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Energy and Climate Report
August 16, 2017 - Number 158
Bonds Climate Bonds Pioneered by Goldman Lure St<> in < igued Cities As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk of innovative projects from cities to investors.
Coal-Fired Power Plants
China Coal Capacity C
rallel Nudge Toward Gas Production
China is more than halfway to its goal of cutting 800 million metric tons of coal production
capacity by the end of 2020, signaling to investors the government isn't projecting coal
production to grow much more.
Energy
Mish
gers Taiwan Blackout as Power Policies Questioned
A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan's biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to
an electricity grid recently pushed to its limit and to President Tsai Ing-wen's efforts to
reshape the island's power mix.
Energy Scana Needs'Willing Partner' to Resume Nuclear Construction Scana Corp, executives said the company would need to sign new contracts to revive construction on a South Carolina nuclear power plant---and that federal tax credits would be "an important factor."
Fossil Fuels Court Provides Blueprint for Challenging Fossil Fuel Projects A district court decision stopping the expansion of a Montana coal mine provides a blueprint for environmental advocates to block other coal, oil, and gas projects across the country.
Motor Vehicles EU Automakers May Be Required to Produce Electric Vehicles Making electric cars may become a regulatory requirement rather than a strategic choice for vehicle makers in the European Union as the bloc seeks to underpin a shift away from polluting combustion engines.
Oil & Gas Offshore Drillers Shrug as U.S. Offers More Acreage, Lower Fees Oil drillers are shrugging at President Donald Trump's pitch to invest in federal waters.
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Renewable Energy
Arizona Utility to Repl;
aftop Solar Payments After Protests
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.'s Arizona Public Service will replace a program that required the
state's largest utility to buy excess rooftop solar power at the same price that customers pay
the utility.
Renewable Energy Bird Charity Asked to Abandon Challenge to Scottish Wind Farm Companies in the offshore wind energy supply chain asked a U.K. bird charity to abandon its legal battle against four giant projects planned off the coast of Scotland, which the environmentalists say could harm wildlife in the area if they were built.
Renewable Energy State Mixes $2.5 Billion Line to Bring Wind Power to Midwest A proposed $2.5 billion transmission line to bring cheap Kansas wind power to the Midwest was rejected by Missouri, which said the project failed to get all needed county approvals.
Sustainability '-I i Skipping Green Bond Label Keeps Fledgling Market Limited
Investors are hungrier than ever for green bonds, yet companies known for their sustainable prowess--including Tesla Inc.--are choosing to sit out, raising questions about just how valuable the green bond label is.
ip Push for Natural Gas Exports Opposed by Manufacturers President Donald Trump's effort to boost U.S. energy is facing push back from manufacturers who say exporting more natural gas may undercut his "America First" jobs focus.
Practitioner Insights
Enforcement Practitioner Insights: Environmental Fraud--New or Not? "Fraud" is a term typically associated with Bernie Madoff, Ponzi schemes, and other situations where perpetrators have achieved financial gain. But fraud in the environmental area hasn't captured recent headlines until Volkswagen was found to have installed emissions cheating software in their diesel models, a decision that has cost VW more than $20 billion to date. One positive aspect of the VW scandal may be raised awareness of environmental fraud, and for environmental...
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