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2022: COP27, Climate Delay, and the Future of the North Sea

DeSmogBlog

Another year has come and gone, and with it a crucial climate conference and the battle over a controversial new oilfield. The year in British politics has ended in dramatic fashion, with a number of scandals coming hot on the heels of the UK-hosted COP26 summit, and another wave of Covid sweeping through the country. While it’s anyone’s guess what will happen over the next 12 months, here’s what DeSmog’s UK team will be keeping an eye on as we head into 2022.

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Why Biden’s Electric Vehicle Charging Plan Might Be Falling Short

R-Squared Energy

Last month the Biden administration released a plan to build a network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across the country. President Biden considers this an essential part of the fight against climate change by enabling the continued rollout of electric vehicles. In announcing the plan, Vice President Kamala Harris noted , “When we ask people what is the biggest barrier for them to buy an electric car, the answer is almost always figuring out where and how to charge it”. .

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The Art of Systems Thinking – Christopher Chase

Ideas 4 Sustainability

Originally posted on Creative by Nature : “Principles for the development of a complete mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” ?

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Petronas clean energy boss Jay Mariyappan moves to asset manager

Eco-Business

Mariyappan moves on after three years at the Malaysian oil major to join Evolution Environmental Asset Management.

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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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VinFast Delivers First Electric Cars To Customers In Vietnam

CleanTechnica

VinFast has begun deliveries of its first electric SUV in its home market ahead of planned sales in Europe and America.

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Tesla Delivered Over 300,000 EVs In Q4 2021 & Almost 1 Million In 2021

CleanTechnica

Tesla has announced another record quarter for vehicle deliveries, and this one ended a record-breaking year. In the last quarter of 2021, Tesla delivered 308,000 vehicles, putting its total deliveries for 2021 just under a million — 936,000. And its two new gigafactories in Berlin and Austin aren’t even online yet. 308,600 deliveries! As a […].

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Prediction For 2022: Plant-Based Foods Will Surge

CleanTechnica

Have you tried plant-based foods yet? There is lots of variety, taste, texture, and healthful eating waiting for you!

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It’s A Green Hydrogen Drop In The Bucket, But It Could Still Make A Splash

CleanTechnica

Sinopec has laid plans to build the largest green hydrogen production facility in the world, but interest in fossil-sourced hydrogen continues apace.

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Dave Lee & James Douma Talk Tesla FSD 2022 Thoughts

CleanTechnica

Dave Lee invested in Tesla when it was effectively only a few dollars a share and now has the YouTube channel “Dave Lee on Investing.” James Douma is cofounder of Nitobi Software and an expert on machine learning. They teamed up to talk about their thoughts on Tesla, Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), and 2022 […].

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Thanks For The New Electronics, Santa! Now What Do I Do With The Old Ones?

CleanTechnica

Article originally published on Energy.gov. By Scott Minos.

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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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XPeng Delivered ~100,000 Vehicles In 2021

CleanTechnica

Chinese automotive startup XPeng has shown one of the most dramatic auto production ramp-ups in history, and the good news is it only produces 100% smart electric vehicles (EVs). At a mere 7 years of age, and just a few years after launching its first vehicle (the XPeng G3 went on sales in December 2018), […].