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Big Banks Take Part In A Climate Scenario Exercise — The Results Are Unsettling

May 20, 2024 admin banks, climate change, climate risk, federal reserve, investment, policy research

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:32:31 +0000

The US Federal Reserve just released the results of a pilot climate scenario analysis (CSA) exercise they conducted in 2023 to learn about big banks and their climate risk-management practices and challenges. The goal was to highlight the measures that large banking organizations and supervisors will increasingly need to take … [continued]

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The True Cost: Deploying Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Nationwide

May 17, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, idaho national laboratory, Joe Biden, policy research, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 05:12:04 +0000

When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021, he announced a goal to install 500,000 new electric vehicle chargers across the nation by 2030. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has tasked the experts at Idaho National Laboratory to answer big questions surrounding this goal. One of … [continued]

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FERC Takes on Long-Term Planning with Historic Transmission Rule

May 17, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, energy efficiency, ferc, grid, policy research, press releases, research, transmission

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 00:52:26 +0000

FERC acted today to ensure the transmission grid can meet the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity with a new rule that outlines how to plan and pay for facilities that regions of the country will need to keep the lights on and power the American economy through the 21st … [continued]

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Automakers Continue To Lobby For Global Heating, Against EVs

May 17, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, honda, Hyundai, Lobbying, Mazda, mercedes, Nissan, policy & politics, policy research, renault, research, stellantis, suzuki, tata motors, tesla, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 21:11:20 +0000

We’ve turned a big corner when it comes to electrification of the auto industry. Just 5–10 years ago, automakers were largely laughing at electric cars, slow-walking the transition, and had modest electrification plans. That changed with the anticipation for and arrival of the Tesla Model 3, EU regulations requiring than … [continued]

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G7 Energy Ministers Achieve Breakthroughs on Unabated Coal Phaseout, Global Energy Storage, and Phasing Out Harmful Non-CO2 Pollutants

May 14, 2024 admin batteries, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, G7, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 12:21:56 +0000

Deputy Secretary Turk Leads U.S. Energy Delegation Advancing Clean Energy Transitions, IRA and BIL Success, and Solidarity with Ukraine TURIN, ITALY — Energy and climate leaders met in Turin, Italy, April 28-30, for the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and the Environment, where they reached consensus on a range of … [continued]

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What Does A Pathway Toward More Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets Look Like?

May 12, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, irena, policy & politics, policy research

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 21:25:13 +0000

As a necessary step to remain on track to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, the world must achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Renewable energy targets have been variously contentious, in flux, and ambitious since the Paris Agreement. Moreover, within … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $147 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resiliency & Water Supply Reliability Across the West

May 9, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, COLORADO, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, policy research, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 03:30:50 +0000

DURANGO, Colorado — The Department of the Interior today announced a $147.6 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help communities prepare and respond to water reliability challenges due to drought and other water scarcity concerns. The funding will support 42 projects in ten states. “As communities across … [continued]

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Zero-Emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution

May 8, 2024 admin air quality, cities, city planning, clean transport, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, transportation planning, Urban Planning, zero emission zone

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 14:52:07 +0000

With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods. But some cities around the world are turning to an emerging solution called zero-emission zones (ZEZs). These are designated small areas of about 1.5 square miles to 11 square miles … [continued]

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