Behold: From Humble Energy Efficient Electric Motor To Climate Hero
This new high tech energy efficient electric motor won’t get you places in an EV, but it will get buildings to clean up their climate act.
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Amazon & Walmart-Backed Rival Flipkart Announce EV Partnerships For Indian Deliveries
E-commerce giant Amazon and its Walmart-backed Indian rival Flipkart have both announced partnerships with electric vehicle manufacturers for last-mile delivery of products. Amazon, in a recent press statement, announced it will strengthen its partnership with Mahindra Electric to procure more electric three-wheelers for last-mile deliveries. Amazon has already acquired 100 … [continued]
Johnson Controls Joins Amazon’s Climate Pledge For Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2040
Johnson Controls, a company that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings, announced today that it joined The Climate Pledge, which is a commitment that was cofounded by Amazon and Global Optimism. Those who have signed the Pledge have committed to reaching net-zero carbon emission by 2040, which is … [continued]
How to Move America to Electric Vehicles
There is one action the new Biden administration can take that, more than anything else, will set the United States on a more successful course to electrifying the cars and trucks we drive: to communicate a bold vision of what transportation electrification looks like in 2030.
Forests Absorb Twice As Much Carbon As They Emit Each Year
The world is getting a better understanding of just how important forests are in the global fight against climate change.
ENGIE Installed Nearly 2 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy in US in 2020
ENGIE has more power capacity installed globally than any other country. In recent years, it has made a strong shift to renewable energy. In North America, almost 100% of its installed power capacity comes from renewable energy or other low-carbon power (i.e., nuclear).
US Startup ZeroAvia Sends Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powertrains Flying — CleanTechnica Interview
Flight-shaming begone: US aircraft startup ZeroAvia ramps up plans for zero emission green hydrogen fuel cell flight.
Amazon’s New Zoox Robotaxi Concept
Concept vehicles are works of art in the auto industry — and often not more than that. They are often particularly fanciful if they are supposed to be autonomous robotaxis. But when Amazon rolls out a robotaxi concept, it’s quite a different matter.
The Corporate Carbon Accounting Market
Change happens gradually and then all at once. For years, a quiet revolution has been brewing in ESG corporate disclosure advocacy. With voluntary standards like CDP and metrics guidelines like SASB, leading corporates have opted in to environmental performance transparency. With 42% of companies above a $10bn market cap already disclosing some climate-relevant information, this shift has been happening slowly — and, now, seemingly all at once.
Amazon Shows Off Its New Electric Delivery Van Built By Rivian
Amazon has released photos of its first electric delivery van developed with the help of Rivian. It says 10,000 of them will be on the road by 2022.
