All Solar, Et Al, In 12 Years?

[Meandering]

YES BANK Commits to Mobilizing USD 5 Billion for Climate Action by 2020 at COP21, Paris

MUMBAI, India , Dec. 21, 2015 /CNW/ - YES BANK, India's fifth largest private sector bank, made a major announcement at Conference of Parties (COP) 21 climate summit in Paris to mobilize USD 5 billion towards climate finance in India . To achieve India's target of meeting its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), YES BANK aims to mobilize USD 5 billion from 2015 to 2020 for climate action through lending, investing and raising capital towards mitigation, adaptation and resilience.


Toilets in India: The statistics stink
Here’s the stinking truth. More than half of 1.2 billion people in India live without toilets. They squat on roadsides, in agriculture fields or at railway tracks and defecate in the open. This, despite the Indian government spending close to Rs1,250 billion on water and sanitation projects in the last 20 years. This fiscal, the UPA government has mounted the sanitation budget to Rs 15,260 crore against the revised estimate of Rs 13,000 crore. Obviously, all that money is going down the drain, literally.

Somebody should send that methane information to Yes Bank.

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[Terrel L. Shields]

towards climate finance in India

The real problem I have with the climate "carbon tax" is that along with it is carbon credits to be sold in exchanges. And who is going to profit from those? You can bet it isn't those forced into the system nor the taxpayer... Carbon credits are the new currency of the elite.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybe...ing-a-killing-on-anti-carbon-investment-hype/

 

[Randolph Kinney]

• Global warming won’t raise global temperatures enough to be dangerous, according to an analysis of satellite data released over the weekend by University of Alabama scientists.
• The analysis of satellite data stretches back 37 years and estimates that the temperature increase will be only 1.15° Celsius over the century.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/21/narcos-go-back-on-big-agreement-with-colombian-govt/

 

[Randolph Kinney]

oceans send plumes of sea spray into the atmosphere
salt- and carbon-rich spray has a dramatic effect on the formation and duration of clouds
clouds cover 60 percent of the Earth's surface at any given time
these particles are critically important for precipitation and the lifetime of clouds, and for their radiative properties
clouds reflect solar energy and absorb terrestrial radiation have dramatic effects on climate
study gives reason why global climate models have consistently underestimated reflected, short-wave solar radiation

http://phys.org/news/2015-12-salty-sea-affects-lifetimes-clouds.html

Computer models are flawed, totally ignoring variables, assume variables are constant and underestimate effects on climate. No wonder these computer models cannot predict the future warming or cooling of the planet.

 

[Meandering]

European Restrictions Extended On Chinese Solar Panel Imports
Back in 2013, the European Commission imposed certain restrictions on the import of solar photovoltaic panels, cells and wafers that were manufactured in China. This included limiting the numbers of such items coming into European Union countries as well as imposing a minimum price at which such things could be sold. This was to try to sort out a disagreement about solar panels being sold cheaply emanating from China.

The original restrictions expiry date was due to come to an end in December but there is still concern amongst solar panel manufacturers in Europe that such panels could be imported into the EU without any tariffs being imposed. The commission has therefore decided to extend the period of restrictions whilst it carries out a review into the situation. This is likely to result in things being extended for a minimum of 12 months.

Apparently, there is an opinion being expressed by some that the restrictions are impacting on the price of solar panels in the likes of the UK. Following the above announcement, will this mean that the number of solar panel systems being sold drop and affect the country’s ability to meet its targets of reducing carbon emissions and hitting its renewable energy targets?

Domestic Solar Market In USA Breaks Record
The solar panel industry in the USA certainly seems to be progressing in an extremely positive way according to research by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research based upon information contained in the US Solar Market Insight Report.

In the second quarter of 2015, the domestic market installed 473 megawatts of additional solar capacity of a total of 1,393 megawatts. This was a record for the residential solar sector. It is also the 7th consecutive quarter that in excess of 1GW of solar capacity has been added in the USA.

Interestingly, the commercial solar sector saw installations drop by 33% in comparison to Q2 in 2014. However, it is felt that in the remaining 6 months of this year things look more promising for the non-residential sector. Utility scale solar accounted for 729 megawatts of new capacity in Q2 of this year so was a significant provider of new solar capacity.

It is pleasing to see that the USA has broken through the 20 GW of solar capacity with a total of 22.7 GW of installed capacity to the end of Q2 2015. It is being forecast that the country is on line to achieve 7.7 GW of capacity for 2015 having achieved 2.7 GW of solar capacity in the first 6 months of this year. It is believed that significant growth is going to take place in particular in the domestic market during the remainder of 2015.

It is going to be interesting to see how the UK perform in the coming months as far as solar panel installations is concerned both in the domestic and non-domestic market. It is important that interest is maintained in the solar power industry as it is a huge help in the UK and the rest of the world for that matter achieving their renewable energy and carbon emissions targets going forward.

http://www.solarpanelsuk.co.uk/news/

On the plus side,

The EU is looking at lining highways with solar panels to act as noise buffers.

Hummm, this might make a mess in case of an accident. But think how many electric companies would be hurting in towns and cities lined the sides of the highways with solar panels generating "free" electricity for the poor.



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[Randolph Kinney]

Just wait until the prices kick in for the commercial solar sector. Utilities pass that directly to all that are connected to the grid, including rooftop solar customers. Connect fees are going up along with rates. Like ObamaCare, you can't afford free health care and you can't afford free energy from the sun.

 

[Pittsburgh Pete]

Interpret clearly written English anyway you want Duncan--whatever suits your denier agenda. Don't let the reality of the words get in your way!

BTW--methane...warms the world 20 times faster than carbon dioxide." (Geoffrey Lean)

 

[Pittsburgh Pete]

The real problem I have with the climate "carbon tax" is that along with it is carbon credits to be sold in exchanges. And who is going to profit from those? You can bet it isn't those forced into the system nor the taxpayer... Carbon credits are the new currency of the elite.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybe...ing-a-killing-on-anti-carbon-investment-hype/

Present and future generations of the inhabitants of earth?

 

[Meandering]

Interpret clearly written English anyway you want Duncan--whatever suits your denier agenda. Don't let the reality of the words get in your way!

BTW--methane...warms the world 20 times faster than carbon dioxide." (Geoffrey Lean)

Which is why chili should be outlawed.

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[Pittsburgh Pete]

Which is why chili should be outlawed.

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Made some great chili the other night--definitely a treat after a cold Steeler game (yet oddly not nearly as cold as usual)!