by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Excellent article in Foreign Affairs: The clean energy revolution [link]
Very interesting analysis of energy politics in the U.S.: How Politics Obscures Environmental, Energy Gains [link]
State Department announces plans to circumvent US laws in order to advance climate agenda [link]
Carbon pricing is ‘too sluggish’ to meet climate goals, says UK envoy @Sir_David_King: [link]
The political hurdles facing a carbon tax — and how to overcome them [link]
Paris climate deal: what comes next : Nature News & Comment [link]
Stranded assets: “Many dams have become an economic burden.” [link]
Investors: Utility companies could fail a climate stress test [link]
By @EPA’s own definition: Corn Ethanol Is Not a Renewable Fuel [link]
Why India’s proposed linking rivers won’t work [link]
Batteries will not be the future of grid balancing in Germany [link]
Interesting perspective on social roots of the rise of steam power [link]
Surfing solar ocean platforms could one day power your home [link]
More methane murkiness. Contribution of fossil fuel extraction to recent methane trend may be an overestimate. [link]
Born Lomborg: The smartest ways to adapt to climate change [link]
This is NOT the future we want – this Chinese city is running out of water. [link]
Saudi Arabia unveiled a plan to wean it off oil as it looks to diversify its economy: [link]
Venezuela hunkers down for 40 days of blackouts [link]
Global nuclear industry picked up steam in 2015 [link]
EU drive for ‘green’ biodiesel has increased emissions, study finds [link]
How Can We Reduce Concrete’s Hefty Carbon Footprint? [link] …
Upbeat appraisal of spread of Cheap Solar Power [link]
New Study Deems Solar PV Systems In Europe “A Non-Sustainable Energy Sink” [link]
How to grow more food with less water. [link]
The Tragedy of the Commons: Why Water is Best Left in Private Hands – [link]
Filed under: Week in review