The Significance Of The US-Kenya Climate & Clean Energy Industrial Partnership
The US and Kenya level up their strategic relationship with a slate of new clean energy programs for sustainability and national security.
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Jimmy Carter, The Most Eco-Friendly President Of Our Times
Celebrated for his environmental ethic, Jimmy Carter lived and legislated with nature in mind.
White House Answers Why Tesla Wasn’t Invited To United Auto Workers EV Event
There’s finally a response from the White House on why it excluded Tesla from its EV event. Technically, it’s more than just an EV event, as some in the comments kindly corrected, but the event is centering around selling a lot more EVs by 2030 — a 50% target market … [continued]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg On Why Tesla Was Excluded From White House EV…
Yesterday I wrote an article questioning whether or not President Biden would exclude Tesla from today’s EV event at the White House. Elon Musk replied to that article confirming that not only was Tesla not invited, but that he agreed that it was odd. CNBC followed up on our tweet … [continued]
Can Tesla, GM, Ford, & Others Deliver On Biden’s 50% EV By 2030 goal?
Is the 50% of light vehicles electrified by 2030 possible? Easily. And almost inevitably.
US Department of Energy Announces Actions to Bolster Domestic Supply Chain of Advanced Batteries
In Concert with White House Report on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, DOE Takes Immediate Steps to Create Jobs and Secure America’s Economic Competitiveness
President Joe Biden Orders Agencies To ID & Mitigate Climate Risks
President Biden on Thursday ordered agencies across the federal government to prepare for risks to the American economy posed by climate change. The harms inflicted by human-caused global warming are already being felt in the form of rising sea levels, extreme weather, wildfires, and droughts, but “these risks are often hidden,” … [continued]
White House to Announce 50% NDC — Reports
President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. climate pollution to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030, according to reports. The goal, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, would nearly double the cuts targeted by the Obama administration in 2015. The White House said an official decision had … [continued]
Why EPA’s So-Called Transparency Rule Is A Trap
Yesterday, our team at the Center for Science and Democracy met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to discuss EPA’s yet-to-be-released final rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.
USA’s Battery500 Initiative Has Achieved Li-Metal Battery Energy Density Of 350 Wh/kg
Toward the end of President Obama’s time in office, the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched a “Battery500 Consortium.” The goal is in the name: reaching 500 Wh/kg battery energy density with lithium-metal battery cells, a target which was reportedly triple the battery energy density at the time.
