Tesla Gets Its Own Lane At Mexican Border Crossing
Tesla now has a dedicated lane at the border between the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and the US state of Texas.
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CATL Quest For North American Factory Raises A Host Of Political Concerns
CATL may be the world’s largest manufacturer of battery cells for electric cars but that doesn’t mean it can build a US factory.
In 2021, the Value of Energy Trade Between the U.S. & Mexico Reached a 9-Year…
In 2021, the value of energy trade between the United States and Mexico reached a nine-year high. This energy trade value represents the combined value of energy imports and exports between the two countries. In 2021, energy accounted for 15% of the value of all U.S. exports to Mexico. The … [continued]
Our Last Chance To Kill The Zombie Border Wall
With the election of President Biden, the project to build the border wall got shut down. Funds were cut, and contractors received orders to halt construction. Many miles of wall/fence got built, but the project stopped before critical animal migration corridors could be completely cut off. It’s tempting at this … [continued]
Mexico’s Clean Energy Ambitions Realistic With These Renewable Energy Resources
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released an in-depth report on the potential for clean energy development in Mexico. Mexico is replete with solar and wind resources and has remaining untapped potential in geothermal and hydropower. NREL’s Mexico Clean Energy Report concludes that, in light of … [continued]
What I Said — & Wish I’d Had a Chance to Say — When I…
By Kristina Dahl Last week I had the opportunity to testify at a hearing on “What More Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets” held by the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. You can watch a recording of the full hearing that includes the … [continued]
Carbon Market Mechanisms Around The World
The following is an excerpt from a new CleanTechnica report, The Carbon Cure: Effective Actions to Combat Climate Change through Carbon Markets. For more on the types of carbon markets across the world and their role in stabilizing our climate, buy the full report or become a CleanTechnica Member, Supporter, Technician, or Ambassador. Carbon market mechanisms … [continued]
A University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Insights Blog. By Madeleine Galvin and Anne Maassen Monterrey, like other major Mexican cities, rapidly expanded outward during the end of the 20th century. New policies favored investment in new suburban neighborhoods, attracting residents and businesses to the periphery, and provoking several decades of insecurity and population decline. … [continued]
Audi To Cut Water Consumption In Half By 2035
Audi recently announced that it wants to cut its water consumption in half by 2035. That’s a much bigger task than it sounds like, but the company seems to have a fairly solid plan on how to achieve it. “Our aim is to drastically reduce our freshwater consumption and cut … [continued]
Using Mathematical Models To Enable Transportation Decarbonization & Combat Climate Change
NREL Researchers Win Best Paper for Transit Bus Electrification Evaluation in Mexico Conducted in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development, a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study assessing the electrification potential of transit fleets in two Mexican cities determined that at least 80% of the operational bus days … [continued]
