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Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that it's already carbon neutral for corporate emissions globally and that it wants to bring its entire carbon footprint to "net zero.". MORE
energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions declined by 2.8% Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. Air Quality Clean Power Coal Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Oil Policy & Politics Research Science Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon dioxide carbon dioxide emissions co2 emissions U.S. energy consumption united states USin 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the U.S. MORE
Carbon Pricing Clean Power Fossil Fuels Grid Investment Market Research Policy & Politics Research Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon fee carbon fee and dividend Lazard LCOE lcoe renewable energy LCOE solar lcoe US carbon pricing wind lcoeWe are making great progress, with costs of solar, wind, and batteries continuing their decline. But we are not moving fast enough to turn the tide on human-caused climate change. MORE
A new legislative package on energy is working its way through the U.S. The American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA) is a compilation of dozens of energy bills that have passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, most with bipartisan support. Energy Information Administration united states US Climate Initiatve US Department of EnergySenate. MORE
German electric utility giant RWE has announced its intention this week to become carbon neutral by 2040 and to transition into one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. . Biomass Clean Power Coal Fossil Fuels Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon neutral Germany RWE MORE
Clean Power Geothermal Energy Grid Hydroelectric Policy & Politics Wind Energy 100% renewables carbon neutral costa rica costa rica renewable energyCosta Rica got more than 99% of its electricity from renewables last year. It wants to do better. MORE
Virginia this week passed a sweeping Clean Economy Act designed to reduce in-state carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and close most coal-powered generating stations by 2024. Clean Power Consumer Technology Advanced Energy Economy carbon reduction plan Dominion Energy Renewable Energy Virginia Clean Economy Act MORE
South Dakota dives into the solar energy pool while neighboring Wyoming struggles with carbon capture to keep coal power plants on life support. Clean Power Solar Energy Solar Power Plants Basin Electric Geronimo Energy national grid South Dakota wyoming MORE
Carbon Pricing Climate Change Policy & Politics ACD Americans for Carbon Dividends Bill Hurley carbon tax Citizens Climate Lobby Citizens' Climate Lobby of San Antonio EICDA Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change san antonio Texas Washington StateForward by Kurt Lowder My friend and mentor, Bill Hurly, now retired, has found a fulfilling mission in fighting for climate change. MORE
To green the grid, we must adopt a strategy of meeting our energy needs with low-cost renewable wind and solar resources. The obvious question is how to resolve the intermittency issue (what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine). MORE
The major saving grace is the price on carbon. Pete Buttigieg's climate action plan is not nearly as strong as Warren's, and the lack of funding puts it close to the level of Biden's at the bottom of the heap. MORE
What does the US need to do to help the world prevent the worst of climate change? End the use of fossil fuels fast. Many are stepping up to the challenge with aggressive goals. The EU wants to be fossil free by 2050. Joe Biden’s campaign wants the US to be fossil free by 2050 as well, based on his stated climate policy. MORE
The proposal that was voted through was to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 rather than 40% by. The EU Parliament voted this week, on October 6, to strongly improve its 2030 climate target. MORE
For those deeply interested in our future energy system and how it will evolve, I highly recommend two in-depth papers published in the last year. Jacobson Microgrids Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Standard UC Berkeley US Waste Reduction MORE
Unlocking a Circular Carbon Economy. . Marcius Extavour, the Executive Director of Prize Operations in Energy & Resources with Carbon XPRIZE, discusses how to create a circular economy that will also tackle climate change. MORE
A new wave energy device that resembles a jellyfish achieves sustainability trifecta: carbon capture, clean power and renewable formic acid. Clean Power Marine Energy City University of Hong Kong Electricity renewable hydrogen Wave Energy MORE
Volvo Cars continues its march towards being a carbon-neutral manufacturing company by 2025 with a 100% renewable powered factory in China. Clean Power Hydroelectric Solar Energy 100 percent renewable 100 percent renewable energy Carbon Emissions Made in China renewable volvo Volvo Cars MORE
In a Q& A with BloombergNEF, Google's Jeff Hamel, Director of Industry Partnerships at Google, shared his thoughts on how the coronavirus may speed up the low-carbon shift. MORE
Today, it is once again sending a message of hope that lowering carbon emissions from the built environment is not only possible, it is the fiscally responsible thing to do. Buildings Energy Efficiency LED Lighting Anthony Malkin Carbon Emissions empire state building energy reduction plan NRDCIn 1931, the Empire State Building was a beacon of hope to a world devastated by economic collapse. MORE
Clean Power Clean Transport Climate Change Consumer Technology Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Fossil Fuels Green Economy Health Policy & Politics Research Solar Energy Wind Energy 100% Clean Power 100% renewable energy electrify everything Germany Germany carbon emissions germany energy efficiency Michael MooreMichael Moore infuriated sustainability advocates recently with his Planet of the Humans "documentary." MORE
The report argued that it is possible to switch from a reliance on fossil fuels to cleaner energy and still sustain vigorous economic growth and generate employment. Carbon Pricing Carbon Tax Policy & Politics carbon tax IMFLast month, the IMF released its Fiscal Monitor, a biannual report on how to mitigate climate change. MORE
Fossil Fuels BP BP Reimaginging Energy campaign Carbon Emissions carbon tax fossil fuelsBrian Looney, the new CEO of BP, says his company will slash emissions from operations by 2050. But there's more. He also says it wants to cut emissions from the oil and gas it sells. MORE
We are in 2020. It is not 2040. It is not 2050. It is not 2100. And it is certainly not 2200! Humans, so far, are a brief blip on the timeline of Earth. MORE
The energy system by 2050 can be completely transformed from where it is today, but we will need to really pick up the pace. We need to go from adding 20 or so gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar a year to around 130 GW a year for the next 30 years. This article goes through the numbers. . MORE
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The Alliance for Clean Energy New York is advocating for a carbon fee to more accurately align carbon emissions from generating stations with the environmental impacts they cause. Carbon Pricing Clean Power Policy & Politics Alliance for Clean Energy New York Brattle Group Carbon pricing free market strategies New York Renewable Energy Standard MORE
Researchers at UIC claim they have created a lithium-carbon dioxide battery with greater energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Batteries Energy Storage lithium carbon dioxide battery University of Illinois at Chicago MORE
Buildings Clean Power Climate Change Consumer Technology Energy Efficiency Fossil Fuels Research Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon neutral co2 emissions electronic waste landfill waste landfills recycle reuse Sprint united states Waste ReductionSprint has indicated that it intends to source 100% renewable electricity and divert 50% of operational waste from landfills by 2025. This is what we need to hear on a day to day basis, from more and more corporations. MORE
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and union president James Sleviin propose a price on carbon emissions as the fairest way to protect the workers who provided America with the energy it needed to become a great nation. Carbon Pricing Fossil Fuels James Slevin price on carbon Sheldon Whitehouse MORE
The energy-water nexus could take an interesting turn if a new hydrogel doped with carbon nanotubes jumpstarts a solar cell efficiency revolution. Clean Power Research Solar Energy access to water carbon nanotubes Electricity Energy KAUST Solar Cell Efficiency MORE
New research claims adding a fee on carbon emissions would spur innovation and drive greater efficiency in the energy and transportation sectors. Carbon Pricing Climate Change carbon fee carbon tax Elon Musk fossil fuels untaxed externality MORE
These slim little slides infused with perovskite solar tech could be the key cards that open the doors to an energy efficiency revolution. MORE
Whilst global megadeath was an unreservedly bad thing, on the brighter side, May 2020 gave the UK (and the rest of the world) a glimpse of how a low-carbon future will look, painting in even more vibrant colours the picture that had begun to emerge in April, the first full lockdown month. MORE
Vulcan’s world-first first Zero Carbon Lithium™ process extracts battery-grade lithium from geothermal brines, a process which also provides a renewable energy source to power the extraction process. MORE
Researchers at the University of Illinois- Chicago say they have developed a lithium carbon dioxide battery that has seven times the specific energy density of a traditional Li - ion battery and lasts for 500 charge/discharge cycles. Batteries Energy Storage Argonne National Laboratory Energy density lithium carbon dioxide battery University of Illinois at Chicago MORE
Could it be that 90% would provide greater carbon savings than 100%? . I would love to have 100% clean electricity by 2035. Such a goal is admirable for its audacity and for its ability to get people motivated. For that I applaud it. But when we get down to it, will it be smart policy? MORE
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 17, 2020
The energy system by 2050 can be completely transformed from where it is today, but we will need to really pick up the pace. We need to go from adding 20 or so gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar a year to around 130 GW a year for the next 30 years. This article goes through the numbers. .
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2020
Carbon Pricing Clean Power Fossil Fuels Grid Investment Market Research Policy & Politics Research Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon fee carbon fee and dividend Lazard LCOE lcoe renewable energy LCOE solar lcoe US carbon pricing wind lcoeWe are making great progress, with costs of solar, wind, and batteries continuing their decline. But we are not moving fast enough to turn the tide on human-caused climate change.
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CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 19, 2020
These slim little slides infused with perovskite solar tech could be the key cards that open the doors to an energy efficiency revolution.
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 1, 2020
To green the grid, we must adopt a strategy of meeting our energy needs with low-cost renewable wind and solar resources. The obvious question is how to resolve the intermittency issue (what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine).
CleanTechnica
MAY 31, 2020
Today, it is once again sending a message of hope that lowering carbon emissions from the built environment is not only possible, it is the fiscally responsible thing to do. Buildings Energy Efficiency LED Lighting Anthony Malkin Carbon Emissions empire state building energy reduction plan NRDCIn 1931, the Empire State Building was a beacon of hope to a world devastated by economic collapse.
CleanTechnica
MARCH 8, 2020
Virginia this week passed a sweeping Clean Economy Act designed to reduce in-state carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and close most coal-powered generating stations by 2024. Clean Power Consumer Technology Advanced Energy Economy carbon reduction plan Dominion Energy Renewable Energy Virginia Clean Economy Act
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CleanTechnica
AUGUST 27, 2020
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CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
For those deeply interested in our future energy system and how it will evolve, I highly recommend two in-depth papers published in the last year. Jacobson Microgrids Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Standard UC Berkeley US Waste Reduction
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 16, 2020
In a Q& A with BloombergNEF, Google's Jeff Hamel, Director of Industry Partnerships at Google, shared his thoughts on how the coronavirus may speed up the low-carbon shift.
CleanTechnica
APRIL 19, 2020
A new wave energy device that resembles a jellyfish achieves sustainability trifecta: carbon capture, clean power and renewable formic acid. Clean Power Marine Energy City University of Hong Kong Electricity renewable hydrogen Wave Energy
CleanTechnica
JULY 8, 2020
What does the US need to do to help the world prevent the worst of climate change? End the use of fossil fuels fast. Many are stepping up to the challenge with aggressive goals. The EU wants to be fossil free by 2050. Joe Biden’s campaign wants the US to be fossil free by 2050 as well, based on his stated climate policy.
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CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 8, 2019
The Alliance for Clean Energy New York is advocating for a carbon fee to more accurately align carbon emissions from generating stations with the environmental impacts they cause. Carbon Pricing Clean Power Policy & Politics Alliance for Clean Energy New York Brattle Group Carbon pricing free market strategies New York Renewable Energy Standard
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Researchers at the University of Illinois- Chicago say they have developed a lithium carbon dioxide battery that has seven times the specific energy density of a traditional Li - ion battery and lasts for 500 charge/discharge cycles. Batteries Energy Storage Argonne National Laboratory Energy density lithium carbon dioxide battery University of Illinois at Chicago
CleanTechnica
MARCH 7, 2020
A new legislative package on energy is working its way through the U.S. The American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA) is a compilation of dozens of energy bills that have passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, most with bipartisan support. Energy Information Administration united states US Climate Initiatve US Department of EnergySenate.
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The proposal that was voted through was to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 rather than 40% by. The EU Parliament voted this week, on October 6, to strongly improve its 2030 climate target.
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CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2020
The energy-water nexus could take an interesting turn if a new hydrogel doped with carbon nanotubes jumpstarts a solar cell efficiency revolution. Clean Power Research Solar Energy access to water carbon nanotubes Electricity Energy KAUST Solar Cell Efficiency
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
South Dakota dives into the solar energy pool while neighboring Wyoming struggles with carbon capture to keep coal power plants on life support. Clean Power Solar Energy Solar Power Plants Basin Electric Geronimo Energy national grid South Dakota wyoming
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 9, 2020
Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that it's already carbon neutral for corporate emissions globally and that it wants to bring its entire carbon footprint to "net zero.".
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 28, 2019
New research claims adding a fee on carbon emissions would spur innovation and drive greater efficiency in the energy and transportation sectors. Carbon Pricing Climate Change carbon fee carbon tax Elon Musk fossil fuels untaxed externality
CleanTechnica
MARCH 11, 2020
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and union president James Sleviin propose a price on carbon emissions as the fairest way to protect the workers who provided America with the energy it needed to become a great nation. Carbon Pricing Fossil Fuels James Slevin price on carbon Sheldon Whitehouse
CleanTechnica
AUGUST 31, 2020
Could it be that 90% would provide greater carbon savings than 100%? . I would love to have 100% clean electricity by 2035. Such a goal is admirable for its audacity and for its ability to get people motivated. For that I applaud it. But when we get down to it, will it be smart policy?
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 3, 2019
The report argued that it is possible to switch from a reliance on fossil fuels to cleaner energy and still sustain vigorous economic growth and generate employment. Carbon Pricing Carbon Tax Policy & Politics carbon tax IMFLast month, the IMF released its Fiscal Monitor, a biannual report on how to mitigate climate change.
CleanTechnica
MARCH 25, 2020
Carbon Pricing Climate Change Policy & Politics ACD Americans for Carbon Dividends Bill Hurley carbon tax Citizens Climate Lobby Citizens' Climate Lobby of San Antonio EICDA Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change san antonio Texas Washington StateForward by Kurt Lowder My friend and mentor, Bill Hurly, now retired, has found a fulfilling mission in fighting for climate change.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2020
Clean Power Clean Transport Climate Change Consumer Technology Electric Vehicles Energy Efficiency Fossil Fuels Green Economy Health Policy & Politics Research Solar Energy Wind Energy 100% Clean Power 100% renewable energy electrify everything Germany Germany carbon emissions germany energy efficiency Michael MooreMichael Moore infuriated sustainability advocates recently with his Planet of the Humans "documentary."
CleanTechnica
JUNE 4, 2020
energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions declined by 2.8% Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. Air Quality Clean Power Coal Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Oil Policy & Politics Research Science Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon dioxide carbon dioxide emissions co2 emissions U.S. energy consumption united states USin 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the U.S.
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 1, 2019
German electric utility giant RWE has announced its intention this week to become carbon neutral by 2040 and to transition into one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. . Biomass Clean Power Coal Fossil Fuels Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon neutral Germany RWE
CleanTechnica
JUNE 29, 2020
Volvo Cars continues its march towards being a carbon-neutral manufacturing company by 2025 with a 100% renewable powered factory in China. Clean Power Hydroelectric Solar Energy 100 percent renewable 100 percent renewable energy Carbon Emissions Made in China renewable volvo Volvo Cars
CleanTechnica
JUNE 8, 2020
Whilst global megadeath was an unreservedly bad thing, on the brighter side, May 2020 gave the UK (and the rest of the world) a glimpse of how a low-carbon future will look, painting in even more vibrant colours the picture that had begun to emerge in April, the first full lockdown month.
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The major saving grace is the price on carbon. Pete Buttigieg's climate action plan is not nearly as strong as Warren's, and the lack of funding puts it close to the level of Biden's at the bottom of the heap.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Unlocking a Circular Carbon Economy. . Marcius Extavour, the Executive Director of Prize Operations in Energy & Resources with Carbon XPRIZE, discusses how to create a circular economy that will also tackle climate change.
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Buildings Clean Power Climate Change Consumer Technology Energy Efficiency Fossil Fuels Research Solar Energy Wind Energy carbon neutral co2 emissions electronic waste landfill waste landfills recycle reuse Sprint united states Waste ReductionSprint has indicated that it intends to source 100% renewable electricity and divert 50% of operational waste from landfills by 2025. This is what we need to hear on a day to day basis, from more and more corporations.
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Researchers at UIC claim they have created a lithium-carbon dioxide battery with greater energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Batteries Energy Storage lithium carbon dioxide battery University of Illinois at Chicago
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Clean Power Geothermal Energy Grid Hydroelectric Policy & Politics Wind Energy 100% renewables carbon neutral costa rica costa rica renewable energyCosta Rica got more than 99% of its electricity from renewables last year. It wants to do better.
CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
Fossil Fuels BP BP Reimaginging Energy campaign Carbon Emissions carbon tax fossil fuelsBrian Looney, the new CEO of BP, says his company will slash emissions from operations by 2050. But there's more. He also says it wants to cut emissions from the oil and gas it sells.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
We are in 2020. It is not 2040. It is not 2050. It is not 2100. And it is certainly not 2200! Humans, so far, are a brief blip on the timeline of Earth.
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