Headline News:
- “Climate Change: 12 Years To Save The Planet? Make That 18 Months” • Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that to keep the rise in global temperatures below 1.5°C this century, emissions of CO₂ would have to be cut by 45% by 2030. But the decisive, political steps to make that possible will have to come very soon. [BBC]
The Planet Earth (NASA image, Wikimedia Commons)
- “Ohio Governor Signs Nuclear And Coal Bailout At Expense Of Renewable Energy” • The Ohio legislature passed a measure that cuts renewable energy and energy efficiency programs while adding subsidies for nuclear and coal-fired power plants. Ohio’s Republican Governor, Mike DeWine, signed the bill into law within hours. [InsideClimate News]
- “South Korea Unveils Plans For 2.1-GW Floating Solar Plant” • South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it will develop a 2.1-GW floating solar power plant which, upon completion, will be 14-times larger than the world’s current largest floating project. The plant will be built in two stages, to be completed in 2022 and 2025. [RenewEconomy]
- “Video And Photos Of Fully Electric Ford F-150 – Pulling A Train” • Ford just released photos and a video with a sneak peak at an all-electric prototype Ford F-150. Ford loaded 42 F-150s, one for each of the 42 years the model has been the #1 selling vehicle in the US, into rail cars. Then the electric prototype was shown off pulling the train. [CleanTechnica]
- “Renewables Deliver ‘Over Half Of UK Power'” • More than half of the UK’s power was supplied by renewables for the first time on 30 June, according research by Drax Electric Insights. The researchers said 39% of the country’s electricity was supplied by wind, 9% by solar, 8% by biomass and 1% by hydro. On the same day, carbon intensity hit a record low. [reNEWS]
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July 24 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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