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World Moving On Without USA As It Declines

November 9, 2024 admin 0 Comments 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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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

November 9, 2024 admin clean power, edf group, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydropower, kentucky, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), us hydropower, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000

Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.

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What Happens to All of Those “Investing in America” Projects if Trump is Elected?

November 8, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, policy & politics, semiconductor chips, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:56:00 +0000

The 2024 US presidential election race is still too close to call, but it’s not looking great for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. I just wrote about the $988 billion in commitments from private companies that are associated with bills signed into law by Joe Biden — the American Rescue … [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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Lilium Still Aims to Get to Commercial Flight — Updates

November 8, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, green economy, investment, lilium, lilium jet

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:15:49 +0000

As I wrote a week ago, unfortunately, following some surprise obstacles getting financial support in Germany, Lilium had to file for insolvency. The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup has been getting hype and praise for years, and even logged hundreds of orders this year and planning to … [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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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!

November 8, 2024 admin american recovery and reinvestment act, arpa-e, batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, George Bush, George W. Bush, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, kamala harris, Manufacturing, Obama, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:53:57 +0000

… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, … [continued]

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BYD Added A Tesla-Worth Of Production Capacity Over The Past 3 Months … With More To Come

November 7, 2024 admin byd, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, tesla

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:47:13 +0000

Editor’s note: BYD is clearly on a huge roll, after more than a decade of growth and rapid innovation. Its sales are booming fast, and it is establishing itself firmly as the #1 plugin vehicle producer in the world, and probably soon the #1 automaker in the world. Larry Evans … [continued]

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Swedish Labor Unions Are Undaunted By Tesla Intrasigence

November 7, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, Europe, green economy, if metall, ig metall, labor unions, Manufacturing, policy & politics, strikes, Sweden, tesla, unions

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:22:53 +0000

The strike against Tesla in Sweden is important to the union movement in most of Europe, where collective bargaining is the norm.

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If Your Sweater Feels Better, Thank An Agrivoltaic Project

November 7, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, California, clean power, edf renewables, Energy, green economy, lightsource bp, Ohio, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar grazing, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:38:04 +0000

Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.

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