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Trump’s Tariffs Are Wrecking America’s Supply Chain for Critical Minerals

March 11, 2025 admin aerospace, Aviation, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, critical materials, Electric vehicles, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, petrochemicals, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:20:48 +0000

The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is drawing scrutiny, but the real concern isn’t just the cost of Chinese EVs—it’s the impact on the materials those tariffs affect. Nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group elements (PGEs) are indispensable to the U.S. economy, yet the country is overwhelmingly reliant on imports, often … [continued]

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EU Plans to Boost Green Aviation & Shipping Fuels, But Sends Worrying Signal on 2040 Climate Goal

March 1, 2025 admin Aviation, clean transport, EU, Europe, Shipping, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:00:14 +0000

T&E reaction to EU Clean Industrial Deal, Action Plan for Affordable Energy, and Omnibus proposal. EU unveils action plan to double down on renewables and electrification; But delay to 2040 target proposal is ominous for climate ambition; Clean Industrial Deal is a boost for green fuels in planes and ships; … [continued]

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Why Do Team Sports Contribute More Climate Emissions Than Individual Sports?

February 10, 2025 admin Aviation, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, events, football, Fossil Fuels, soccer, Sports, super bowl

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:05:32 +0000

On this weekend of the US Super Bowl, we were eating chili, comparing quarterback stats, listening to some Kendrick Lamar, and debating the strategies of the Eagles vs. the Chiefs. What most of us likely weren’t doing was taking time out of the fun to consider the climate impacts that … [continued]

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Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs

January 31, 2025 admin archer, Aviation, carbon emissions, China, clean shipping, clean transport, climate change, ehang, Electric vehicles, Energy, fuel cell, green economy, heavy rail, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, investment, joby, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:34:06 +0000

For several years there have been a couple of parallel slow motion failures in the making, the use of hydrogen in transportation and the Jetsons’ fantasy of air taxis zipping over cities. Neither were based in economic, regulatory, or technical reality, preferring instead to have vast sums of governmental and … [continued]

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Dwindling List Of EVTOL Firms Shrinks Further

January 29, 2025 admin airbus, Aviation, Boeing, China, clean transport, climate change, ehang, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, evtol, faa, green economy, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:18:48 +0000

The inevitable is occurring in the dead end space of Jetsons urban air mobility fantasies. Two more origami rotorcraft have left the vertiport for the great airplane graveyard in the sky as Volocopter disappears and Airbus drops its program. Volocopter was founded in 2011 in Bruchsal, Germany. Initially named e-Volo, … [continued]

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EHang Electric Air Taxi Completes Demo Flight in Shanghai — Autonomously

January 27, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, ehang, electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, evtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:58:49 +0000

One of the leading electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies in the world, EHang, recently completed a demo flight of its autonomous (pilot-free) EH216-S, which is capable of carrying human passengers, in downtown Shanghai. “It served as an excellent backdrop to demonstrate the exceptional capabilities in convenience, safety, … [continued]

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Electric Airplanes for Underdeveloped Countries

January 23, 2025 admin Aviation, China, clean transport, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:57:55 +0000

Electric airplanes are often expected to be the fun, exciting new era of the EV market. However, we’re yet to see many practical, commercially competitive applications of electric flight. But one might be popping out thanks to the Liaoning General Aviation Academy. China has certified the Liaoning General Aviation Academy … [continued]

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The Road To Green Hydrogen Leads Through SAF (E-SAF, That Is)

January 20, 2025 admin airlines, Aviation, biofuels, clean power, clean transport, Denmark, Energy, Europe, Finland, green economy, green hydrogen, honeywell, honeywell uop, Oman, renewable energy, saf, Solar energy, sustainable aircraft fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, texas, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:59:53 +0000

Green hydrogen stakeholders anticipate hitching a ride on the up-and-coming e-SAF field, leveraging renewable electricity.

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Aviation Industry Plans for Growth “Irreconcilable” with Europe’s Climate Goals

January 20, 2025 admin airlines, Aviation, clean transport, EU, eu airlines, Europe, policy & politics, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:40:54 +0000

Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026. Europe’s aviation industry plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026, a new study by green group T&E (Transport … [continued]

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