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US Election 2024: Transportation Decarbonization Report Card

July 22, 2024 admin Aviation, bicycles, biofuels, boats, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cargo shipping, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heavy rail, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Joe Biden, Logistics, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, subsidies, trains / rail, us election 2024, usa, walkability

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:00:47 +0000

With the increase in renewable electrical generation, transportation has become the highest emitting sector of the US economy, accounting for about 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Light-duty vehicles, including cars and small trucks, account for about 57% of transportation emissions. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute an additional 26%, while … [continued]

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Decarbonizing Building Heat — RAP EU Lead Jan Rosenow On Policy Sausages & Hydrogen

July 20, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, consumer technology, energy efficiency, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, heat pumps, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, subsidies, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:45:01 +0000

Recently I sat down virtually with energy policy expert Jan Rosenow of RAP on my podcast “Redefining Energy — Tech” to discuss how residential and commercial building heat solutions. In the theme of providing transcripts of presentations I’m giving in various places for people who prefer the written word, this … [continued]

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China’s Carbon Emissions Fall As Economy Slows, While Other Emissions Rise

July 19, 2024 admin aluminum, carbon emissions, cement, China, clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, policy & politics, research, steel

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:01:58 +0000

Carbon emissions in China have decreased for the first time in many years, but the reasons for the decline are troubling.

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Trump Intends To Assemble “An Army” To Deconstruct the Administrative State & The Environment

July 16, 2024 admin carbon emissions, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Joe Biden, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:18:23 +0000

Yesterday I wrote an article for CleanTechnica titled, “Be Wary What You Wish For: Trump 2.0 Will Retract Climate Laws.” That was only the beginning of the ways that a second Trump administration would deconstruct the administrative state, which would have catastrophic effects on the environment. The editorial board of the … [continued]

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Be Wary What You Wish For: Trump 2.0 Will Retract Climate Laws

July 15, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, policy & politics, renewable energy, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:45:10 +0000

Another Trump administration would revise nearly every forward-looking Biden-Harris administration action, including breakthrough legislation to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. The Sierra Club warns that “everything from rules to curb hazardous air pollutants to programs that help make cleaner and more energy-efficient purchases affordable would be on the … [continued]

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Will A New Federal Rule Protect Workers From Extreme Heat?

July 14, 2024 admin carbon emissions, HEALTH, induction stoves, policy & politics, US Supreme Court

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:50:44 +0000

The US Department of Labor has released a proposed rule with the goal of protecting millions of workers from the significant health risks of extreme heat. If finalized, the rule would help protect approximately 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings and substantially reduce heat injuries, illnesses, and … [continued]

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Georgia’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Surge Is A By-Product Of Federal Investments

July 11, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:45:16 +0000

New data released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition confirms that Georgia’s clean energy commitments toward personal transportation electrification now lead the nation. This shift to Georgia as a clean energy core region has been fueled in significant part by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs … [continued]

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Amidst Democratic Party Turmoil, The Biden-Harris Administration Continues To Protect The Environment & Workers

July 10, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, cleantechnica, climate change, Manufacturing, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:41:46 +0000

The Chevron deference was an essential legal precedent that conferred upon federal agencies the capacity to interpret and to make laws more explicit. The Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Chevron has placed the future of many regulations on clean water and clean air in the hands of appointed judges, the … [continued]

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Labour And Climate Celebrate Big Wins In UK

July 10, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, policy & politics, uk

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:14:21 +0000

Britain’s Labour Party won the UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule. The time has come in which Labour and climate activists will be working together toward common goals. With a 326-seat majority in the UK parliament, the next prime minister, Keir Starmer, and … [continued]

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The Art Of Having Difficult Climate Conversations

July 9, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, policy & politics, renewable energy, renewable energy standards

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:59:52 +0000

Have you talked with someone at a family gathering or social function who simply doesn’t understand the climate crisis the way you do? Sometimes climate conversations seem like speaking another language, one in which both of you hold staunch positions that are untenable to the other. You reach an impasse, … [continued]

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