Policy & Regulatory British Columbia (Canada) postpones carbon tax increase 25 Mar 2020 The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia (5 million inhabitants) has decided to suspend the increase in the provincial carbon tax sine die, as part of a broader tax change plan. The CAD40/tC02eq (US$28/tC02eq) carbon tax was…
Policy & Regulatory Saudi Arabia shortlists 49 bidders for 1.2 GW solar PV tender 24 Mar 2020 The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) of Saudi Arabia has announced the pre-qualified bidders for the third round of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) that was launched in January 2020 and offered four…
Coronavirus y cambio climático Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Lunes 23 de marzo, 2020 La pandemia ha causado más miedo en semanas que el calentamiento global durante año Aunque parezca que me curo en salud, vaya de entrada un par de advertencias. En primer lugar, no…
Policy & Regulatory Gujarat (India) launches tender for 700 MW of solar power projects 23 Mar 2020 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gujarat Electricity Board and holding company of all the power utilities in Gujarat (India), has launched a tender for 700 MW of…
Policy & Regulatory Cambodia will not build dams on the Mekong River for the next decade 20 Mar 2020 Cambodia has abandoned plans to build new hydropower plants on the Mekong River for the next decade, according to a government master plan for the period 2020-2030. The country will instead…
Policy & Regulatory New York State (US) awards 21 renewable and storage projects (1,278 MW) 18 Mar 2020 The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) (United States) has awarded 21 solar, wind and energy storage projects across the state, totalling 1,278 MW of power capacity. The auction, totalling US$1bn…
Policy & Regulatory NSW (Australia) releases net zero emissions plan by 2050 17 Mar 2020 The government of New South Wales (NSW, 8.1 inhabitants) in Australia has released its Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030, which aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 by attracting investment, cutting residential costs and…
Volume 1 Issue 3, March 2020 Though lessons learned from Earth are frequently applied to other planets, there is much to learn about our own planet from the Solar System and beyond. This Perspective highlights examples from geological and atmospheric sciences in which other planetary bodies have acted as analogues,…
Policy & Regulatory Austria and Lombardy (Italy) approve solar+storage investment grants 13 Mar 2020 The Austrian OeMAG energy agency has launched €36m investment grant scheme for small-scale solar PV installations up to 500 kW and electricity storage systems up to 60 MWh. Rooftop solar installations will receive €24m in rebates…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory Angola plans to remove fuel price subsidies 12 Mar 2020 The government of Angola has announced plans to remove subsidies on fuel prices, though without specifying the implementation schedule. The government estimates that more than US$3.5bn/year are spent on fuel price subsidies and is absorbing…
Policy & Regulatory Sri Lanka launches 150 MW solar tender 10 Mar 2020 Sri Lanka has published a request for proposals for 150 MW of solar capacity. As part of the third phase of the Battle for Solar Energy programme, state-owned power utility Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) intends to build 20…
ISEE Bulletin March 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 2-Year Post Doc Position Closing 2 April Key Details Would you like to further your career by applying your quantitative energy and economic skills at one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Do you have the ability to work…
Policy & Regulatory Manitoba (Canada) implements flat CAD25/t carbon tax 9 Mar 2020 The Canadian province of Manitoba (1.4 million inhabitants) has decided to introduce a flat CAD 25/tCO2 (US$19/tCO2) carbon tax as of 1 July 2020, and to cut the provincial sales tax (PST) from 7% to 6%, saving Manitobans CAD325m/year (US$242m/year),…
Companies FPL (US) will develop 1.5 GW of solar capacity by mid-2021 6 Mar 2020 The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) (United States) has approved Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) plans to launch its community solar program SolarTogether. As part of the plan, FPL will add 20 new solar power plants, totalling…
¿De qué se ríe, señor ministro? Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Viernes 6 de marzo, 2020 Un proyecto así no puede ser considerado como sustentable Tras las declaraciones del señor Alfonso Romo el día tres de marzo, nunca antes cayó tan al dedillo la pregunta de…
Consideraciones adicionales acerca del Tren Maya Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Miércoles 4 de marzo, 2020 Declarar que no se tocará un árbol de la selva, es insultar nuestra inteligencia Para el Dr. Víctor Manuel Toledo, con afecto Por ser un tema acerca del cual he…
Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2020 Vertebral variety Mounted specimen of Edaphosaurus boanerges, a pelycosaur synapsid, from the collections at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Pelycosaurs are the most ancient forerunners of mammals; however, despite their bizarre sails, it is likely their backbones were relatively uniform in function,…
Policy & Regulatory Brazil raises minimum biodiesel threshold to 12% 4 Mar 2020 Brazil has raised the minimum share of bio-content in diesel from 11% to 12% on 1 March 2020. The maximum percentage is still capped at 15%. Since 2019, the minimum biodiesel percentage in diesel is increased by…
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 Summary Reports 2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework At its second meeting, the Working Group commented on the zero draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework that was released in January 2020. Delegates approved the final recommendation of the meeting…
Daily Energy News Policy & Regulatory SECI awards 1.2 GW of solar in oversubscribed auction (India) 2 Mar 2020 State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded 1.2 GW of solar projects, receiving bids for 3.5 GW. SECI granted 600 MW to SB Energy, 300 MW to EDF and 100…
To support urgent research to combat the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the editorial teams at Nature Research have curated a collection of relevant articles. Our collection includes research into the basic biology of coronavirus infection, its detection, treatment and evolution, research into the epidemiology…
Policy & Regulatory Japan clears bill to secure emergency electricity supply, renewable premiums 27 Feb 2020 The government of Japan has adopted a bill to revise the electricity business law, which intends to secure power in time of disaster, after some parts of the country experienced massive and prolonged power…
Policy & Regulatory Uzbekistan launches tender for 400 MW of solar projects 25 Feb 2020 The Government of Uzbekistan has published an invitation for expression of interest for two 200 MW solar power projects in the Samarkand and Jizzakh regions (east of the country). Interested parties have until 21 March…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 27 febrero, 2020 Farmacología Un compuesto del cannabis para vencer la resistencia a los antibióticos El cannabigerol presenta la capacidad de eliminar bacterias de tipo Staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina, así como de inhibir el crecimiento de las biopeliculas que forma este microorganismo sobre…
El ridículo conflicto limítrofe Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Lunes 24 de febrero, 2020 Tren Maya, un rehén de intereses El conflicto de límites entre los tres estados de la península de Yucatán es cualquier cosa menos novedoso. Nace en cuanto el gobierno central decide dividir…
Policy & Regulatory Andhra Pradesh (India) plans to create 10 GW solar plants 21 Feb 2020 The government of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh plans to create an affiliate of its AP Power Generation Corporation, named Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Corporation, to develop 10 GW of solar power plants….
La pesca y el cambio climático Rafael Robles de Benito || La Jornada Maya || Jueves 20 de febrero, 2020 Hace falta educación para adaptarnos a los cambios por la crisis del clima Rafael Robles de Benito Últimamente se ha hablado mucho acerca del cambio climático global, y de los…
ISEE Bulletin February 2020 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 7TH INTERNATIONAL DEGROWTH / 16TH INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS JOINT CONFERENCE Open Call for Contributions We are pleased to announce our open call for papers, special sessions (round tables, symposia), participative sessions, activist and artistic sessions. Information about the…
JSW Energy will buy a 1 GW coal-fired power plant in India 18 Feb 2020 JSW Energy, the energy branch of the Indian conglomerate JSW, has reached a INR53.2bn (US$745m) deal with GMR Energy to acquire its subsidiary GMR Kamalanga, which owns and operates a 1,050 MW (3×350 MW) subcritical…
Policy & Regulatory Virginia (US) adopts 5.2 GW offshore wind target by 2034 17 Feb 2020 The Virginia’s House and Senate (United States) have passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which lays out a plan to reach 100% of renewable power generation by 2050 at the latest. The legislation would…