Green Living Guy

MAY 2, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t the future — they’re already here. Six major carmakers — BYD, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo — have pledged to phase out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035, and several states have passed laws banning the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Pure EVs accounted for one in every three cars sold in the UK last month, edging closer to the share held by petrol vehicles. Electric vehicles (EVs) have once again recorded their highest ever market share in the UK, with one in every three new cars sold in December running solely on battery power, according to New AutoMotive.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Hungary approves net zero law and issues green bond. Hungary has become the latest country to pass net zero legislation, after the national parliament this week approved a law that establishes a 2050 climate neutrality goal for the central European state. VW launches €2bn Chinese electric vehicle push.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

Australia's biggest polluters to face binding 2030 carbon targets. The proposed law would impact 215 of Australia's biggest polluters, which are currently responsible for 28 per cent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. China wind, solar, and electric vehicle rollout rapidly accelerating.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 29, 2019

government passing a new law that will require automakers to sell a growing percentage of electric vehicles in the province: “British Columbians are excited about electric cars and the chance to cut both their fuel costs and pollution. Not only do electric cars help cut pollution and clean up the air we breathe, in B.C.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The country is working on making a “hydrogen acceleration law” a reality. In order to obtain the hydrogen fuel it needs for this plan, the country has joined a project to source the fuel from southern Europe by 2030. The law to accelerate hydrogen infrastructure development is expected to be presented this year.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles. To combat this, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts sales of up to 44 million electric vehicles (EVs) a year by 2030.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We don’t have all the answers to this equation quite yet, but we should make some big strides in this area towards actual production probably within the next 18 months,” said Ryan Law, CEO of GEL in an interview with ThinkGeoEnergy in early 2023. GEL was recently awarded £1.8m Sources IEA, World Economic Forum, Reuters, Goldman Sachs.

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Charged

JUNE 10, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized $7.5 Companies seeking federal funding to deploy charging stations will have to meet the standards, and states will use them to develop their EV deployment plans under the $5-billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

EU set to push for more stretching 2030 climate target. The European Commission is expected to push for a more ambitious 2030 climate target next Wednesday, raising the bar to cut emissions by "at least 55 per cent" from 1990 levels by the end of the decade, according to a draft document seen by the Financial Times.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make some $7.5 The Biden administration has announced a set of standards that will apply to federally-funded EV chargers, including those built with National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funds. Questions remain. Who will be responsible for meeting the standards?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A new report from Cornwall Insight and national law firm Weightmans on the co-location of energy assets, entitled “ Co-location, co-location, co-location” , has laid out the significant cost savings of using one grid connection for multiple renewable generation or storage assets.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The US Senate yesterday broke decades of Congressional deadlock to pass sweeping climate legislation, which promises to turbocharge the deployment of clean technologies and low carbon infrastructure across the US and deliver a 40 per cent reduction in the country's greenhouse gas emissions against 2005 levels by 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Industry alliance urges government to consider a raft of tax measures and financial incentives in support of new target date to phase out of diesel and petrol cars from 2030. Under the plans sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles would be permitted through to 2035, but only if they can demonstrate a substantial range in zero emission mode.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Many organisations in the UK are investing in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for their premises. Providing free charging can attract employees, boost a business’s ESG values, and is an important measure ahead of the proposed 2030 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Pressure increases on President Moon Jae-In to put 2050 net zero target in law and raise country's Paris climate ambitions. million electric vehicles and 200,000 hydrogen fuel cell cars on its roads by the same date, backed by 450 new hydrogen refuelling stations.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

JUNE 1, 2019

At the same time that he signed a host of clean energy bills into law, Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his bold plan for the state to get 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2040. Under the new policies passed and signed into law by Gov. This suite of bills and Gov.

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Charged

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Scholz said that Germany will become “the first country in Europe to introduce a law requiring operators of 80% of all service stations to provide fast charging options with at least 150 kilowatts [of charging power] for e-cars.” The Chancellor offered no details and no time frame for the plan.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Climate policies present an opportunity to address these issues because greenhouse gases and harmful air pollutants often come from the same sources, such as industrial smokestacks and vehicle tailpipes. It also mandated that the state convene an Environmental Justice Advisory Committee to oversee its climate efforts.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

AUGUST 11, 2022

This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. The proposals shall ensure equitable participation by all electric vehicle owners and lessees. According to the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 22, 2022

billion from the US Infrastructure Law will expand domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid as well as for materials and components heretofore imported. The first set of projects funded by $2.8 Twenty companies will receive the combined $2.8 Supply chain strategy.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Murphy's campaign platform, and the law, included something quite radical at the time: the goal of 600 megawatts of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by 2030. percent closer to the finish line.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 10, 2022

The new standards to cover passenger and light commercial vehicles propose emission reduction targets of 55% for passenger cars and 50% for vans for 2030 and 100% for 2035. In other words, by 2035 all new passenger vehicles and vans in Europe would be required to be zero emission, i.e. electric or hydrogen powered.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law last week, is a boon for virtual power plants ( VPPs )–a term commonly used to refer to the ability of digital software platforms to aggregate and optimize distributed energy resources ( DER ) through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The new law never mentions VPPs.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Measures aimed at expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure and supporting emerging green aviation, shipping and road vehicle technologies across the UK are among a raft of proposals launched for consultation by the Department for Transport (DfT) today.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

The first Fit for 55 deal has been signed between the European Council and the European Parliament on a 100% CO2 emission reduction target for all EU vehicles by 2035, signalling a strong market forecast for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid vehicles as internal combustion engines (ICEs) come off the road.

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 25, 2023

5376 ) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. history and aim to reduce emissions by approximately 40% by 2030. history and aim to reduce emissions by approximately 40% by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 ( H.R. However, the IRA also includes significant climate change initiatives.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 28, 2022

Switch Mobility, an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has announced that it will be investing €100 million ($112 million) to construct a new manufacturing facility in Spain.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The California Energy Commission is putting a “down payment” of $384 million over the next three years on the electric-vehicle charging and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure needed to meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s pledge to end sales of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. million by 2025 and 3 million by 2030.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many celebrated with their CSOs on meeting ambitious corporate targets for 2020, while setting audacious new goals for 2025, 2030 and 2050. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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Charged

MARCH 12, 2021

Brandes’s proposal comes with a companion set of bills that would allocate some of the revenue from the tax to the Transportation Trust Fund, and some to a newly-established Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program. To be fair, we must note that substantial changes could be made to the bill before it becomes law.).

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Officially known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard , the new regulations give automakers until 2035 to adjust production so they only produce electrically powered vehicles, or otherwise face large fines. Canadian EVs would include both battery and plug-in vehicles, as well as hydrogen-powered ones.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

They take us a step further to achieving the 51 percent emissions cut by 2030 enshrined in legislation, but leave much to be desired. Its chair, Marie Donnelly, last night expressed concern at the “problematic” sectoral targets, which she described as “not consistent” with the objectives of Ireland’s climate laws. Irish Agriculture.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As an intermediary step towards zero emissions, average emissions of new cars will have to come down by 55% by 2030, and new vans by 50% by 2030. It is also agreed that Europe will aim to reach 45% of renewables in the EU energy mix by 2030. Member States will have to make annual savings of an average of 1.49% from 2024 to 2030.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This modeling showed the state is off track for its 2030 and 2045 climate goals, and must triple its historic emissions reduction pace. Under the state’s landmark AB 32 climate law, CARB is required to evaluate the state’s progress toward its goals and make recommendations every five years.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

CLOU AI Symbol Image Advanced Flux Capacitor Increasing Energy Demand due to Electric Vehicles. As the popularity of electric vehicles grows, so does the need for more efficient and sustainable methods of powering these vehicles. The Baby Boomer generation is reaching retirement age and will begin to downsize.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

. “In case you still doubted quite how appalling this government’s so-called environmental policy has become, the Secretary of State for Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, has now publicly aligned herself with a man who denies the existence of man-made climate change,” said Jo Maugham, executive director of the Good Law Project.

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