[GWSG] Green New Deal text; and prospects; judge nixes coal mine; flow battery; PG&E's example; 100% renewable Europe

[Tilley, Al]

1. Here is the House Resolution on the Green New Deal. It is a sketch in 14 pages of what a sustainable United States should look like and do. https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=5729033-Green-New-Deal-FINAL

2. The Green New Deal outline is richly ambitious yet leaves room for maneuver. It is difficult to imagine how it will be implemented, but then the moon landing project had to be devised on our way to the launch. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/with-the-green-new-deal-democrats-present-a-radical-proposition-for-combatting-climate-change?utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_DAILY_020819&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9cafe24c17c6adf39e724&user_id=18164692&utm_term=TNY_Daily

3. An Australian judge has rejected plans to construct a coal mine because it would contribute to climate change. “The decision is anticipated to have widespread ramifications for future fossil fuel projects.” https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2019/02/08/australia-coal-mine-climate/

4. A new automotive flow battery developed at Purdue U would recharge by having the electrolyte replaced at 300-mile intervals (it would take five minutes—existing gas stations could handle the water-based fluid) and the anode at 3000 miles (30 minutes, $65). The battery produces both hydrogen and electric power. Would the hydrogen be used in a hybrid power system? https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/08/another-way-to-power-electric-cars-refillable-technology/

Here’s the original phys.org notice. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-refillable-technology-energy-electric-car.html?utm_source=menu&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=item-menu

5. Michael Bloomberg observes that Pacific Gas and Electric’s bankruptcy highlights the need to calculate climate-related risks. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-bloomberg-climate-change-risk-disclosure-20190208-story.html

6. A study found that supplying 100% of Europe’s energy renewably by 2050 would be more cost-effective than maintaining the current energy supply. The cost of energy would remain stable across the transition. Employment in the energy sector would roughly double. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/08/proven-100-renewable-energy-across-europe-is-more-cost-effective-than-the-current-energy-system/

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