US and China decision to join the pact to combat climate change means Paris climate agreement could come into force as soon as next year.
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Clinton V Trump: Where will US energy policy go next?
With just over 70 days left until the general election, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer voters two very different visions for the country’s energy agenda and the future of renewables.
Obama Admin. announces $4.5 Billion in DOE loan guarantees for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Obama announces $4.5 billion in US Energy Department loan guarantees to become available for the support of a commercial-scale electric vehicle charging station buildout.
What we’re reading: Policy vs industry, and the GOP’s climate vacuum
UK report finds flaky government energy policy has chased off investors and added $A230 p.a. to household bills… it might also have spawned the UK’s first unsubsidised wind farm. Plus: fact-checking Obama’s claim that GOP primary candidates have not a climate plan between them.
Obama’s Clean Power Plan handed setback by US Supreme Court
President Obama’s landmark regulation to cut emissions from stationary polluters — the Clean Power Plan — was just issued a stay by US Supreme Court.
Australia should follow Obama’s solar SunShot
Turnbull should be excited by the U.S govt’s US$36m investment to turn solar PV and storage batteries into a new kind of virtual power source.
Obama does for the coal industry what it cannot do for itself
Once a critical player in the energy future of the U.S., the coal industry is now little more than a self-interested party seeking a bailout.
Paris, COP21: Poor countries want 100% renewables, not coal
Poor nations say they want renewables, not coal; Obama stays on to make legal concessions; India emerging as potential spoiler for Paris deal; Australia criticised by IEA for lack of carbon price; and Hunt wobbles on energy efficiency.
The Priest who broke the law (for solar), and the village that bought back the grid
Schönau. Village of 2500 inhabitants in the Black Forest. A beautiful remote alpine village that bought back its grid and has been leading the energy revolution.
LA Police Department could soon use Tesla pursuit vehicles
The city is adding a total of 288 EVs as part of a broad climate compact with China.
