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~~Your Wednesday Briefing~~	World Energy Report, Impeachment Hearings, Turkey: Your Wednesday Briefing
2019-11-13 06:10:11 UTC	2019-11-13 06:40:17 UTC (30 minutes later)
~~By ~~Victoria~~ ~~Shannon~~~~	(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)
Good morning.	Good morning.
We’re covering global trends shaping our climate future, the first public impeachment hearings in the U.S., and the sons-in-law who play key roles connecting Ankara and Washington.	We’re covering global trends shaping our climate future, the first public impeachment hearings in the U.S., and the sons-in-law who play key roles connecting Ankara and Washington.
Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles spread far more quickly around the world last year than many experts had predicted, according to the International Energy Agency.	Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles spread far more quickly around the world last year than many experts had predicted, according to the International Energy Agency.
But it isn’t fast enough to slash humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions and get global warming under control, the agency concludes in its 810-page annual World Energy Outlook.	But it isn’t fast enough to slash humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions and get global warming under control, the agency concludes in its 810-page annual World Energy Outlook.
The report estimates that the energy policies countries now have on their books could cause global greenhouse gas emissions to continue rising for the next 20 years as the world’s appetite for energy keeps surging. Use of fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, keeps growing.	The report estimates that the energy policies countries now have on their books could cause global greenhouse gas emissions to continue rising for the next 20 years as the world’s appetite for energy keeps surging. Use of fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, keeps growing.
The upside: Renewables such as wind, solar and hydropower will surpass coal as the world’s dominant source of electricity by 2030. And the cost of offshore wind power is falling fast, making it an increasingly attractive option for some countries.	The upside: Renewables such as wind, solar and hydropower will surpass coal as the world’s dominant source of electricity by 2030. And the cost of offshore wind power is falling fast, making it an increasingly attractive option for some countries.
The downside: Even as electric car purchases accelerate, a growing number of people in the U.S., Europe, China and India are buying larger S.U.V.s. In 2000, just 18 percent of passenger vehicles sold worldwide were S.U.V.s. Today, it’s 42 percent.	The downside: Even as electric car purchases accelerate, a growing number of people in the U.S., Europe, China and India are buying larger S.U.V.s. In 2000, just 18 percent of passenger vehicles sold worldwide were S.U.V.s. Today, it’s 42 percent.
Quotable: “Without new policies in place, the world will miss its climate goals by a very large margin,” said Fatih Birol, the energy agency’s executive director.	Quotable: “Without new policies in place, the world will miss its climate goals by a very large margin,” said Fatih Birol, the energy agency’s executive director.
The U.S. House of Representatives will convene open presidential impeachment hearings today for only the third time in modern American history.	The U.S. House of Representatives will convene open presidential impeachment hearings today for only the third time in modern American history.
The sessions, which The Times and others will live-stream or broadcast, offer most people their first glimpse of the case against President Trump. Career diplomats with decades of experience are expected to describe the effort to inject Mr. Trump’s political objectives into foreign policymaking on Ukraine.	The sessions, which The Times and others will live-stream or broadcast, offer most people their first glimpse of the case against President Trump. Career diplomats with decades of experience are expected to describe the effort to inject Mr. Trump’s political objectives into foreign policymaking on Ukraine.
Democrats chose the House’s grandest hearing room to serve as the backdrop and intend to take advantage of special rules allowing longer, more detailed lines of questioning better suited to such a complicated subject.	Democrats chose the House’s grandest hearing room to serve as the backdrop and intend to take advantage of special rules allowing longer, more detailed lines of questioning better suited to such a complicated subject.
The defense: House Republicans plan to aggressively support the president by arguing that his efforts to push a foreign leader to announce investigations into Mr. Trump’s political rivals were legitimate attempts to root out corruption.	The defense: House Republicans plan to aggressively support the president by arguing that his efforts to push a foreign leader to announce investigations into Mr. Trump’s political rivals were legitimate attempts to root out corruption.
They also plan to raise doubts about the witnesses, saying they are unelected bureaucrats who disagree with Mr. Trump and are trying to substitute their judgment for his.	They also plan to raise doubts about the witnesses, saying they are unelected bureaucrats who disagree with Mr. Trump and are trying to substitute their judgment for his.
The players: Here is our guide to the key people in the inquiry. And you can sign up for our Impeachment Briefing newsletter to get the latest in your inbox.	The players: Here is our guide to the key people in the inquiry. And you can sign up for our Impeachment Briefing newsletter to get the latest in your inbox.
Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey’s leader. We look at a trio of sons-in-law who married into power and now play key roles in connecting Ankara and Washington.	Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey’s leader. We look at a trio of sons-in-law who married into power and now play key roles in connecting Ankara and Washington.
The trio: One, Turkey’s finance minister, is the son-in-law of its strongman president and oversees his country’s relationship with the U.S.	The trio: One, Turkey’s finance minister, is the son-in-law of its strongman president and oversees his country’s relationship with the U.S.
Another is the son-in-law of a Turkish tycoon and became a business partner to the Trump Organization. Now he is an advocate for Turkey with the Trump administration.	Another is the son-in-law of a Turkish tycoon and became a business partner to the Trump Organization. Now he is an advocate for Turkey with the Trump administration.
And the third is Jared Kushner, who as the son-in-law of and senior adviser to President Trump has a vague if expansive foreign policy portfolio.	And the third is Jared Kushner, who as the son-in-law of and senior adviser to President Trump has a vague if expansive foreign policy portfolio.
In Ankara yesterday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Western nations that he would keep deporting ISIS detainees if governments continued to pressure Turkey with sanctions. He is scheduled to meet Mr. Trump in Washington today.	In Ankara yesterday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Western nations that he would keep deporting ISIS detainees if governments continued to pressure Turkey with sanctions. He is scheduled to meet Mr. Trump in Washington today.
Gambia’s former president ordered people he accused of “witchcraft” to be kidnapped and tortured. Now, for the first time, they are testifying before a nationally televised commission.	Gambia’s former president ordered people he accused of “witchcraft” to be kidnapped and tortured. Now, for the first time, they are testifying before a nationally televised commission.
The commission began hearing this week from citizens who say they were victims of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled as president for 22 years before fleeing abroad in 2017 with his fleet of luxury cars.	The commission began hearing this week from citizens who say they were victims of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled as president for 22 years before fleeing abroad in 2017 with his fleet of luxury cars.
In her own words: “I want people to know the truth,” said Matty Sanyang, a mother of four who is among those hoping to tell her story. “I am not a witch.”	In her own words: “I want people to know the truth,” said Matty Sanyang, a mother of four who is among those hoping to tell her story. “I am not a witch.”
Through its $100 billion Vision Fund, the Japanese tech giant SoftBank has poured cash into fledgling companies that dangled incentives and other payments to attract armies of contractors to deliver services.	Through its $100 billion Vision Fund, the Japanese tech giant SoftBank has poured cash into fledgling companies that dangled incentives and other payments to attract armies of contractors to deliver services.
But when the start-ups stumbled, they often slashed or reneged on the incentives. Many contractors have been financially and personally devastated.	But when the start-ups stumbled, they often slashed or reneged on the incentives. Many contractors have been financially and personally devastated.
The Times reviewed contracts and internal company documents and interviewed dozens of workers with SoftBank-funded start-ups in places like Chicago, New Delhi, Beijing and Bogotá, Colombia. Above, a protest against Ola, an Indian ride-hailing service, and Uber in Mumbai in 2018.	The Times reviewed contracts and internal company documents and interviewed dozens of workers with SoftBank-funded start-ups in places like Chicago, New Delhi, Beijing and Bogotá, Colombia. Above, a protest against Ola, an Indian ride-hailing service, and Uber in Mumbai in 2018.
Spain: Pedro Sánchez, the caretaker Socialist prime minister, made an abrupt U-turn and agreed to partner with a hard-left party, Unidas Podemos, that he had previously rejected to form a government. The step had the potential to break Spain’s long political deadlock.	Spain: Pedro Sánchez, the caretaker Socialist prime minister, made an abrupt U-turn and agreed to partner with a hard-left party, Unidas Podemos, that he had previously rejected to form a government. The step had the potential to break Spain’s long political deadlock.
U.S.-China trade: President Trump, in an economic address in New York, said his policies had fueled America’s growth but gave little indication that a breakthrough in talks with China was imminent, saying only that an agreement “could happen soon.”	U.S.-China trade: President Trump, in an economic address in New York, said his policies had fueled America’s growth but gave little indication that a breakthrough in talks with China was imminent, saying only that an agreement “could happen soon.”
Bolivia: Two days after President Evo Morales was ousted, throwing the country into chaos, Senator Jeanine Añez Chavez, who is next in the line of succession, said she was assuming the presidency. It was not immediately clear whether her declaration would be accepted by Mr. Morales’s supporters in the legislature, the public or the military.	Bolivia: Two days after President Evo Morales was ousted, throwing the country into chaos, Senator Jeanine Añez Chavez, who is next in the line of succession, said she was assuming the presidency. It was not immediately clear whether her declaration would be accepted by Mr. Morales’s supporters in the legislature, the public or the military.
Hate crime: Personal attacks motivated by bias or prejudice reached a 16-year high in the U.S. in 2018, the F.B.I. said, with a significant upswing in violence against Latinos outpacing a drop in assaults targeting Muslims and Arab-Americans.	Hate crime: Personal attacks motivated by bias or prejudice reached a 16-year high in the U.S. in 2018, the F.B.I. said, with a significant upswing in violence against Latinos outpacing a drop in assaults targeting Muslims and Arab-Americans.
U.S. Supreme Court: The justices making up the conservative majority seemed ready to side with the Trump administration on ending a program that shields 700,000 young immigrants from deportation, based on their questioning during oral arguments.	U.S. Supreme Court: The justices making up the conservative majority seemed ready to side with the Trump administration on ending a program that shields 700,000 young immigrants from deportation, based on their questioning during oral arguments.
Snapshot: The Aland archipelago, above, an autonomous region of Finland 25 miles off the coast of Sweden, consists of about 6,700 islands, only 65 of which are inhabitable. One woman sought out their remoteness to help her come to grips with her grief after losing a son to suicide.	Snapshot: The Aland archipelago, above, an autonomous region of Finland 25 miles off the coast of Sweden, consists of about 6,700 islands, only 65 of which are inhabitable. One woman sought out their remoteness to help her come to grips with her grief after losing a son to suicide.
Greta Thunberg: The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist was to set sail from the U.S. today on an Australian couple’s 48-foot catamaran. Ms. Thunberg, who doesn’t fly because of aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions, hopes to arrive in Spain in about three weeks for the next round of U.N. climate talks.	Greta Thunberg: The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist was to set sail from the U.S. today on an Australian couple’s 48-foot catamaran. Ms. Thunberg, who doesn’t fly because of aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions, hopes to arrive in Spain in about three weeks for the next round of U.N. climate talks.
Financial Times: Roula Khalaf was chosen as its top editor starting in January, succeeding Lionel Barber. Ms. Khalaf, a 24-year veteran of the newspaper, will be the first woman to lead the publication in its 131-year history.	Financial Times: Roula Khalaf was chosen as its top editor starting in January, succeeding Lionel Barber. Ms. Khalaf, a 24-year veteran of the newspaper, will be the first woman to lead the publication in its 131-year history.
Tampons: Starting Jan. 1, menstrual products in Germany will be considered “necessary” items, which also include bread, books and cut flowers, and not “luxury goods” under a law passed by Parliament. The move cuts their sales tax to 7 percent from 19 percent.	Tampons: Starting Jan. 1, menstrual products in Germany will be considered “necessary” items, which also include bread, books and cut flowers, and not “luxury goods” under a law passed by Parliament. The move cuts their sales tax to 7 percent from 19 percent.
What we’re reading: This Twitter thread. It follows up on the uproar after editors at the campus newspaper at Northwestern University apologized for how they covered protests of a speech by Jeff Sessions. “A reporter shared raw memories of his own early, tough calls,” writes Andrea Kannapell, the Briefings editor. “A powerful reminder of what journalists do, and why.”	What we’re reading: This Twitter thread. It follows up on the uproar after editors at the campus newspaper at Northwestern University apologized for how they covered protests of a speech by Jeff Sessions. “A reporter shared raw memories of his own early, tough calls,” writes Andrea Kannapell, the Briefings editor. “A powerful reminder of what journalists do, and why.”
Cook: Lisbon chocolate cake is topped with whipped chocolate ganache and clouds of cocoa for three layers of texture and flavor.	Cook: Lisbon chocolate cake is topped with whipped chocolate ganache and clouds of cocoa for three layers of texture and flavor.
Watch: Hollywood never really knew what to do with Joe Pesci, so it put him in broad comedies. But “The Irishman” shows what we’ve been missing, our critic concludes.	Watch: Hollywood never really knew what to do with Joe Pesci, so it put him in broad comedies. But “The Irishman” shows what we’ve been missing, our critic concludes.