A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.

HURRICANE SANDY

Hurricane Sandy shows Europe widening weather forecasting lead (via Politico)

DOE: Sandy created ‘severe energy supply interruption’ (via The Hill)

Sandy delivers wake-up call for low-lying Florida (via InsideClimate News)

Beach repairs after Sandy may cost $8 million a mile (via Bloomberg)

RENEWABLES

China challenges EU solar power subsidies at WTO (via Reuters)

Mexico aims for 12GW of wind power by 2020 (via Renewable Energy World)

Conservative group seeks to repeal state renewable standards across US (via Midwest Energy News)

Big wind & solar projects come online in Colorado, California (via Sustainable Business)

CLIMATE

Temperature may rise 6 degrees Celsius by 2100, says study (via The Independent)

Coastal cities seek protections against superstorms (via Washington Post)

Hurricane Sandy gives climate change a moment in the sun (via The Hill)

Infographic: climate change and human responsibility (via Good)

Protecting New York City, before next time (via New York Times)

Meet the climate change denier who became the voice of Hurricane Sandy on Wikipedia (via PopSci)

EMISSIONS

Nuclear, renewables, CCS unite to demand UK decarbonization target (via BusinessGreen)

ENERGY POLICY

Germany discusses national energy plan (via New York Times)

NATURAL GAS

World Bank urges nations to end ‘wasteful’ natural gas flaring (via The Guardian)

China to give subsidies to shale gas developers (via Reuters)

University of Texas study measuring methane emissions from natural gas production (via Green Car Congress)

Pennsylvania report left our data on poisons in water near fracking site (via New York Times)

TRANSPORTATION

2012 model year was greenest new US auto fleet ever (via Autoblog Green)

California, Florida, Washington have highest hybrid & EV sales (via Environmental Leader)

Pike Research predicts plug-in sales growth, especially for Ford & Toyota (via Autoblog Green)

Hyundai, Kia admit cars’ gas mileage is lower than advertised (via Los Angeles Times)

Electric car owners unfazed by storm (via New York Times)

OIL

Environmentalists: Interior did right thing on Arctic drilling (via Houston Chronicle)

GRID

China’s State Grid interested in joining Desertec (via Reuters)

COAL

Exporting to China may not save the US coal industry after all (via Grist)

Northwest coal export debate intensifies between supporters and environmentalists (via Huffington Post/AP)

POLITICS

Election 2012: what’s at stake for energy and environment issues? (via National Journal)

What would a Romney victory mean for the environment (via Mother Jones)

Salazar may stick around if Obama wins second term (via Greenwire)

OPINION

Fossil fuel makeover: ‘clean’ and ‘green’ is as polluting as ever (via Christian Science Monitor)

The US military is a useful ally on climate change (via New Scientist)

Why businesses must focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation (via WRI Insights)

OTHER NEWS

An additional listing of clean energy and climate news is posted at Climate Progress