[GWSG] 10' from WAIS; Greenland faster; fossil bears; Albertan politics; Hawaii 100%/2045; India over target

[Tilley, Al]

1.  A study of gravitational changes by region of Antarctica yields net current acceleration figures for ice loss which indicate ten feet of sea level rise this century.  Because the GRACE satellites are failing and not scheduled for replacement, this may be the last such study.  A new historical study finds that the West Antarctic has in the past raised sea levels by three meters in a century.  Both papers appeared in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sea-level-past-present-melting-rates-point-3-metre-rise-by-end-century-1499710  The details on the GRACE satellite study come from in the Market Business News coverage of one of the articles.  http://marketbusinessnews.com/rapid-antarctic-ice-melt-may-bring-10ft-sea-level-rise-by-2100/59272  Now we need a correspondingly tight study of Greenland, and an accurate and responsible global assessment of the pace of the sea level rise in store for us.



2.  A year by year comparison of Greenland and Antarctic ice cores shows that in the last 60,000 years abrupt and large temperature changes have occurred 200 years sooner in Greenland.  http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32599228



3.  A survey last month of financial professionals found that 73% believe it is time for investors to "assess and perhaps alter their approach to investing in traditional energy companies (coal, oil, gas)."  About the same percentage believe there are "growing risks" associated with investing in fossil fuels.  http://climatecrocks.com/2015/05/04/fund-managers-edging-away-from-fossil-fuels/



4.  Conservatives have lost control of Alberta, home to Canada's tar sands, by a wide margin.  The New Democrat leader is unlikely to push through the XL pipe line.  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/06/canada-alberta-elects-leftwing-party-keystone-pipeline



5.  The Hawaiian legislature has set a goal of 100% electricity from renewable sources by 2045.  Renewables are now their cheapest option.  The legislation passed with little resistance and the governor, an electrical engineer and a Democrat, is expected to sign it.   http://cleantechnica.com/2015/05/07/100-renewable-electricity-goal-passed-hawaiian-legislature/?utm_source=Cleantechnica+News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f26bbc78f6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-f26bbc78f6-331994013
The Hawaiian utilities have been obstructing the transition but are under a counterattack from the state government.  http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/07/3656346/hawaiis-green-grid-plans/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cptop3



6.  India has exceeded its renewable energy targets in the last year, adding 2.3 GW of wind capacity and 1.1 GW of solar.  India plans to increase renewable capacity more than fourfold by 2023, to 175 GW.  http://cleantechnica.com/2015/05/07/india-increases-renewable-energy-capacity-13-beats-target/?utm_source=Cleantechnica+News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f26bbc78f6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_b9b83ee7eb-f26bbc78f6-331994013
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