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- Batteries and renewable power are on the verge of bringing about an “epochal transformation” of the UK that could make energy clean, abundant, and very cheap, according to a cabinet minister. He said government plans for a more flexible energy system and £246 million of funding for battery research would “radically” bring down bills. [The Guardian]
UK wind turbines (Photo: Danny Lawson | PA)
- The midterm congressional elections are still a year away, but hundreds of rookie candidates are crafting policy positions for the first time. Most of them are Democrats, spurred by polls showing their party with the edge for 2018. In previous elections, many candidates glossed over their positions on climate change, but that looks like it could change. [The Hill]
- “A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down Trees” • A team of researchers has shown that there is a surprisingly cheap and easy way to slow the pace of deforestation in Uganda: Just pay landowners small sums not to cut down their trees. Their study was published in the journal Science. [The New York Times]
- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued a report, Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation’s Electricity System, claiming that the US electrical grid remains vulnerable to natural disasters, cyber attacks, and physical attacks. It says immediate action is needed to improve the resiliency of the power system. [CleanTechnica]
- Research scientists are “very worried” that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate and raise sea levels more than expected. They say warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow and darken the surface. Dark ice absorbs more solar radiation than clean white ice so warms up and melts more rapidly. [BBC News]
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July 25 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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