Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Vijay Limaye, Staff Scientist, Science Center NRDC and partners released a report last month on the staggering financial toll of fossil fuel air pollution and climate change on human health in the United States. Following up on the launch, we are providing here some more information … [continued]
Editor’s note: Following up on my pieces about the purpose of free EV charging and why the argument that electric vehicle drivers need to pay extra taxes & fees is nonsense, here’s one more article on why the argument that electric vehicle drivers need to pay extra taxes & fees … [continued]
First of all, yes, different studies serve different purposes, and we do need narrowly focused studies of all sorts. However, one of the things that most irks me professionally is the horrible way in which researchers, reporters, politicians, and everyone in between discuss the “costs” of a clean energy transition … [continued]
Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission since February 2010, gave a great keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) a few days ago. Below are two videos of her speech and a text summary of the key points … [continued]
Another day, another study on why delaying action on climate change is not a good thing. Reuters reported yesterday that a newly published report in Nature finds that an international price on carbon at $20 per ton now would give close to a 60% chance of cutting global warming below … [continued]
The Sollvatten uses ultra-violet light in sunshine to purify up to 11 liters of water in a matter of hours, a capability that’s opening up new income-producing opportunities for developing world residents, as well as helping the save on fuel bills and conserve precious water and forest resources. […]
Climate action is trillions of dollars cheaper than climate inaction. Investing in a clean energy economy is not cheap. It is actually projected to cost trillions of dollars. However, sticking with a dirty energy economy will cost society much more, many trillions of dollars more. For responses to other anti-cleantech myths, see: Anti-Cleantech … [continued]
