Headline News:
- “Wildfires Threaten Indonesia’s Orangutans As Rescuers Find Injured Animals” • Wildfires in parts of the Indonesian island of Borneo have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded and surrounded by thick haze. Fires are worse as El Niño makes a prolonged dry season worse. [ABC News]
- “How Climate Change Worsened Hurricane Isaias” • Climate Central says climate-warmed Gulf waters made Isaias’s winds 7 mph stronger than they otherwise would have been. This would result in over a doubling of the hurricane’s damages, because the damage done by a hurricane rises exponentially with the speed of the winds. [Yale Climate Connections]
- “Pemex Needs $110 Billion To Hit Mexico’s Output Targets” • The International Institute for Sustainable Development says hitting Mexico’s oil and gas targets would take about $160 billion in capital spending, nearly $110 billion of it from Pemex, and the targets may still be missed. Mexico’s energy insecurity should be answered with renewables. [OilPrice.com]
- “EU Reaches Agreement With China To Reduce The Import Of Plug-In Hybrids By Half” • After the EU put tariffs on Chinese full battery EVs, Chinese companies sent plug-in hybrids instead. And the flow of Chinese PHEVs became a flood reminiscent of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Now, China and the EU have reached an agreement on plug-in hybrids. [CleanTechnica]
- “Amazon Signs Power Purchase Agreement With Statkraft For Mossy Hill Windfarm Near Lerwick” • The world’s biggest online retailer agreed to buy energy from a windfarm on the Shetland Islands as part of a multi-billion-pound renewables investment. Amazon said it has signed a PPA signed with Statkraft for the Mossy Hill windfarm. [Shetland Times]
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