October 20 NEC Energy News
¶ “Greens Adopt Resolution Against New Nuclear Power Plants” • At their delegates’ meeting in Herisau, Switzerland, the Greens unanimously adopted a resolution against the construction of new nuclear power plants in the country. “It is absolutely clear to us: the time of nuclear power plants is over,” the party wrote on Platform X. [blue News]
¶ “Millions In Cuba Are Still Without Power As A Major Outage Persists” • Millions of Cubans remain without electricity because of an outage at one of the island’s main power plants. Reports are that a malfunction Friday at the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant in Matanzas left most of Cuba in the dark. In some areas, electricity is being restored. [Anadolu Ajansı]
¶ “Trump’s Campaign Leans On Climate Change Denial: Six Misleading Claims Debunked” • While Kamala Harris repeatedly refers to climate change as a “crisis,” Donald Trump pushes back against the existence of climate change and promotes climate science misinformation, including claims previously debunked by fact-checkers. [USA Today]
¶ “Alberta Under Fire From Environmentalists For Restrictions On Renewable Energy” • The Alberta government is wary of major new wind and solar energy developments due to their potential impact on the environment. But critics say that the government is restricting green energy growth to focus on the continued production of oil and gas. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “Tesla Reaches 60,000 Superchargers” • Tesla gave us the notable update that it has installed its 60,000th Supercharger globally. Japan is really not a major market for Tesla, but it brought in the special occasion with its 600th Supercharger stall. The 60,000th Supercharger stall is also the location of Tesla’s first V4 Supercharger in Japan. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Desperate Trouble In The US May Force Volkswagen To Rethink Scout Brand” • Volkswagen planned to produce 100,000 ID.4 SUVs annually in the US. But in the first three quarters of this year, it has sold only 16,400 of the cars. To make matters worse, there have been repeated recalls due to technical defects. But from there, it gets worse. [CleanTechnica]
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