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Adaptation Is Great, But We Really Have To Eliminate Emissions That Cause Warming

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, climate change, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:55:29 +0000

The United Nations has made it clear: the world is already experiencing changes in average temperature, shifts in the seasons, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, and slow onset events. Everyone needs to adapt to the changing ecological, social, and economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic … [continued]

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Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once – India Edition Transcript

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments air quality, Aviation, batteries, bicycles, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric bikes, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrify everything, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, heat pumps, hydrogen, India, india solar power, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:28:24 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. … [continued]

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Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

April 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments boats, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev charging, freight, freight transport, green economy, high speed rail, India, investment, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, trolley, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]

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The WindRunner Cometh: Game Over For Foes Of Wind Farms

March 23, 2024 admin aircraft, Aviation, clean power, distributed wind, Energy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, onshore wind farms, radia, repowering, rural electrification, startups, usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:15:19 +0000

A US startup has hatched a new plan to bring supersized wind turbines to onshore wind farms, opening up new opportunities for development.

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Natural Gas Isn’t Burning Nearly As Cleanly As We Thought

March 22, 2024 admin Alberta, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, methane, natural gas, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:35:18 +0000

Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has a shared dream that it has world-beating emissions reductions because … [continued]

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India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

March 19, 2024 admin air quality, biofuels, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, grid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, india solar power, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, subsidies, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:59:51 +0000

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]

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CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering’s Diesel? Just Put Electricity Into Tesla Semi Instead

March 18, 2024 admin biofuels, Canada, Carbon Capture, carbon capture (ccs), carbon emissions, carbon engineering, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, tesla, tesla semi, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:44:35 +0000

For the same energy inputs you could travel 3 times as far for a 5th the CO2 emissions and well under half the cost in an electric truck.

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Landlords Need Sustainability Measures That Are Profitable

March 15, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, Energy, energy efficiency, heat pumps, home energy management, lighting, renewable energy, sustainability

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:16:43 +0000

Commercial multifamily buildings can propel investors to financial security. That is, if they generate consistent revenue. In the era of sustainability, energy saving measures can reduce costs and increase property value. Integrating common sense energy strategies into commercial buildings is a win-win scenario for landlords and tenants alike. What are … [continued]

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Magnificent Tidal Energy Project To Double As New City Park

March 13, 2024 admin clean power, clean transportation, cyclists, Energy, Europe, flood-control, hydroelectric, hydrokinetic, korea, liverpool, marine energy, pedestrians, renewable energy, tidal energy, uk tidal energy, united kingdom (uk)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:14:34 +0000

Tidal energy projects can compete on scale and cost with nuclear energy while creating new urban parks, alternative transportation routes and flood control opportunities, too.

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