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Opinion:

¶ “Xcel’s Plan to Cut Carbon 60 percent is Affordable and Will Benefit Minnesota’s Economy” Xcel’s revised proposal for Minnesota would accelerate investments in renewable energy by adding wind power solar power. They are doing this to take advantage of lower costs and replace coal. [The Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists]

Source: Xcel. (Click on image to enlarge.)

World:

¶ According to the International Energy Agency’s Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015, energy efficiency improvements of IEA member countries contributed to a total 10 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions avoided over the last 25 years. This is roughly equivalent to annual emissions by all IEA member countries. [CleanTechnica]

¶ The UK government announced it still intends to end subsidies for onshore wind farms, but has included a grace period to soften the blow. The government expects about 2.9 GW of onshore…