Quite a week for climate politics including how solar energy plays a role. The Pope visited the United States visiting with President Obama who also met with President Xi of China. Unveiling carbon regulations for the Chinese economy to recover from pollution related downward pressure, all of these policies are key to getting somewhere in Paris during the COP21 talks. For some reason, all of the obvious climate and financial benefits of climate and solar policies appear to be falling on deaf ears within the DC beltway. I don’t know what it will take to make this change, but it has to happen at some point.
- Breaking Energy: Pope Says The Environment Has Rights
- Think Progress: Chinese President Details Wide-Ranging Carbon Pollution Pledge At White House
- Renewable Energy World: Evaluating the Case for Module-Level Shutdown
- PV-Magazine: Walmart, Fortune 500 companies take 100% renewable energy pledge
- Utility Dive: Solar sector pleased as Nevada Gov. appoints Office of Energy head to PUC
- New York Times: Brazil Pledges to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Greentech Media: APS Proposes to Withdraw Fee Increase for Solar Customers
- Los Angeles Times: State solar users would lose savings if proposal is OKd
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Have a great day!
Yann