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"China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal"
#China #Energy #Renewables

China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.

Bosnie: le chef déchu de l'entité serbe remplacé par une présidente par intérim
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/europe/20251019-bosnie-le-chef-déchu-de-l-entité-serbe-remplacé-par-une-prÃ%…

Bosnie: le chef déchu de l'entité serbe remplacé par une présidente par intérim
 Après quasiment deux décennies aux manettes de l'entité serbe de Bosnie, Milorad Dodik a été remplacé, samedi 18 octobre, par une présidente par intérim, Ana Trisic Babic, une proche de ce puissant dirigeant, déchu pour avoir défié la plus haute autorité politique de la République serbe de Bosnie. 

Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases #environment

Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases
Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as Earth warms, even in places where yearly rainfall increases.

Die vergessenen App Stores: Ein Nachruf auf große Erwartungen
Die Schließung von Setapps App Store zeigt: Die alternativen Marktplätze kann man vergessen. War die DMA-Vorschrift ein Reinfall? Ein Kommentar.
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This article just cited the Finnish Michaux study. There are others. The whole "industrial renewable energy capture systems" wager has inadequate foundations, which is why the only way is to use much less energy. Hence #degrowth See my article and linked report for the UK case.
Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil? - CounterPunch.org

Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil?
A key issue for the accomplishment of renewables is power storage because of the impact of wind and solar intermittency, both of which are highly intermittent. Most studies assume gas will be the buffer for intermittency. Other than using fossil fuel such as gas as a buffer, an adequate power storage system to handle intermittency will require 30 times more material than what electric vehicles require with current plans, meaning the scope is much larger than the current paradigm allows.

CDFW: 'Salmon Everywhere' One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/19/2354554/-CDFW-Salmon-Everywhere-One-Year-After-Klamath-River-Dam-Removal

Pedaling backwards as fast as we can. :-(  
(While China and the rest of the world race forward into a new energy future.) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/climate/clean-energy-department-office…

Energy Department Reorganization Reflects Shift Away From Renewable Energy
The reorganization reflects the ongoing shift in the federal government’s energy priorities: less renewable energy, more fossil fuels.

Immer mehr #Kommunen arbeiten an ihrer gesetzlich geforderten #Wärmeplanung.
Bis Juni 2026 müssen alle Großstädte ihren Plan vorlegen, kleinere Städte haben bis 2028 Zeit. Auf diese Weise soll Klarheit über künftige

Städte müssen bis Sommer liefern: Kommunen kommen bei Wärmeplanung in die Gänge
Angesichts der geplanten Abkehr vom russischen Gas muss das deutsche Wärmenetz neu gedacht werden. Die Ampel verlangt Städten und Kommunen eine Wärmeplanung ab. Das Planungstempo nimmt zuletzt deutlich zu. Vor allem die Städte haben allerdings nicht mehr viel Zeit.

Oman just hit a major renewable energy milestone.
Masdar's Ibri III project combines a 500MW solar plant with a 100MWh battery system—the country's first large-scale solar-plus-storage facility. It'll power 33,000 homes and cut CO2 emissions by over 500,000 tonnes yearly, pushing Oman closer to its 30% renewable electricity target by 2030.

Masdar achieves financial close for Ibri III power project in Oman
Masdar, alongside its consortium partners, has achieved the financial close for the Ibri III Solar Independent Power Project in Oman.

"Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia"
#Asia #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia
A climate study led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with an international research team, reveals that under a high-emission scenario, the Northern Hemisphere summer monsoons region will undergo extreme weather events starting in 2064. Asia and broader tropical regions will face frequent "subseasonal whiplash" events, characterized by extreme downpours and dry spells alternating every 30 to 90 days which trigger climate disruptions with catastrophi…