We are still not at a mitigation level to avoid 1.5ºC or even 2ºC temperature rise, but of course we hope to get there before runaway climate change destroys us. Part of what we can do is to be prepared for extreme climate events. They can happen to anyone, and there is no way to know who that will be and when.
According to a yearly in-depth report from the World Bank in June 2019, 57 countries have committed to implementing or scheduling carbon pricing initiatives, including a carbon tax. So far, 46 national and 28 subnational jurisdictions have adopted carbon pricing to help reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and keep in line with their 2030 objectives and the Paris Agreement. And since last year’s report, 11 more countries have committed to scheduling carbon pricing for implementation.
Energy efficiency may typically be thought of at the ground level, like home or office efficiency, so these kinds of high-level analyses can be very interesting in terms of what they reveal about larger trends. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez answered some questions about the report for CleanTechnica.
Lafayette will soon join the ranks of Tesla-friendly cities like its fellow cities of Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and Alexandria. Back in May, permits were filed for electrical lines to be installed for a proposed Tesla Supercharger over at the Stirling Center on Louisiana Avenue just off of I-10. The Stirling Center would be ideal since it’s a shopping center with plenty of restaurants and stores for Tesla owners traveling through to explore and take a break at.
Originally published on the ChargePoint Blog. Editor’s note: EV drivers living in an area governed by a homeowners associate or similar board know how hard it can be to secure access to overnight charging infrastructure. ChargePoint had a great primer on how to approach HOAs and condo boards with EV … [continued]
Tesla just issued its Q3 2019 earnings report and the numbers are looking good across the board for the Silicon Valley electric vehicle builder.
We no longer publish monthly US electric vehicle sales reports, because few automakers publish their monthly electric vehicle sales, and several don’t even publish quarterly sales of their EVs. Nonetheless, I continue to track the numbers that are published and estimate sales for the other fully electric models.
How machine learning models actually perceive things and work can lead to unexpected outcomes, including a bigoted robotic velociraptor.
PG&E told regulators in California this week to expect more rolling blackouts during forest fire season for the next ten years.
In this webinar, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Energy Democracy Initiative director John Farrell is joined by Karl Rábago of the Pace Energy and Climate Center to discuss city-level strategies to reduce gas use.
