Week in review – energy, water and politics edition

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

The real problem with fusion energy [link]
The case for more ethanol: why green critics are wrong [link]
Could new #MIT breakthrough in #Solarthermophotovoltaic be a #GameChanger for #renewables [link]
Why China is having so many problems ramping up wind power [link]
Printing the way forward: World’s first 3D-printed office building completed in #Dubai [link]
UNFCC: ‘Spirit of Paris’ Lives as Governments Get Down to Implement Landmark Agreement [link]
The argument for incrementalism in international climate negotiations [link]
Exxon and climate change: Why it’s better to engage than divest [link]
Breaking the fragility trap [link]
Ted Nordhaus:  Energy access without development: concerns about micro-interventions [link]
The deadliest environmental problem is still indoor air pollution — killing 4 million a year [link]
As drought grips South Africa, a conflict over water and coal [link]
AFRICOM’s (Africa-security) environmental engagement [link]
Prepare for more dust storms: Climate exodus expected in Middle East and North Africa [link]
Managing rising sea levels [link]
Water and Security Hotspots to Watch in 2016 [link]
Good water management could lead to six percent increase in global GDP by 2050 according to @worldbank [link]
Does feeding cattle antibiotics contribute to global warming? [link]
We need better ways to cut greenhouse gases from agriculture [link]
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