Green New Deal

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Bernie Sanders announces his Green New Deal.
• Apple develops rooftop solar for Taiwanese soy sauce company.
• Wind farms: How do you protect both the climate and flying wildlife?
• Why hot days are actually bad for solar panels.

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• 21 US states sue Trump administration over relaxed coal restrictions.
• Seattle passes its own Green New Deal.
• A new study has confirmed that solar is now cheaper than grid electricity in China.
• Helsinki, Finland, has launched the Think Sustainably program.

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In today’s EGEB:

• A 302 megawatt Texas wind farm reaches completion.
• A Japanese corporation invests in a blockchain platform that enables wind, solar purchases.
• Pakistan aims for 20% renewable energy capacity with new projects.
• Another new poll shows support for the Green New Deal.

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HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” tackled the Green New Deal and carbon pricing on Sunday night’s recent episode, bringing further mainstream attention to climate issues and ideas, and confronting a number of bad faith arguments in the process.

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In this edition of Climate Change Weekly:

• A new report finds nature on an unprecedented decline, with accelerating extinction rates.
• Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden seeking “middle ground” climate policy.
• Iceland is using a new method to fight climate change.
• The more Republicans hear about the Green New Deal, the more they decide they don’t like it.
• Ireland follows the UK in declaring a climate emergency.
• And more…

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A number of Democrats are now considering proposing various policies on climate change, including clean energy mandates and carbon pricing. And many of these Dems are purposely keeping their distance from the Green New Deal.

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In a move motivated more by politics than attempts to find legislative solutions, Senate Republicans put the Green New Deal up for a vote on Tuesday, and the results were unsurprising. All Republicans (and a few Democrats) voted “no,” and the rest of the Democrats simply marked their vote as “present.”

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The Green New Deal might seem like it would garner enthusiastic support among clean energy companies, but those industries are thus far reluctant to publicly endorse the resolution.

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U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced his own climate change plan today in the hopes of attracting bipartisan support, including those in the GOP reluctant to embrace any sort of climate plan.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler appeared on CBS for the first network interview since his confirmation, and while he acknowledged the human contribution to climate change, he also said most threats are “50 to 75 years out.”

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Secretary of Energy Rick Perry made waves at an energy conference on Wednesday, saying he’s interested in “getting together and having a conversation” with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the Green New Deal.

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Today in EGEB, a small Massachusetts city shifts from coal to solar. The conservative mayor of a 100 percent renewable Texas town talks about the Green New Deal. College Republicans want their party to tackle climate change. And Michigan’s largest wind farm comes online. Expand
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The wait is over. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., are ready to formally introduce a resolution Thursday for a “Green New Deal.”

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