Oh, Canada! Rapid Unscheduled Degrowth & A Sufficiency Economy
Canada is reeling from the threat of tariffs made by the rogue nation to its south, tariffs that could destroy its economy.
Canada is reeling from the threat of tariffs made by the rogue nation to its south, tariffs that could destroy its economy.
Carbon capture is touted by fossil fuel industries as a magic solution that will let us continue doing what we have always done. It’s not.
I don’t know about you, but I see people making this dumb claim all the time. “EVs don’t work in the cold!” they say. “I’ll never be able to buy one because I don’t live in sunny southern California.” After that, they probably hit “post,” slide their made in China … [continued]
The climate debate focuses on certain temperature increases, but one scientist suggests that is the wrong way to get people to act.
It’s an easy argument to understand and to make: yes, we need more clean energy, but we also need to take carbon dioxide out of the air with carbon capture technology. The problem is that you can have much more impact for every dollar spent on the former than with … [continued]
South Africa has a decently sized new vehicle sales market. In 2024, just over half a million new vehicles (515,712) were sold in South Africa, a decrease of 3% from the 531,775 units sold in 2023. However, 99% of all the new vehicles sold in South Africa are still internal … [continued]
With many of us experiencing a very cold January, I’m sure millions of people were inclined to think, “Global warming? What global warming? Pfff!” However, just because the door to the Arctic was opened for a bit and sent a frost down our way, that doesn’t mean the world as … [continued]
January saw plugin EVs at 25.1% share in Germany, up from 17.3% year-on-year. BEV volume shot up over 53% YoY, though from an anomalously low baseline, while PHEVs grew 23%. Overall auto volume was 207,640 units, down 2.8% YoY. January’s best-selling BEV was the Volkswagen ID.7. January’s sales saw combined … [continued]
Recycling lithium-ion batteries is the way to go, according to a new Stanford University lifecycle analysis published in Nature Communications. That’s because recovering the critical metals from used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has significantly lower environmental impacts than does mining virgin metals. Recycling critical materials in end-of-life LIBs can help alleviate … [continued]
After the first three weeks that Trump 2.0 has been unfolding, with a mix of absurd ego, drill baby drill, radical loyalty requirements, elimination of soft power, purging of ‘enemies’ and devastation of science, it’s worth asking what the foreign policy tea leaves suggest for clean technology globally. It’s actually … [continued]