Headline News:
- The Port of Long Beach in California has greatly reduced local air pollution levels, the most recent annual Emissions Inventory revealed. Compared to 2005 levels, it has reduced local diesel particulate matter air pollution by 88%, and nitrogen oxide air pollution by 56%. Local greenhouse gas emissions were also reduced by 22%. [CleanTechnica]
Port of Long Beach
- China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule. New figures published by solar industry firm Asia Europe Clean Energy Advisory revealed that China has already exceeded its 2020 target of 105 GW of installed solar capacity, after new builds in June and July pushed it up beyond 112 GW. [EURACTIV]
- “Conservative groups shrug off link between tropical storm Harvey and climate change” • Conservative groups with close links to the Trump administration have sought to ridicule the link between climate change and storm events, amid warnings from scientists that storms are being exacerbated by warming temperatures. [The Guardian]
- American Electric Power, Ohio Public Utilities Commission staff, the Sierra Club, and other stakeholders have reached a settlement agreement. Under its terms, AEP Ohio is to develop 900 MW of renewable energy, initiate an electric vehicle program, and protect consumers from monthly fixed-fee rate increases. [North American Windpower]
- Xcel Energy is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to approve a plan that it hopes could lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments across the state. The plan, which has the support of 14 other groups, calls for shuttering two of its coal-fired power plants in Pueblo a decade earlier than planned. [Grand Junction Daily Sentinel]
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August 30 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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