[GWSG] CA + China; China's plan; scientists react; India not deterred; the case for action; pictures of reactions

[Tilley, Al]

1.  During his visit to China, CA Governor Jerry Brown will discuss linking CA's carbon market to theirs.  The state's is already linked to Quebec's market.  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-california-china-ex-idUSKBN18S6NO  The CA Senate, adopting what is claimed to be the world's most ambitious energy policy, proposes to generate all the state's energy renewably by 2045.  The bill now goes to the Assembly.  https://www.ecowatch.com/california-sb-100-renewable-energy-2429029310.html



2.  China is moving to diminish the role of coal in their power generation, is spending $900 billion on infrastructure, clean energy, and climate science coalitions in other countries, and is coordinating climate policy with the European Union.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-paris-agreement-china-climate-change_us_5931114de4b075bff0f21cbd?ir=Green&utm_hp_ref=green



3.  Mongabay is running a bulletin board for scientists from around the world responding to current President Trump's rejection of the Paris Agreement.  Scientists so far include Edward O. Wilson and Kevin Trenberth.  https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/trump-withdraws-u-s-from-paris-climate-accord-scientists-respond/



4.  India wants to be the world's first nation of entirely electric vehicles.  Minister of State Piyush Gobal reports that market forces are now carrying India toward clean energy, and that Trump's reneging will not deter India.  https://cleantechnica.com/2017/06/02/india-will-fly-forward-cleantech-climate-action-despite-donald-trumps-dumb-move-humanity-us-economy-national-security-cleantechnica-exclusive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%295.



5.  Stefan Rahmstorf and Anders Levermann explain in RealClimate why global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2020.  We may already be achieving that.  Now we should prepare for precipitous decreases in emissions, achieving zero emissions as close to 2035 as we can manage.  http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2017/06/why-global-emissions-must-peak-by-2020/?wpmp_tp=1



6.  The Guardian has assembled a gallery with pictures from around the world of reactions to Trump's flight from the US Paris obligations.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/jun/02/world-reacts-to-trumps-decision-to-reject-paris-climate-accord-in-pictures  ?

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