In an example of just how bad air pollution has gotten in parts of China, and why authorities there are incentivizing electric vehicles so aggressively (both personal vehicles and public transit vehicles), a smog “Red Alert” was recently issued in 24 major cities across the northeastern part of the country.
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Jeremy Deaton The gap on climate action isn’t between Republicans and Democrats. It’s between wealthy Republicans and everyone else. Donald Trump has staked a claim as a populist icon. He has sparred with politicians from his own party, insulted members of the conservative press, and … [continued]
This year has been a gigantic marketing hyperbole of planned electric vehicles from mainstream carmakers. It’s not always easy separating cars of tomorrow, cars that are being built today, and those that probably won’t make it into production. What makes it even worse is the disconnect between CEOs, marketing teams, and engineering teams, especially in light of actual deliverables.
Animals as food systems receive tremendous food subsidies. But what about fruit and vegetable growers? Why don’t these farmers get the subsidies they need?
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The European Commission’s recently released Clean Energy Package, has a 2030 target of 30% energy savings. An important policy instrument to deliver these are Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) schemes.
Chief scientist Alan Finkel has outlined the case for serious and urgent market reform in Australia’s energy markets, saying the solutions for the massive and “unstoppable” transition to a grid based around wind and solar exist, but the market structures and the supporting policies do not.
Solar powered lights are changing the way people do business in Kenya
The ways in which municipal and cooperative utilities procure power undermine the ethic of community service and self-reliance.
In the age of Trump, how do we advocate for climate action?
