Climate Change No Longer A Gray Rhino Risk: Michele Wucker, Author Of The Gray Rhino

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:35:38 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a angry gray rhinoceros charging during a lightning storm, pictureAbsurdly predictable. Absurdly well predicted. Absurdly impactful. Ignored by virtually everyone. Gray rhino. But climate change isn’t a gray rhino risk anymore. 

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The BYD Seagull Could Be A Game-Changer For Africa’s Automotive Sector

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:05:08 +0000

BYD SeagullThe transition to electric mobility is well underway around the world. Over 25 million electric cars have been sold over the last 14 or so years around the world. Over 13 million of these electric vehicles were sold last year. Most of these are in China, Europe, and North America. A report by the IEA […]

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SAIC-GM-Wuling Getting Ready To Unleash Another Smash Hit, The KiWi All-Wheel Drive Mini Electric SUV

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:35:53 +0000

The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture unleashed a smash hit car in China around mid-2020 at the height of the global coronavirus pandemic. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV caused so much excitement in China and has helped create a whole new market for mini electric vehicles. In just over 2 and a half years, […]

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The Megaproject Paradox: Why Rail Projects Struggle To Deliver On Time & Budget

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:30:18 +0000

DALL·E generated image of futuristic high speed rail in china 3d renderRail requires a lot more tunnels, and as the data shows, any time you are digging tunnels, fat-tailed risks abound and projects operate more slowly.

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Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- and Gas-Fired Generation in 2023

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:05:08 +0000

A lobbying group for China’s power generation sector said the country will add about 70 GW of fossil fuel-powered capacity this year, even as renewable energy is set to provide more than half of China’s electricity production in 2023. The China Electricity Council in a report published Jan. 19 said the 70 GW of new […]

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Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- and Gas-Fired Generation in 2023

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 17:05:08 +0000

A lobbying group for China’s power generation sector said the country will add about 70 GW of fossil fuel-powered capacity this year, even as renewable energy is set to provide more than half of China’s electricity production in 2023. The China Electricity Council in a report published Jan. 19 said the 70 GW of new […]

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Modularity & Scale In Big Cleantech Projects: Insights From Bent Flyvbjerg’s “How Big Things Get Done”

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:47:47 +0000

DALL·E generated image of megaproject failureProjects have what are called fat-tail risks and results. There’s a lot more variation at the extremes than for other things like human height.

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Sustainable Transportation for All: US Blueprint Lays Out Plan for Decarbonization

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:10:48 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a futuristic transit trainThere’s a lot to like in the new US transportation decarbonization blueprint. It’s actually very good in most ways, which is excellent to see given that the US hydrogen strategy from late last year was so poor. And it’s needed.

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