Week in review – energy and policy edition

by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.

Politics and international commitments
Key legal issues for Paris climate talks [link]
In depth analysis of China INDC [link]
India won’t peak emissions in climate pledge – [link]
Historic Climate Court Decision in the Netherlands [link]
MP David Davies asks some awkward questions [link]
Half of Europe’s electricity set to be from #renewables by 2030 [link]
Republican Governors Signal Their Intent to Thwart Obama’s Climate Rules [link]  …
Historic Climate Court Decision in the Netherlands [link]
Energy economics and finance
Analysis: Existing nuclear should be taxed, new nuclear subsidized [link]  …
Germany’s Green Energy Transition May Be Running Out Of Money, Study Warns [link]
#EPA report puts hefty tag on #climatechange inaction:  [link]
Do forced choices promote green energy? Some surprising results, with policy implications.[link]
Report: much-needed new measure of the leveled cost of electricity from @IERenergy. [link]  …
China’s Asia International Infrastructure Bank  has been launched [link]
Energy technologies and renewables
Official statistics may underestimate the amount of solar power in the US by around 50%: [link]  …
World’s biggest solar energy plant went online last week [link]
The price of energy storage is falling rapidly [link]
Smarter Grid Technologies Make for Smart Cities [link]
Impact of energy prices and cellulosic biomass supply on agriculture, energy and the environment:  [link]
Solar power needs to get cheaper. Are perovskites the answer? [link]
Hawaii pushes solar power but sudden swings in output pose unique challenges.[link]
A new analysis of U.S. counties shows where electric vehicles cause more pollution than gas cars. [link]
Why the Dutch oppose windmills: Dutch Quixote [link]
Article on refrigerated trucking, its cost to the environment and how new clean tech can help [link]  …
Policy analyses
A hard deadline:  We must stop building new carbon infrastructure by 2018 [link]
Robert Stavins:  Assessing the energy paradox [link]
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