By Laurie Stone As coal plants shut down across the United States, there is a pervasive belief that gas is the necessary “bridge” to a low-carbon grid. As of late 2021, utilities and other investors are anticipating investing more than $50 billion in new gas power plants over the next decade. But, … [continued]
Greenwashing is not a problem for the green transition, it is THE problem. Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Luca Bonaccorsi, Director, Sustainable Finance Imagine you’ve worked hard on your favourite recipe. Flour, eggs, milk, sugar, chocolate and pears.… In the oven goes your sweet masterpiece and you just can’t wait … [continued]
Text version of video 2021 has been a year of ground-breaking discoveries and technology successes for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Below are just a few highlights from this year with links for each to read more. 1. NREL Partnerships Transform Energy in Response to Global Needs January 22 … [continued]
Original article by Tessa Wardle
US Secretary of State Blinken has recently claimed the US government supports media freedom, saying “more than 350 journalists are currently being imprisoned in connection with their work, according to Reporters Without Borders.” What he doesn’t tell you is that Reporters Without Borders (RSF) itself is disgusted that the US … [continued]
To significantly cut pollution and climate-disrupting CO2 emissions via the new Infrastructure Law, we need to spend the money wisely. If we spend it poorly, we could actually add to pollution and climate-disrupting CO2 emissions. By Deron Lovaas Transportation investments from the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be either a boon … [continued]
“We are not here to ask what our country can do for us, but to ask what we can do to help unite our country with a seamless network of zero-emission charging infrastructure.”
By Elliott Negin The Biden administration’s vision of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station network across the country came closer to becoming a reality last month when President Biden signed the $1.2-trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The bill included $7.5 billion for EV charging infrastructure, which could get us close to … [continued]
Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Just four years ago, the end of the Oil Age was considered a crazy dream. Today it is official policy in a growing number of countries, states, cities, and corporate boardrooms around the world. Certainly, there are good reasons to be skeptical that proposed … [continued]
Running cars on e-fuels, which have been touted as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine, will not alleviate air pollution problems.
