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U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill Proposes Big Dollars for Wide Ranging New Grant Program For Electric Vehicle Charging and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure

Energy and Cleantech Council

This includes electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. As we previously discussed , electric vehicle charging infrastructure is a critical component of electrifying the transportation sector to meet our current greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

And it’s happening: Electric vehicles are quickly gaining traction, with the world’s major automakers accelerating efforts to transition some or all of their new vehicles to run on electricity instead of oil. Yet it could take decades to convert all of these things to electric powertrains.

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Fifty utilities form group to coordinate EV infrastructure efforts

Charged

The Edison Electric Institute, a utility trade group, announced the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition , which includes 50 EEI members, as well as the Tennessee Valley Authority. It isn’t yet clear exactly how the $7.5 billion in funding earmarked for charging networks in the $1.2-trillion

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The Conservative climate plan is real, even if it raises a few questions

Clean Energy Canada

We hope that political disagreements going forward can now focus on how we do better, rather than on doing less. As for strengths, the Conservative climate plan proposes a zero-emission vehicle mandate, a proven policy requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles in Canada.

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Crunch time: UN warns dramatic political intervention required to keep 1.5C vision alive

Business Green

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

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'All the pieces are in place': IEA tips global heat pump market for rapid growth

Business Green

According to the report, heating buildings accounts for one-third of EU gas demand today and heat pumps could reduce that demand by nearly seven billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2025 - roughly equal to the natural gas supplied via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in 2021. is dead factually and politically wrong," he told the newspaper.

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UK’s Power Sector in Negative Emissions by 2033, Grid Operator Says

GreenTechMedia

stays on track, there will be 11 million electric vehicles on U.K. Residential gas boilers will be a thing of the past, with 8 million heat pumps installed to replace them. Unabated natural-gas use will be halved by 2038. Adding more wind, solar and electric vehicles seems achievable, if challenging.