Carbon pricing is starting to take off globally as a key lever in the fight against global warming. However, it faces political challenges, which means it will be very unlikely to be sufficient by itself. Let’s look at a couple of case studies: British Columbia in Canada under a progressive government … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Should Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk be given a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences? He has been having quite an impact on a number of important industries as of late, has he not? And some of the Nobel Prize categories have become seemingly rather … [continued]
As noted a few days ago, we have 3 new electric vehicle (EV) speakers signed up for CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → Berlin. I wrote short intros about them in that article, but below is a deeper look at these EV leaders and their work. Following these intros are the other EV speaker … [continued]
CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → Berlin is around the corner, and we have 3 new EV speakers to announce. We also have updates regarding EV test drives and discounts! Discounts include optional one-day passes and special CleanTechnica discounted tickets that we’ll raffle off! First of all, the new speakers: Hannah Yanchuk, Deputy Head of … [continued]
Cleantech Talk #22 is now live, and you can listen below! Hot topics included the Koch Brothers and their latest plan to destroy society (if only those pesky kids didn’t get in the way), Ontario giving EVs some northerly love, and GM going full blast (er… 50% blast) into an EV & … [continued]
Kyle and Matthew decided to sneak around behind my back and do a Cleantech Talk episode without me recently… (no, actually, I was just off in India presenting at an institutional investment conference at the time). Incidentally, this episode focused on an investing option (green bonds for retail investors), as … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Renault Twizy will be hitting the Canadian market this summer, following certification by Transport Canada, according to a new press release. The Canadian Renault Twizy — the Twizy 40 — is outfitted with a Type-1 charging cable and side reflectors, according to the press … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Canada-based and one of the leading solar power project developer in the world, SkyPower Global has announced progress on one of the cheapest solar power projects in India. The company, in a recent press release, stated that it signed a power purchase agreement for 200 MW … [continued]
We’ve got several notable updates regarding CLEANTECH REVOLUTION TOUR → BERLIN to share with you. First of all, we now have: → a Facebook event page (share with friends!) → an event webpage (which we’ll continuously update) → an eventbrite page for registering (again, go register, and share with friends!) … and a confirmed location (C13events) in … [continued]
As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news: Tesla Motors Stuff Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars … [continued]
