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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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in addition to Opus 12, they are: WILDCOAST (Imperial Beach, California) is working to secure a resilient coastline to help protect communities, economies and ecosystems from climate change impacts in the Gulf of California. Each of the 10 2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners will receive $25,000 in prize money.

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Shell estimates about 1,300 barrels released so far from sub-sea oil leak in North Sea

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Glen Cayley, Technical Director of Shell’s exploration and production activities in Europe, said that the high winds and waves over the weekend led to a substantial reduction in the size of the oil sheen. Shell continues to expect that the oil sheen will disperse naturally due to wave action and that it will not reach the shore, he said.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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New UNEP report says bridging emissions gap to meet 2-degree target doable, outlines pathways to 2020

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Up to 9% of total primary energy in 2020 would come from non-biomass renewable energy (solar, wind, hydroelectricity and the like). UNEP released the first—the Emissions Gap Report —at last year’s international climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico. That follow-up is the new report, Bridging the Emissions Gap.

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

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It comes from natural sources that continuously regenerate, such as sunlight, wind, water (in motion), and geothermal. With the increasing threat of climate change, renewable energy has slowly but surely regained is prominence. Solar and wind are the easiest to locate, scale, and convert to energy. Better Together.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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