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Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit

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and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. Truss writes that current environmental policies should be scrapped in favour of a “free market” approach. The book also spreads false claims about climate policies.

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UK sees 70% rise in public charge-points for electric vehicles over the past year??????

Envirotec Magazine

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on the road, having seen a remarkable 70% jump in charge points over the past year, figures that seem to demonstrate the substantial impact of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the charging infrastructure network. The UK now has one publicly accessible charge point for every 11.2

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Reducing The Risk Of Investing In Electric Vehicles For Low-Income Consumers

Energy Innovation

By Rebecca Rasch , Social Scientist at Aspen Global Change Institute Electric vehicle charging by Zaptec via Unsplash. While electric vehicles (EVs) are not a panacea for reducing emissions from the transportation sector, widespread adoption can be a significant step toward meeting CO2 reduction targets. Klein et al.’s

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UK electric vehicle manufacturing surges again in February

Business Green

Low carbon vehicles account for two-in-five new cars in February, as UK ranked fifth most attractive European country for EV market potential The UK's shift towards low and zero emission vehicles accelerated further in February with sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and pure electric vehicles (EVs) soaring by 72.2

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Electric vehicles end 2022 with race to new record UK market share

Business Green

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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New law makes it easier for British Columbians to buy electric cars

Clean Energy Canada

VICTORIA—Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statements in response to the B.C. Not only do electric cars help cut pollution and clean up the air we breathe, in B.C. going electric cuts your fuel bill by three-quarters. Dan Woynillowicz, Policy Director.

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Many questions remain about the UK’s proposal to require EV chargers in all new homes

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New supermarkets and workplaces would come under the new law, as would major renovations to sites with over 10 parking spaces. The government said the new policy should result in the addition of up to 145,000 new charging points in the country each year. Does the new law apply only to homes that have driveways?

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