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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

GreenBiz

Amazon has been investing in sustainability for many years. Back in 2014, Amazon started making major investments in renewable energy. If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the archived webcast footage and resources, available to you on-demand after the webcast. taylor flores.

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The New ‘Valleys of Death’ in Climate Investing

GreenTechMedia

” Then, they compare the climate tech world of today to 2014, a low point in the space when the Prime Coalition was started, examining some of the biggest changes: The influx of generalist investors. The explosion of corporate commitments, reflecting the growing demand for climate action from consumers, investors and the general public.

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Renesas to boost semiconductor production at Japanese factory

Charged

The Kofu factory housed 150 mm and 200 mm wafer fabrication production lines before it was closed in October of 2014. Now Renesas Electronics is investing 90 billion yen ($705 million) to set up a 300 mm wafer fabrication production line to open in 2024. The company also said it plans to boost production capacity for IGBTs.

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Partnership aims to build a smart green energy grid in Belgium and Germany

Envirotec Magazine

Customers will be given the freedom to use their appliances and adjust their consumption patterns to benefit from cheaper renewable energy on the grid when it is abundant, while grid operators will be able to better balance supply and demand without disruption to end consumers. re.alto was founded in 2019 by Elia Group. billion.

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ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part of its latest report on Monday. Such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape, and a blight on investment portfolios.”.

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Leading the Charge: Countries that Dominate Wind Energy Production

The Environmental Blog

China China has 124 gW this year and has grown by 10 gW since 2014 and by 44 gW since 2013. Continuous growth is helping, in part, to alleviate its pollution problems, although it will need to invest more money in this type of source to be able to truly reduce them. Spain produces 60.46 TWh from wind energy, which accounts for 23.3%

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Global Leaders In Shale Oil And Gas Reserves

R-Squared Energy

However, due to China’s growing energy demand, the country is investing billions into developing its shale gas resources. China’s first large-scale commercial shale gas production operation began in March 2014. For some countries, the resources are located in dry regions. may just be getting started globally.