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Reducing The Risk Of Investing In Electric Vehicles For Low-Income Consumers

Energy Innovation

In addition, 52 percent of those surveyed reported a negative effect on their quality of life. T The authors demonstrate that the net emissions impact of EV adoption is likely negative, as CO2 reductions from a transition to EVs would outstrip the increase in emissions due to increased consumption of electricity. Evidence from China.”

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Media brief: What are carbon offsets and how can they be used?

Clean Energy Canada

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. How offsets are created and the extent to which they are used dictates their effectiveness at reducing pollution. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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Scientists Condemn ‘Misinformation’ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature

DeSmogBlog

Nature Under Pressure Agriculture is currently responsible for over 10 percent of EU carbon emissions. million farms (37 percent) close between 2005 and 2020. The letter’s signatories maintained that they are keen to support an “evidence-based dialogue” at the EU and within member states. Overall Europe saw 5.3

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The Lancet: Few countries prepared to tackle worsening climate-related health risks

Business Green

billion more days of heatwave exposure in 2020 compared to the baseline average between 1986 and 2005. At best the trends in emissions, renewable energy and tackling pollution have improved only very slightly. This gives us an opportunity to take a safer, healthier, low carbon path, but we have yet to do so.

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A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears

DeSmogBlog

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. Credit: DeSmog.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Investments in Environmental Justice

Energy and Cleantech Council

On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which would provide about $369 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below their 2005 levels by 2030 as well as reduce carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy. Allocated $32.5 Tax Credits. Allocated $1.10

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As Wildfires Ravage British Columbia, Wall Street Tells Investors to Buy Stock in Canada’s Tar Sands

DeSmogBlog

Singling out a handful of Canadian oil companies as investment ideas, Goldman Sachs wrote in a report to its clients on August 16: “We recognize, in the near-term, that the group is facing three negative equity narratives.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likes to champion his government’s climate action, and he has implemented a carbon tax.