[GWSG] Biden's plans; their echoes; green Buddha; allies relieved; AI's battery promise; renewables' dev. schedule

[Tilley, Al]

1. An analysis shows that President-elect Biden’s climate plan, along with the announced goals of the remaining greenhouse gas emitters, would bring the Paris goal of 1.5C “within striking distance.”  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/joe-biden-paris-climate-goals-0-1c

2. President-elect Biden’s covid stimulus plan would lead the world in its contribution to climate action.  Other countries could well follow the lead. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/09/revealed-covid-recovery-plans-threaten-global-climate-hopes

3. The Dalai Lama has called for nations to become more active in confronting the climate crisis, saying that the Buddha would be green if he were to return today. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/11/buddha-would-be-green-dalai-lama-calls-for-urgent-climate-action

4. US allies are greeting the Biden presidency’s promise of climate action with relief. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/12/joe-biden-us-allies-climate-crisis-trump

5. Artificial intelligence was used to complete in nine days a study of battery electrolytes which would ordinarily have taken five years. Battery improvements to support the electrification of transportation should come much more quickly than expected through the application of AI. Firms are already anticipating earlier results in their announced schedules. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1130221_report-ai-will-dramatically-speed-up-battery-development-and-thus-ev-adoption

6. Based in part on President-elect Biden’s plans, the International Energy Agency expects that renewables will be the primary source of power globally within five years. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/10/iea-renewables-track-be-largest-source-global-electricity-five-years

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