Trump's Coal Bailout Stalls; Brexit Looms Large for Energy
Energy Gang
Wood Mackenzie
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🗓️ 18 October 2018
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
This week: the White House abandons a plan to save coal plants. Did Trump read the IPCC’s latest report and have a change of heart? Turns out, the legally-flimsy effort caved under its own weight. We’ll explain.
Then, failing Brexit talks weigh heavily on energy companies in the UK. If a deal can’t be struck with the EU, what will happen to energy markets?
Finally, Illinois came out of nowhere with an ambitious community solar program. But it’s gone nowhere. What happened?
Recommended reading:
- Politico: Rick Perry’s Coal Rescue Runs Aground at White House
- Bloomberg: Report Debunking Trump’s Coal Plan Is Under Review, Administration Says
- GTM: No-Deal Brexit Leaves Renewables Exposed
- GTM: Inside the ‘Chaos’ Enveloping Illinois’ Distributed Solar Market
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| 0:25.0 | From Green Tech Media, this is the Energy Gang, |
| 0:31.0 | weekly debates and discussions on energy, clean tech and the environment. |
| 0:34.5 | I'm Stephen Lacy, welcome. |
| 0:39.2 | This week the White House abandons a plan to save coal plants. |
| 0:45.0 | Did Trump read the IPCC's latest report and have a change of heart? |
| 0:49.0 | Nah, turns out the legally flimsy effort caved under its own weight. |
| 0:52.8 | We'll explain. |
| 0:54.1 | Then failing Brexit talks weigh heavily on energy companies in the UK, |
| 0:58.0 | if a deal can't be struck with the EU, |
| 0:59.8 | what will happen to energy markets? |
| 1:02.2 | Finally, Illinois came out of nowhere with an ambitious solar |
| 1:05.0 | program, but it's gone nowhere so far. What happened? What does it tell us about how to properly |
| 1:11.8 | craft state policy. |
| 1:13.7 | Catherine Hamilton and Jiggershaw join me from Washington, D.C. as always. |
| 1:17.6 | Catherine, how are you? |
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