Sat.Oct 12, 2019

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Why the shift toward renewable energy is not enough

GreenBiz

"The right change for the wrong reasons brings no guarantees," writes ecologist Alejandro Frid.

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UoM Researchers Making Algal Biofuel a Reliable Commodity

GreenTech Gazette

The world is often full of exciting and innovative research, with the greatest minds of our civilization looking to make tomorrow a better place. We often get to see first-hand accounts of this work in action on a regular basis. It’s always exciting and endearing to see, and it gives us a sense of real perspective about what we could achieve. In the present era, we seem to be fighting a losing battle against making our world more sustainable – though solutions are quietly being put together.

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On the Need for a Global Ban on the Production, Distribution, and Sale of Plastic Water Bottles

Unsustainable

The banning of disposable plastic water bottles is the most reasonable, sustainable, and conscientious plan for the future; and this ban should begin now. words Brett Stadelmann Pollution caused by the manufacture, dispersal, and disposal of plastics is an issue which, directly or indirectly, affects every individual in the current age, and one which, even if every effort is made to correct it, will have an even greater effect on the next generation.

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Why the shift toward renewable energy is not enough

AGreenLiving

“The right change for the wrong reasons brings no guarantees,” writes ecologist Alejandro Frid. See more here: Why the shift toward renewable energy is not enough.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Is Kitty Hawk Introducing Range Anxiety For eVTOL Aircraft With Its Heaviside?

CleanTechnica

We finally heard about Kitty Hawk's "secret project," which sports the strange name of Heaviside. It introduces the notion of range for an electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The demonstration of the aircraft flying is fantastic but I wonder if we're about to witness another "range anxiety" war between eVTOL manufacturers? Let's hope not.

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Tesla Needs To Come To India

CleanTechnica

April 2016, having seen the Tesla Model 3 being revealed by Elon Musk via the live stream, I was tempted to reserve one as soon as I saw that reservations were open to Indian buyers too. I pulled the trigger on 7th April 2016 and reserved a Model.

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What Is A Sleeper Or Stealth Tesla Model 3 Performance?

CleanTechnica

As new buyers are researching Tesla and deciding which Model 3 version to buy, some of the options can be a bit confusing. And if you delve into the various social media groups and discussion forums, things can get even worse. One particular version of the Model 3 which is a bit of a unicorn is the so-called "Stealth" or "Sleeper" Performance model.

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Tesla Autopilot Saves Momma Bear & Cubs (Video)

CleanTechnica

Andrew Whittle brings the brightest news of the weekend our way with a new video. Or I should say his Tesla's video escorts us to that happy place.

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Will South Africa Build Electric Vehicles?

CleanTechnica

Like Germany is to Europe, South Africa is the manufacturing powerhouse of sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, it has 8 automobile assembly plants. The companies are BMW, Ford, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, and Volkswagen. In 2018, South Africa produced 610,854 vehicles.

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StreetScooter Plans To Enter US & Chinese Markets With New Electric Delivery Trucks

CleanTechnica

StreetScooter has updated its model lineup and plans to expand its manufacturing operations into China and the US.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Why Smart Summon Matters

CleanTechnica

I mentioned in a recent article that I added to my stock position in Tesla for a variety of reasons. Before I go on to discuss Smart Summon, I wanted to address a complaint in the comment section of that article.

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How Tesla Tire Size Impacts Tesla Range

CleanTechnica

If you're a Tesla owner, you might be wondering — does the size of a wheel really affect the range of an electric vehicle? The short answer is yes, but the degree by which it does might be negligible to some.

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A Clear Solution For Cleaner Air

CleanTechnica

Californians love to be outside. But even on a clear, sunny day, we know that the air we are breathing isn’t as clean and clear as it looks, especially in our increasingly congested and crowded cities. Air quality is a complex topic that is affected by the weather, the time of day, and events like wildfires. But one aspect of air quality is very clear: tailpipe emissions make air quality worse.

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#Sludge Report: 20 Corporations Responsible For A Third Of All Carbon Emissions

CleanTechnica

A report by the Climate Accountability Institute finds just 20 corporations have been responsible for 30% of all climate emissions since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Elon Musk Lifted A Problem-Solving Skill From Aristotle

CleanTechnica

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considered a modern-day Steve Jobs. But does Musk get some of his management playbook from a more ancient source? .

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Climate Catastrophe Will Bring War & Unprecedented Immigration — Already Is

CleanTechnica

Global warming and climate change get a lot of attention -- well, not in the mainstream media, but among niche media outlets like CleanTechnica. However, whether in the mainstream media or in niche publications, some of the big challenges of a quickly changing climate are not often highlighted, and I'm quite confident that most people haven't considered them at all.

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The Big Auto Fairy Tale Of Doom: The Ugly Duckling Of Audi That May Never Become A Swan

CleanTechnica

It seemed to me that Audi (under the VAG Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft) with the extravagant technical achievement of the A2 had made a profound statement of peak efficiency of the internal combustion engine that it seemed impossible to surpass, and the next big surprise from this respected automobile giant would be an electric long-range model. I was certain I would be trading in my diesel A2 with an electric A2 soon enough.

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Tesla Smart Summon Chases Kids (Video From Inside Car)

CleanTechnica

Okay, so I’m sitting in the car waiting for my whole family (husband and two little girls) to come back from a quick stop for shopping. The car is plugged in and charging at a Tesla Supercharger (thank you to buyers who used our referral code). My husband came up with a funny phrase to describe a "park & plug" state, which is "plark." So, you could say I'm sitting in a "plarked" car in a Tesla "plarking lot.".

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EV Companies Raise $10+ Billion In 2019, & Fortune 500 Companies Are Now Jumping In

CleanTechnica

Companies like Tencent, Baidu, Amazon, Samsung, Google, IKEA, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Renault-Nissan, and many more are investing heavily in the field of electric mobility, according to The Global e-Mobility Funding Report for Q2 2019. It seems like all Forbes 500 companies have awoken and now want to tap into an industry that is projected to have a value of over $500 billion in.

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EV Summit: Electric Vehicle Experts Talk Tech, Charging, & Tesla … In 2016 (Video)

CleanTechnica

I had a chance to attend this year's EV Transportation and Technology Summit at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, Florida. Last week, I drove our Tesla Model X up to the event and stopped along the way at Tesla's Port St. Lucie Supercharger.

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Climate Action & Your Portfolio: A Conversation About ESG Investment & Greenwashing With ETHO Capital

CleanTechnica

I’ve long been interested in climate action, and as I’ve become more interested in investing, I’ve become totally passionate about how to do sustainable investment RIGHT – or at least BETTER. In my last article about learning to invest sustainably, I wrote that it’s hard to find funds that truly align with my green sensibilities. But there is one that stood out for me, and in this interview with Amberjae Freeman from ETHO Capital, we dive into what ESG investing is, and what it ISN'.

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Consumer Reports Calls Tesla Smart Summon “A Science Experiment”

CleanTechnica

Consumer Reports has tested Tesla's new Smart Summon feature and found it wanting. It's more like a science experiment than a finished product, the testing service says.