Green Living Guy

APRIL 5, 2022

Norway has become the first country to have so many electric cars. The post Should We Follow Norway’s Example of Electric Vehicles? appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 21, 2023

million job decline in fossil fuels in this scenario (the world will want a lot less oil and gas), this is far exceeded by the 2.2-million And as the latest IPCC report made it clear, the world needs to fast track these efforts to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. While there will be a 1.5-million

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

The Guardian has today become the first major global news organisation to announce a ban on advertising from oil and gas companies, despite the fossil fuels industry's role as a major advertiser and the media outlet admitting it faces a "precarious" financial future.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A central piece of the conversation about how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector has been around the need to electrify vehicles. This sentiment has been fueled by manufacturers and governments pledging to stop selling fossil-fueled powered. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

The best way to benefit the bank accounts of Canadian families is to switch to technologies that reduce or avoid fossil fuels altogether. Indeed, many of the most successful carbon-cutting technologies save money as well as reduce emissions, from heat pumps to more energy efficient appliances to electric vehicles.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2021

warns carmakers are overstating the fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrid vehicles a. Volvo, which launched its maiden electric car last year, said it will roll out more models over the coming years, with one scheduled to hit markets later this year. Swedish company announces new direction as study from Which?

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Mosaic

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Earth’s climate is changing. 97 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming trends are clear and “extremely likely” due to human activities, most prominently the rising emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. Getting to Net Zero With Renewables and Efficiency.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, sustainable energy engineering has taken center stage.  The Challenge: Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Fossil fuels still dominate global energy production.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The world's biggest firms driving the development of clean energy, electric vehicles, sustainable forestry, and other crucial green solutions continue to outperform the broader global market, "leaving fossil fuel companies in the dust", according to fresh investor research released today.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

A £20m research and development (R&D) competition to fund "the most promising electric vehicle (EV) technology innovations", has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) as it today confirmed fossil fuel cars and vans would as expected be banned from sale in the UK by 2030.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 29, 2022

The Morrison government will cut spending on climate action, with clean energy and electric vehicles neglected. Fossil fuel subsidies get a boost. The post Climate spending cut as Frydenberg delivers empty budget for clean energy and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2021

Current rates of deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) are consistent with 'S curve' shaped adoption dynamics that suggest the automotive sector could ultimately reach benchmarks consistent with global climate goals if policymakers take action to sustain recent growth trends. Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week Barclays pledges to stop directly financing new oil and gas projects Bank's revised Climate Change Statement promises to halt financing for energy firms' upstream oil and gas expansion projects or related infrastructure. -

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The City Fix

MARCH 27, 2024

At COP28, global climate leaders congregated in Dubai for the annual opportunity to review countries’ progress on emissions reductions and to increase climate ambition. One of the conference’s focal points was how to rapidly and equitably transition away from fossil.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2020

Here’s one of ours: In this insightful interview, Al Gore discusses how the steadily declining cost of wind and solar energy will transform manufacturing, transportation and agriculture, offer a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear energy and create millions of new jobs.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

The effects extend beyond heat to more extreme droughts, fires, storms, floods, and other disasters made worse by climate change. To make things tougher, climate change also made it more difficult to generate renewable energy. Power grids usually tap fossil fuel power plants whenever hydropower runs low.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2021

New York City has announced a new commitment of $75 million for EVs and charging infrastructure, part of the City’s plan to transition its entire vehicle fleet to EVs. The time to act on climate change is now, and New York City is leading the way by transitioning to an all-electric vehicle fleet.”.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The plan is detailed in the long-awaited Energy White Paper, which was published this morning, and sets out a wide-ranging strategy to support 220,000 new green jobs over the next 10 years and signals a "decisive and permanent shift away from our dependence on fossil fuels", according to Business Secretary Alok Sharma.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2021

trillion infrastructure package, which would include enormous investments in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and public transit, along with roads, bridges, and water infrastructure. The White House is billing it as a “generational investment” that will lead to “transformational progress in our ability to tackle climate change.”.

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The City Fix

MAY 17, 2021

Vehicle traffic is also a major source of toxic air pollutants like NOx, volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, accounting for 18%, 21%. In densely urbanized Hong Kong, transport is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, at 18%. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Cox is running to be London Mayor in May for Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK, which calls for the UK’s net zero policies to be “scrapped”, and is funded by climate science deniers and fossil fuel interests. Cox has publicly denied climate science. The party is polling around ten percent.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 12/02/2020 – 00:30 The world’s leading companies and policymakers are coalescing around setting targets for adopting zero-emission vehicles around a 2030 time frame. Increasing concern over the climate crisis is also driving accelerated goals.

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Grist

MARCH 6, 2021

The racial and social disparities exposed by the September fire are emblematic of a broader picture: Communities of color, low-income people, and other marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, according to community activists across Cascadia. But can they?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 26, 2019

In states around the country, oil-backed groups are fighting utility electric vehicle plans. Their strategy is reminiscent of the lobbying campaign against California's auto regulations in the 1990s, which set electric vehicle adoption back by a couple decades. Support for this podcast is brought to you by Sungrow.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 21, 2024

This is due to the energy-intensive nature of mining operations, which often rely on diesel and other fossil fuels. As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse emissions and combat climate change, decarbonizing the mining industry has become a critical objective.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. Electric vehicle sales continued to surge throughout the pandemic and are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years as almost every major auto manufacturer plots a future beyond the internal combustion engine.

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Terra Infirma

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The coming renewable electricity, electric vehicle and heat pump revolutions will drive down demand for fossil fuels from the richer nations, while supply chain measures both voluntary and mandatory (such as the Carbon Boundary Adjustment Mechanism) will pressure suppliers in lower income countries to switch to cleaner energy.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Almost a quarter of households plan to buy an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in the next five years, but only one in seven have their sights set on installing low carbon heating in their homes, the findings of a major consumer energy user survey released today by Ofgem show.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations draws to an end in Egypt this weekend, you could be forgiven for feeling pessimistic. Countries' emissions targets have hardly changed since a year ago. So, is the cause of international cooperation on climate change hopeless? Far from it.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Energy regulator confirms plan to take a 'three-prong approach' to preparing grid for influx of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles will revolutionise the way we use energy and provide consumers with new opportunities, through smart products, to engage in the energy market to keep their costs as low as possible," he said.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 19, 2023

OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s final electric vehicle availability standard : “With record numbers of Canadians choosing an EV over a gas car in recent months, it’s clear that they want electric vehicles.

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Andrew Winston

JUNE 11, 2018

ICYMI, UPS announced a milestone in electric vehicles -- cost parity for a delivery truck. In short, the electric vehicles (EVs) are much better than just a break-even proposition. These aren’t the first “alternative” vehicles in the delivery space. Before explaining how this will play out, some context.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This internationally agreed goal is intended to prevent the worst impacts of catastrophic climate change, including increased frequency of flooding and droughts, that could be both economically and environmentally catastrophic. million from polluters, fossil fuel interests and climate deniers in 2022.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Canadians will spend less money on energy than they do today as we transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, but big challenges remain: the way energy will be consumed and paid for will change, and certain families may find the whole process difficult without help.

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