Headline News:
- “BMW Group Joins ‘Getting to Zero Coalition,’ First Carmaker To Do So” • BMW Group joined the “Getting to Zero Coalition” ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid. By 2023, BMW Group will be offering 25 electrified models. Its factories in Europe have been powered by 100% green electricity since 2017. [CleanTechnica]
BMWs boarding a ship (Image courtesy of BMW Group)
- “Australia Bushfires North Of Sydney ‘Too Big To Put Out'” • A “mega blaze” raging across a 60 km (37 mile) front north of the Australian city of Sydney cannot currently be put out, fire officials have warned. The severity of the blazes so early in the fire season has caused alarm, and prompted calls for greater action to tackle climate change. [BBC]
- “Permafrost Hits A Grim Threshold” • According to research based upon field observations conducted from 2003 to 2017, a large-scale carbon emission shift has occurred in the Arctic. The region had been a carbon sink, but the “entire Arctic” now emits more carbon than it absorbs. This can only be described as worse than bad news. [CounterPunch]
- “Trump’s Tariffs Cost Americans 62,000 Solar Jobs” • Trump’s tariffs have harmed Americans by raising prices, cutting jobs, and losing the US billions in investment opportunities. From 2017–2021, the Solar Energy Industries Association expects 62,000 fewer jobs in the solar industry, which is more than the entire US coal mining industry. [CleanTechnica]
- “FPL’s Turkey Point First US Nuclear Plant To Get License Out To 80 Years” • When the NRC authorized a subsequent license renewal for two units of the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating facility in Florida, it marked the first time a reactor’s lifespan has been extended from 60 to 80 years. It is an example of the NRC failing to do its job, opponents said. [Utility Dive]
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December 7 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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