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Climate Mis- and Disinformation Are Shaping Discourse & Opposition To Renewables

November 19, 2024 admin climate change, elon musk, Energy, Fossil Fuels, renewable energy, renewable energy standards, UNFCCC

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:07:21 +0000

Do you ever wonder why so many people just don’t get how severe the climate crisis is? One big reason why is because Big Tech companies are fostering climate mis- and dis-information. The blatant hypocrisy is taking place even as our world is on a precipice where a single degree … [continued]

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Is This The Year Of Peak Energy Emissions?

November 13, 2024 admin carbon emissions, Coal, Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:05:30 +0000

On one hand, 2024 is likely to be the year of global peak energy emissions. “It is a historic moment,” cheers the World Economic Forum (WEF) in this year’s edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. On the other hand, we have so much more work to do before we can … [continued]

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Fossil Gas Shortage Tells Us Alaska Should Turn to Renewable Energy

November 11, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:30:02 +0000

This is an interesting story, and I have to say I knew nothing about this region’s electricity grid before today. The US Department of Energy has the full, long story, but I’m going to summarize it and cut to the chase in parts. The focus is Alaska’s Railbelt electric grid, … [continued]

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World Moving On Without USA As It Declines

November 9, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:26:38 +0000

For the past eight years, the United States has been missing in action in climate leadership globally. Biden’s climate policy experiments, aimed as much at attempting to deal with the root causes of working class and middle class grievance as at useful emissions reductions, will persist in some diminished form. … [continued]

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Shared Micromobility Trips in North America Offset Approximately 81 Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Last Year

November 8, 2024 admin bicycles, clean transport, climate change, electric bikes, electric micromobility, Fossil Fuels, green economy, micromobility, motorcycles + scooters, research

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:13:49 +0000

Shared Micromobility Trips in North America Averaged 1.5 Miles and 15 Minutes in 2023 The typical shared micromobility trip in North America in 2023 was 1.5 miles and 15 minutes long. E-bike excursions were the longest on average, covering 2.0 miles and lasting 20.3 minutes. Pedal bike journeys averaged 1.4 … [continued]

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

November 8, 2024 admin africa, air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, cash for clunkers, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, tesla, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:16:48 +0000

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. For example, … [continued]

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Power Shift: Trump’s Energy Agenda Sparks Cautious Optimism, Climate Concerns

November 7, 2024 admin Business, clean energy, Coal, election, electric grid, energy policy, energy security, environmental regulations, Fossil Fuels, full coverage, Gas, Markets, news, news and notes, Nuclear, Power Demand, power industry, regulatory changes, renewable energy, trends, trump administration, u.s. energy sector

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:25:38 +0000

Tuesday’s election, which will return Donald Trump to the White House and grant the U.S. Senate a Republican majority, could have sizeable implications for the power industry. In reactions sent […]

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Mice Vote To Bell Cat: Climate Terror In Alberta

November 6, 2024 admin Alberta, alberta oil (tar sands), alberta tar sands, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, oil sands, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:32:45 +0000

Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadian’s actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]

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Enbridge Renewable Natural Gas A 1% Greenwashing Rounding Error

November 5, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, biofuel, biofuels, biomass, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:50:43 +0000

One of the amusing side notes of my recent foray into the challenges that the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) is having was the tone deaf and counterproductive social media responses of their board member from Enbridge, the biggest natural gas firm in North America. When that … [continued]

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