** President-elect Trump’s promise to eliminate federal tax credits for electric vehicles is being championed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who recently told investors such a move would be “devastating” for the company’s competitors.
** An analysis finds that Texas edges out California for the most clean energy jobs in the U.S., a disproportionate number of which are working class positions that don’t require a college degree.
** In its push to go fossil fuel-free by 2050, Harvard University has more than tripled its sustainability fund to $37 million and entered a new renewable energy partnership with other Boston-area institutions.
** An $11 billion project intended to bring 3.8 GW of renewable energy to New York City from the upstate area has been canceled with no explanation.
** General Motors will sell its roughly $1 billion stake in a central Michigan electric vehicle battery plant to LG Energy Solution, saying it doesn’t need the additional capacity to grow in the EV market.
** Advocates push back on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to expand ethanol-blending in gasoline, saying it is unlikely to lower fuel prices and could have environmental impacts in corn-growing regions.
World
** Scientists in China have claimed a breakthrough that might completely change how we store energy by turning waste oil into a formidable substance for energy storage. The research team from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Tongji University presented their novel approach to turning waste oil into high-performance carbon materials in an October publication.
** As Volkswagen seeks to push through a drastic restructuring with billions of euros in cuts, workers nationwide on Monday kicked off what could be a long wave of industrial action. Worker representatives say VW’s management now want to shutter at least three plants in Germany and cut tens of thousands of jobs.
** Workers at nine Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started two-hour strikes on Monday, bringing assembly lines to a halt as labour and management clash over the future of Europe’s biggest carmaker.
** Facing down what could be the most difficult winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, some Ukrainians are rushing to install new generating capacity. These solar panels on a residential building in Kyiv will help keep the heat on and power flowing for about 1,000 families, said Valerii Pyndyk, who heads the building’s housing association board.
** India has scrapped a windfall tax on crude products, aviation turbine fuel, and petrol and diesel exports, a government order said on Monday. Reuters had reported on Thursday, citing a federal government source, that India’s finance ministry was evaluating the relevance of the tax.
