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CAP AND TRADE

Europe becomes a reluctant emissions trading pioneer. When it
came to creating the European Union's Emissions Trading System,
now the largest system of abating greenhouse gases in the world,
implementing cap and trade turned out to be much harder than the
early enthusiasts of the idea in the United States had ever
imagined.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037087 

AIR POLLUTION

US proposes to cut methane from oil, gas by nearly half. The
Obama administration issued a final rule Thursday to cut methane
emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over
the next decade as part of an ongoing push by President Barack
Obama to curb climate change.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_METHANE_EMISSIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


OTHER RELATED STORIES
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/12/us/politics/ap-us-obama-methane-emissions.html

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/feds-finalize-first-ever-methane-rules-targeting-leaks-from-fracking-pipelines

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gas-715628-wells-methane.html

http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037118  

UN: Rising air pollution in world's cities killing millions. 
Almost everyone in large cities in poor and middle-income
countries faces excessively high air pollution, a growing problem
that is killing more than 3 million people prematurely each year
and "wreaking havoc on human health," the World Health
Organization said Thursday. The U.N. health agency says more than
four out of five city dwellers worldwide live in cities…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_UNITED_NATIONS_POLLUTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/05/12/who-global-air-pollution-is-worsening-and-poor-countries-are-being-hit-the-hardest/?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b78d08f001-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b78d08f001-327747457
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/12/world/europe/ap-eu-united-nations-pollution.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/science/who-says-europe-trails-us-in-reducing-air-pollution.html?_r=0

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-05-12/un-warns-of-rising-air-pollution-levels-in-worlds-cities

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/12/air-pollution-rising-at-an-alarming-rate-in-worlds-cities

http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/health/un-rising-air-pollution-in-world-s-cities-killing-millions/article_5ec9b6f7-b7f2-5589-835f-296e218678db.html


Iranian, Indian Cities Ranked Worst for Air Pollution. India is
home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air
pollution, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. But
while WHO experts acknowledge India faces a "huge challenge",
many countries are so bad that they have no monitoring system and
cannot be included in its ranking.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/05/12/world/asia/12reuters-health-airpollution.html


CLIMATE CHANGE

Proposed Property Tax To Fight Climate Change Criticized As
Unfair. The newest building in Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif.,
headquarters sits right on San Francisco Bay. Its location offers
a spectacular view, but an uncertain future. By the end of the
century, scientists say, sea level could rise three, four, maybe
even five feet, depending on how climate change plays out.
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/11/477601725/proposed-property-tax-to-fight-climate-change-criticized-as-unfair

Oil refiners, gas producers face higher costs from climate laws:
report. Oil refiners and gas producers could face higher
production costs if countries use a high carbon price to follow
through promises made at last year’s global climate summit in
Paris, research showed on Thursday. The landmark Paris Agreement
was a commitment by nearly 200 countries to cut greenhouse gas
emissions from 2020…
http://sustainability.thomsonreuters.com/2016/05/12/oil-refiners-gas-producers-face-higher-costs-from-climate-laws-report/


African heat waves could become annual occurrence.  Africa could
suffer from unusually extreme heat waves every year by 2045 if
nations continue emitting carbon dioxide at present-day rates,
scientists have found. Crops may wither, wildfires may become
more frequent and mortality rates may rise.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037095 

IPCC chief says world can avoid 2 degrees warming. The U.N.
climate science chief said this week that the world might be able
to stay under 2 degrees Celsius of warming, a goal set by the
international climate agreement in Paris last year. For that to
happen, countries must work together, said Hoesung Lee, head of
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037079 

DROUGHT

Severe And Extreme Drought Eases In California. The U.S. Drought
Monitor released May 12 shows some minor improvement in
California drought conditions and the removal of the short-term
drought designation. But the seasonal outlook shows drought
persisting through the dry season as California’s drought
continues for a fifth consecutive year.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/05/12/severe-and-extreme-drought-eases-in-california/


FUELS

Canada Fire Deals Staggering Blow to Oil Sands Industry and
Economy. Oversize transport trailers typically barrel dangerously
along Highway 63 as they deliver heavy loads of equipment and
even prefabricated metal buildings to the multibillion-dollar oil
sands projects that dominate this area. But more than a dozen
such trailers, still full, now sit at pull-ins and rest stops…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/business/energy-environment/canadas-oil-sands-industry-staggers-after-a-devastating-fire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b78d08f001-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b78d08f001-327747457&_r=0


California's use of coal drops dramatically — to almost nothing. 
When it comes to dependence on coal, California is not exactly
West Virginia. But it is still striking to see that the Golden
State’s use of coal to generate electricity has dropped so
dramatically — essentially going from small to almost
microscopic. Two recent reports from the U.S. Energy Information
Administration drive the point home.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-coal-20160512-snap-story.html


Less pain at the pump for California drivers? The “Torrance
Factor” expected to help. California drivers still pay more for
gasoline than motorists in virtually every other state, but there
are signs their pain at the pump won’t be quite as bad in the
coming months. The relatively low price of oil on the global
market accounts for a large part of the relief, but Dave Hackett…
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/11/california-gasoline-prices/

EIA says fossil fuels not disappearing anytime soon. Rapid
economic growth in China, India, Indonesia, Brazil and other
emerging countries will drive global energy consumption to nearly
double by 2040, according to new projections released yesterday
by the Department of Energy. But the associated rise in carbon
emissions will not keep pace with overall energy consumption…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037116 

VEHICLES

Nissan takes 34 pct stake in scandal-hit Mitsubishi Motors.
Nissan Motor Co. is taking a 34 percent stake in scandal-ridden
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in what Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn said is
"a win-win" deal intended to repeat the success of his
Nissan-Renault alliance. Ghosn appeared with Mitsubishi Motors
Chairman Osamu Masuko in a hastily called joint conference…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_NISSAN_MITSUBISHI?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Secretive competitor might emerge against Tesla. British
engineering firm Dyson Ltd. has filed patents for electric
vehicle technology that could represent a challenge to Tesla
Motors Inc. Patents filed by the firm, led by British inventor
James Dyson, hint at new technology in solid-state batteries,
which are safer and can stretch a car's range hundreds of miles.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/05/12/stories/1060037078 

GREEN ENERGY

UPDATE 1-Shell participates in bid for Dutch offshore wind farm.
Royal Dutch Shell is in a consortium bidding to build two 350
megawatt wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands, the oil
company said on Thursday, delivering on a promise to invest more
in wind energy. Shell, bidding in the Dutch government tender
together with energy company Eneco…
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N1896Q7 

UPDATE 3-Top oil explorer Eni embarks on green energy quest.
Italian oil major Eni, which has historically invested little in
renewable energy given its success in discovering oil and gas,
plans renewable energy projects in Italy, Pakistan and Egypt. As
part of a push into green energy, Eni aims to bring 420 megawatts
of mostly solar power generation…
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N1892TQ
   
DONG Energy Set for Europe's Biggest Share Float This Year.
Danish wind farm developer DONG Energy [IPO-DONG.CO], which
analysts value as high as $13 billion, said on Thursday it plans
to list its shares on the Copenhagen stock exchange this summer.
Having built more than a quarter of the world's offshore wind
farms, the company is a major player in Britain and Germany and
has recently opened offices in the United States…
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/05/12/business/12reuters-dong-energy-ipo.html


Solar Plane's Next Leg of Global Trip _ Arizona to Oklahoma. A
solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week is headed
to Oklahoma on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey.
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Phoenix Goodyear
Airport about 3 a.m. Thursday with a destination of Tulsa
International Airport.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/12/us/ap-us-solar-plane.html


Sierra Leone Solar Push Aims to Bring Electricity to All by 2025.
Sierra Leone aims to provide electricity to all of its 6 million
citizens by 2025 in a push to boost the economy, expand crucial
services such as healthcare, and reduce dependency on aid,
officials said on Wednesday. Less than 12 percent of people in
Sierra Leone's cities have access to electricity…
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/05/11/world/europe/11reuters-leone-electricity.html


OPINIONS

Unraveling spiral: The most compelling global warming
visualization ever made. Over the years, scientists have
attempted to visually communicate the Earth’s warming in many
ways.  They’ve developed an array of maps, charts, and animations
that present an unmistakable picture of a warming world. But I’ve
seen no visual as striking and effective as the infographic
posted to Twitter Monday by climate scientist Ed Hawkins.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/10/the-most-compelling-visual-of-global-warming-ever-made/


So the drought has you watering less? It won't matter much.  Gov.
Jerry Brown wants to forbid you from hosing down the driveway.
And he is really cranky about lawn watering. But corporate
agriculture is free to plant all the water-gulping nut orchards
it desires, even in a semi-desert. This is the essence of the
governor’s new long-term drought policy that he announced Monday.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-jerry-brown-drought-edict-20160512-story.html


BLOGS

Pension Funds Tell Exxon To Tell The Truth About Climate Change.
Shareholders think the company isn’t saying enough about the
risks it faces. Pension funds are putting pressure on ExxonMobil
to start telling its shareholders how climate change will affect
the oil giant’s business. The California public employee pension
fund and the New York City pension fund, which together manage
$433 billion in investments…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/exxon-climate-change_us_5734a030e4b060aa78197dc2


Will BMW's new flagship be an electric car? Tesla Motors
[NSDQ:TSLA] is currently igniting the hearts and wallets of a
portion of the car-buying public that is interested in putting an
electric vehicle in their garage or driveway. Those are car
buyers that the traditional automakers are paying close attention
to, or should be if they're not.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103932_will-bmws-new-flagship-be-an-electric-car




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