Energy Update
For those who are worried about the future of renewables following the reality of a Trump presidency, the news isn’t looking good. These are worrying times. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Rumors abound that he is looking to climate change deniers in selecting his energy secretary.
BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The European Union will take
action on Thursday against seven nations including Germany and
Britain for failing to police car emissions rules, EU sources
said, after the Volkswagen cheating scandal showed suspicious
behaviour in the industry.
OTTAWA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Canada's government and 10
provinces are set to agree a national carbon price on Friday,
doubling down on a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions just
weeks before avowed climate change skeptic Donald Trump becomes
U.S. President.
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Donald Trump will pick an
ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to curb
climate change as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, a
Trump transition team source said on Wednesday, a choice that
enraged green activists and cheered the oil industry.
BRASILIA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court
overturned an injunction that ordered the head of the Senate,
Renan Calheiros, to step down due to an indictment for
embezzlement, voting to allow him to continue in the position
but not in the presidential line of succession.
MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Commodities trader and mining
group Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund are
together buying a 19.5-percent stake in state-controlled Russian
oil company Rosneft, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
With the trend of corporate renewable energy power purchasing clearly set by global corporations, it’s no surprise that Google is now claiming it will be fully powered by renewables next year.
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump plans to appoint Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to
lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a Trump transition
team source said on Wednesday.
ABUJA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's oil sales should remain
the sole responsibility of one company rather than be split
between two agencies as a draft of the country's long-awaited
petroleum bill proposes, the head of state oil company NNPC said
on Wednesday.
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