Headline News:
- “Kansas’ Embrace Of Wind Energy Helps It Reduce CO₂ Emissions” • Kansas has been able to reduce its CO₂ emissions for a 10th straight year, largely due to the rapid adoption of wind energy and a slow move away from coal powered electricity. The Kansas News Service reports that about 36% of all electricity produced in Kansas is from wind. [KSHB]
Smoky Hills Wind Farm (Drenaline, Wikimedia Commons)
- “Sebastian Kurz-Led Conservatives To Form Coalition Government With Greens In Austria” • Austria’s conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz agreed to form an unprecedented coalition government with the Greens, capping almost three months of negotiations. It will mark the first time the Green party has been in power. [WION]
- “German Solar Grows 30% In 2019” • The solar market grew by about 30% in 2019 with almost 4 GW of new projects installed, nitial analysis by the German solar industry association BSW said. The association said falling PV prices with increased power prices, intensifying climate debate, and growing electromobility were the main reasons for growth. [reNEWS]
- “2019 Was Australia’s Hottest Year On Record – 1.5°C Above Average Temperature” • The year 2019 was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature reaching 1.52°C above the long-term average, latest data from the Bureau of Meteorology confirms. It was a year of crippling drought, record heatwaves, and devastating bushfires. [The Guardian]
- “Trump Administration Says It Will Approve Largest Solar Farm In US” • Federal officials plan to approve a massive, 690-MW solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion project that will provide electricity to Nevada residents served by billionaire Warren Buffett’s NV Energy. [Bryan-College Station Eagle]
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