Yes, think about this for a moment. N. E. G. A. T. I. V. E. spot-price for electricity. Policy, expenditure, loan-term investment; all predicated on an underlying assumption of markets. Beware the paradigm shift...The impossible just happened in Texas http://t.co/lBxA5q4cyK #strandedassets— Bill (@billcoppinger) September 20, 2015LinksUtility Dive - ERCOT prices in to negativeERCOTOriginal Article - Slate.comBusiness Insider
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Apologies to Neil Hottest. On record. Policy response? Global average temperature record high for September and January–September; Separately, global oceans and global land were both highest on record for these periods of time The September average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20th century average&mdash. This was the highest September temperature on record, surpassing the…
In a small but significant manner, the City of Melbourne, in its City of Melbourne Clean Energy Proposal, has formally affirmed, in a unanimous vote of all eleven councillors; to not directly investing in any fossil fuel or fossil fuel aligned companies into the future. As I have said many times, #strandedassets is and will increasingly become, the primary policy issue confronting…
The Guardian kicks in to second-gear with their campaign on fossil fuel divestment. A story of hope: we launch phase II of Keep it in the Ground, our climate change campaign http://t.co/V56iefvBh4 #keepitintheground — Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) October 5, 2015
Impressive. The Melbourne Girls College won the Zayed Future Energy Prize in the category of Global Schools - Oceania back in January of this year. Seems somewhat 'unheralded' but worthy of recognition. The Zayed Future Energy Prize represents the vision of the Late Founding Father and President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who championed environmental stewardship.…
I'm with Richard. What IS and REMAINS the single largest policy-challenge of our era, as I have pointed out here, here, here, here here, there and there... Professor Rood.. Each month, the US National Climatic Data Center calculates Earth’s average surface temperature using temperature measurements that cover the Earth’s surface. Then, another average is calculated for each month of the…
How can you have a glacier visitor center without a glacier? RT @ClimateReality: How can you have a glacier visitor center without a glacier? http://t.co/V5jToq92rW pic.twitter.com/iR0LfDkh2S — Yale Climate Project (@YaleClimateComm) January 15, 2015 Links A Century of Retreat at Portage Glacier, South-Central Alaska [US. Geological Survey] USGS Fact Sheet [USGS - PDF 500KB ] Yale Climate Connections