Henry Harrell"s Blog: November 27 Green Energy News

Headline News:

“American leaders should read their official climate science report” • The United States Global Change Research Program’s report on the science of climate change and its causes is available for anyone to read, and it gives an overview of the most up to date science. It paints a bleak picture of the consequences of climate denial. [The Guardian]

Signorello Estate winery smolder after the October wildfires in Napa, California (Photo: Eric Risberg | AP)

Caribbean island nations and territories have been shattered by this year’s hurricanes. For China, the crisis in the Caribbean is an opportunity to expand its influence in an area where it already has deep historic and economic ties dating to Cuba’s 1959 revolution. Aside from China, much of the area’s hope is for private investment. [The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer]
Low carbon energy was placed at the front and center of the UK’s long-awaited industrial strategy white paper, with offshore wind set to be one of the main beneficiaries. In the paper, the UK government identified clean growth as one of four “Grand Challenges” to “put the UK at the forefront of the industries of the future.” [reNews]
Australia can meet its 2030 greenhouse emissions target, cutting emissions 26-28% below 2005 levels, at zero net cost, according to analysis of a range of options for the National Electricity Market. This is because the cost of electricity from new-build wind and solar will be cheaper than replacing old fossil fuel generators with new ones. [MENAFN.COM]
As wind and solar energy have grown, they have created many jobs nationwide in fields from construction to manufacturing. A January count by the DOE concluded that solar generation employed 373,807 people nationwide, the most of any type of electric power production. Windpower came in second, with 101,738 workers. [Madison.com]

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