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

DOHA CLIMATE TALKS

Doha climate talks stall over draft text wording (via The Guardian)

Doha UN climate talks to conclude with few conclusions (via The Guardian)

Doha deal still within reach as final countdown begins (via BusinessGreen)

“Open your eyes,” typhoon-hit Philippines tells Doha (via Jakarta Globe)

US envoy’s cutting remark on CO2 emissions fails to add up (via The Guardian)

GRID

PJM Interconnection spending $1 billion more on transmission upgrades (via Renew Grid)

Regulators allow ComEd to postpone Illinois smart meter rollout (via Renew Grid)

Texas consumers may be able to opt out of smart meters (via Houston Chronicle)

KEYSTONE XL/TAR SANDS

Enbridge unveils $6.2 billion tar sands pipeline project (via Vancouver Sun)

Hundreds pack Nebraska public hearings on Keystone XL (via Beatrice Daily Sun)

RENEWABLES

Distributed PV power generation to accelerate China market growth (via Renewable Energy World)

Italy abandons RPS, adopts system of feed-in tariffs (via Renewable Energy World)

US offshore wind market becoming “real” with European interest (via Bloomberg)

Scottish renewables investment tops £1 billion for the first time (via BusinessGreen)

Promising news for dead-in-water offshore NJ wind (via EnviroPolitics)

EMISSIONS

Europe’s carbon trading problems may influence US climate policy (via MIT Technology Review)

EIA projections for CO2 emissions reflect changes in key drivers (via US EIA)

Small firms and hospitals allowed to opt out of EU carbon trading (via BusinessGreen)

UK and Germany launch new fund to help poor nations cut emissions (via BusinessGreen)

CLIMATE

Report: IPCC is underestimating climate change threat (via Mother Jones)

Balmy November virtually assures 2012 to be hottest year (via Climate Central)

Gore to Obama: talk is cheap on climate (via The Hill)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

LNG export project angst builds in US energy industry (via AOL Energy)

Should US export natural gas? DOE study fuels fiery debate. (via Christian Science Monitor)

Damming review of natural gas study prompts a shakeup at University of Texas (via New York Times)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Top GOP aide predicts bipartisan energy efficiency bill next Congress (via The Hill)

After changing light bulbs, utilities look to change behavior (via Midwest Energy News)

TRANSPORTATION

25% of today’s new cars can hit 2016 emissions goals (via Green Car Reports)

GM sets annual sales record in China (via Green Car Congress)

DOE’s new Energy Storage Hub a “Manhattan Project” for better batteries (via Autoblog Green)

New hybrid car motor technology leaves rare earths behind (via Triple Pundit)

A123 auction exposes fears of China, politicization of electric vehicles (via GigaOm)

ENVIRONMENT

Global decline of big trees in old-growth forests worrying, argue scientists (via Mongabay)

Season has changed, but US drought endures (via New York Times)

GREEN BUILDING

Amid extreme weather, infrastructure needs sustainability (via GreenBiz)

The smart money is betting on smart windows (via CleanTechnica)

Bloomberg says NYC will rebuild with climate change in mind (via CNN)

ENERGY POLICY

Big savings under bulk power purchasing plan could be short-lived (via Chicago Tribune)

Chicago pushes for no coal in electricity aggregation contract (via Crain’s Business)

COAL

NRG drops plans for 800MW Texas coal plant expansion (via Houston Chronicle)

OPINION

Why China is so wary of ambitious international climate targets (via Climate Progress)

Severe weather can change minds – some minds, anyway (via Grist)

Natural gas exports could boost US economy – but who will buy it? (via Washington Post)

How a progressive carbon tax will fight climate change and stimulate the economy (via Climate Progress)

OTHER NEWS

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