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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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EU Spent €1.2 Billion On Hydrogen Transportation, Asked For More To Compete With Batteries

March 11, 2024 admin California, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, fuel cell, fuel cell airplanes, fuel cell buses, fuel cell cars, fuel cell trucks, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, policy & politics, policy research, research, Shipping, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:57:50 +0000

Recently the EU’s Joint Research Centre released an assessment of efforts related to hydrogen for transportation. In it, they make … [continued]

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NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

March 9, 2024 admin blue hydrogen, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, national renewable energy lab (nrel), policy & politics, policy research, renewable energy, research, Trucking, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:35:03 +0000

What is it about hydrogen for trucking that leads researchers to deeply low-ball costs at every opportunity? I’ve tried to … [continued]

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State Energy Policy in a Land of New Federal Opportunity

February 2, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, methane, policy research, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:03:26 +0000

Unprecedented new and expanded federal programs have fundamentally shifted the landscape of what’s economically and politically feasible for state policymakers, … [continued]

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No New EU Money For Green Tech in Latest Budget Review

June 23, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, European Commission, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, policy research, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:52:01 +0000

The EU’s response to the United States’ climate package has been labelled “weak” by Transport & Environment, and will not do enough to stop green manufacturing from moving abroad.