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Opinion:

¶ “Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?” • In Donald Trump’s vision of America, the flagging coal industry is revived. China is meanwhile moving sharply in the opposite direction, with huge new investments in renewable energy, creating 13 million new jobs. [PRI]

Coal plant with wind turbines in the background (Photo: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands, Wikimedia Commons)

¶ “Shift to ‘base-cost’ renewables: 10 predictions for 2017” • At the start of 2017, it is once again easy to list the potential storms that might disrupt the smooth sailing of the good ship clean energy. First and foremost are the potentially tempestuous consequences of Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House. [RenewEconomy]

World:

¶ Emerging energy markets are expected to add nearly 81 GW of stationary energy storage capacity by 2025 to…