United States has made research and development a top priority,
decreasing the cost of clean energy technologies substantially,
and has launched several initiatives to enhance universal access
to affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy globally.
http://energy.gov/articles/obama-administration-announces-new-financing-renewable-e
http://www.montereyherald.com/business/20161110/rule-would-boost-solar-and-wind-energy-development/1?source=most_viewednergy-projects-and-actions-spur-0


Could renewable energy business win out in Trump's climate
policy?
Given Donald Trump’s remarks on the campaign trail, many are
concerned that his administration will jeopardize the climate
progress made under President Obama. President-elect Trump
famously called climate change a “hoax,” and vowed to back out of
the Paris Agreement, where the world’s nations came together and
agreed to curb their emissions. His recently released “Energy
independence” policy calls for the elimination of numerous
environmental regulations and increased exploitation of coal,
oil, and natural gas.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1111/Could-renewable-energy-business-win-out-in-Trump-s-climate-policy


Renewable energy made up record 21.7% of national electricity
market in October.
Australia’s renewable energy sector hit a record in October, with
21.7% of electricity in the national electricity market coming
from renewables, according to the latest Cedex report. That
represents the biggest proportion of any month since the data was
made available by the Australian Energy Market Operator in 2005,
according to the report from the engineering consultants
Pitt&Sherry and the Australia Institute.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/14/renewable-energy-made-up-a-record-217-of-australias-electricity-market-last-month


Davis, Yolo County working to create competitive electricity
market.
Davis and Yolo County are working to create a competitive
electricity market for residents and businesses. The city and
county have approved the formation of Valley Clean Energy
Alliance, which will be a nonprofit joint powers authority local
energy provider. Yolo County approved it this week. Davis
approved the idea in March. 
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/11/10/davis-yolo-county-working-to-create-competitive.html?ana=e_sac_bn_newsalert&u=mWGE3JCkQISFrrs%2FNMmWBIotlWU&t=1478814517&j=76421261


VEHICLES

2016 Los Angeles Auto Show green-car preview.
The 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show gets underway this week, and a few
notable green cars are expected to debut there. The current
popularity of crossover utility vehicles is evident in the
numerous new or redesigned crossover models listed for the L.A.
show. A smattering of other models will debut as well, but
crossovers could very well represent the majority of production
and concept car debuts this year.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1107232_2016-los-angeles-auto-show-green-car-preview

Electric cars are less than 1% of the market. Yet automakers are
pushing them big time. Why? 
Admit it: You’ve thought about buying an electric car. If but for
a fleeting moment, you considered the possibilities: Zero
tailpipe emissions. No more oil changes, no more tune-ups. Cheap
fuel. And it seems pretty cool. Then, if you’re like most people,
you set the idea aside.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-electric-car-future-auto-show-20161114-story.html


California Isn't Planning to Back Away From Zero-Emission Car
Rules
Investors who pushed up shares of GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler on a
bet that Donald Trump will gut clean-air rules may have forgotten
another player with a big say: California.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/california-maps-go-it-alone-path-on-car-emissions-for-trump-era


CARB Delays Meeting Until After The Inauguration
How much impact will a Trump presidency have on environmental
issues? The California Air Resources Board has decided to
postpone an upcoming meeting about extending its zero emissions
mandate for cars sold within the state from December 8 until
sometime in February. The purpose of the delay is to allow the
members of CARB to get a better understanding of what the federal
government intends to do about fuel economy and emissions
regulations going forward says Stanley Young, a spokesman for the
board.
http://gas2.org/2016/11/13/carb-delays-meeting-inauguration/ 

Changing math for EVs?
Federal incentives for vehicles such as the battery-powered Tesla
Model S and Chevrolet Bolt — which are as much as $7,500 — could
be cut or eliminated to help make good on Donald Trump’s campaign
pledge to reduce federal spending, says AutoPacific analyst Dave
Sullivan.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20161112/OEM05/161119952/changing-math-for-evs?


VW EMISSIONS

Audi software can distort emissions in tests, VW says
Audi cars with automatic transmissions have technology capable of
distorting emissions when they are tested, Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE)
said, as its luxury flagship is battling allegations over a
reported discovery of a new cheat software device.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-audi-idUSKBN1370Q3

Dodge Truck Owners Accuse Chrysler of VW-Like Cheating 
Allegations of cheating pollution standards have reached U.S.
automakers as Chrysler was sued by consumers who said engines in
some Dodge trucks were rigged to hide that emissions were as much
as 14 times higher than permitted by law.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-14/dodge-truck-owners-accuse-chrysler-of-vw-like-emissions-cheating
 



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