In a teleconference to environment stakeholders in which SWu participated late Monday, senior White House staff outlined the Obama speech on climate change that will occur later today. In addition to regulating CO2 emissions from all existing power plants, the administration will “double down” on the use of public lands for solar and wind development. The administration will also outline strengthening the excellent work DOE is doing to innovate on financing structure for renewable energy and efficiency. A climate action plan has been circulated and is available here
News
- CNN: Obama to tackle climate change in speech
- Gigaom: The future of solar financing
- RE World: Public Capital Vehicles Could Expand Renewable Energy’s Access
- Greentech Media: Washington, DC Signs Its First Major PACE Deal
- Grist: Celebrating Solar Power in North Carolina
- Solar Industry: New York Misses Deadline On Enacting Popular Solar Bill
- Desert Dispatch: Developer abandons Calico Solar Energy Project
- Forbes: China Escalates Solar War
Opinions
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Yann