Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That battery factory, with a planned capacity of 40 gigawatt hours, will run on clean and cheap hydropower starting next year. After years at, among others, Ericsson and NXP, he moved to Palo Alto in 2011 to start working at Tesla. He invested in a number of start-ups and spent time with his family. End of European industry.

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Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Europe 78

AutoGrid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

On July 24 and 25, as temperatures soared, wildfires burned, and hydropower and gas supplies tightened, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued calls to consumers statewide to voluntarily ratchet down electricity use. During another heat wave in 2011, ERCOT declared several emergencies in an effort to reduce electric demand.

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Demand Climate change Hydropower Electricity 40

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 30, 2021

China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) rose to number one thanks to the 2.2-GWAC GWAC project its subsidiary Huanghe Hydropower completed in Qinghai province last year (more on that project, below). Covering over 52 square km, it was built by Huanghe Hydropower in just 10 months and connected in September 2020.

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Hydropower Africa Europe Construction 99

Climate Tech VC

JULY 14, 2023

Green banks have been a part of the “sustainable investing” conversation in the US since the early 2000s, with a national green bank first proposed during the Obama-Biden administration in 2009. Since 2011, green banks have driven $14.8B in investments —$4.2B Since 2011, green banks have driven $14.8B

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Investment Real Estate Recycling Recycling 52

Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The paper reports that 52% of facilities considered reported emission increases between 2011-12 and 2013-15.

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Carbon Pollution Nuclear Power Hydropower 52

Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The paper reports that 52% of facilities considered reported emission increases between 2011-12 and 2013-15.

Carbon 52

Carbon Pollution Nuclear Power Hydropower 52

Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 9, 2021

Likely the most widely-cited and influential analysis of California’s pollution-equity trends in the first several years of its Cap-and-Invest program is a 2018 paper led by Lara Cushing and Rachel Morello-Frosch titled Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015).

Carbon 52

Carbon Pollution Investment Hydropower 52

Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 9, 2021

Likely the most widely-cited and influential analysis of California’s pollution-equity trends in the first several years of its Cap-and-Invest program is a 2018 paper led by Lara Cushing and Rachel Morello-Frosch titled Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015).

Carbon 52

Carbon Pollution Investment Hydropower 52

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 23, 2020

Researchers at NYU’s Marron Institute recently published a review of 2011 to 2016 data for 4,000 buildings finding that the city’s mandatory energy audits resulted in energy use reductions of 2.5 Building owners can avoid fines and stay under their emissions caps by investing in energy efficiency and clean energy.

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Law Carbon Education Real Estate 130

Greentown Labs

JUNE 24, 2022

From the lab tech workspace comes the climatetech inventions, such as electric bikes, battery storage, electric cars, and hydropower. “Ion District continues to bring creative minds together to push the boundaries of innovation,” says Bryson Grover , Investment Manager, Real Estate Development, Rice Management Company.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 19, 2020

Last year wind overtook hydropower in total generation, and 2020 is on track to be a record year for new wind farm construction. Though solar is now more economic than wind in many states, the recent extension of the production tax credit for wind may boost that technology after the solar investment tax credit dissolves.

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Solar Power Energy Energy North America 130

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Betting on rising oil demand growth is now effectively saying that global vehicle makers will fail in their multi-billion dollar investments to shift to electric cars and trucks, that renewables won’t continue to get cheaper and easier to store, that carbon taxes won’t continue to rise or become more widespread. From oil to energy majors.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Demand 78