The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I worry about situations where renters don’t have as much control over their living situations,” said Jamal Lewis, a regional director of state and local policy for Rewiring America, a nonprofit dedicated to electrifying homes. If he makes a fuss over replacing door knobs, how will he react to a stove? “I

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 6, 2020

“We deal with land, we deal with resources, we deal with politics,” Isaac said in an interview. That's all the more needed in the vicinity of the 200-megawatt development: the federal government banned any development in that section of the western Navajo Nation for decades under a policy known as the Bennett Freeze.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 8, 2023

This may fall on deaf ears in the throes of a provincial election, but political leaders aren’t judged by their talking points of the day. But for Canada to gain these jobs and GDP benefits, it needs to not only keep its climate policies, but also build on them. Our lithium shouldn’t merely be exported, for example.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

SmartEN’s study guides policy makers on how to achieve 55 percent GHG reduction by 2030 in the most cost effective way for both prosumers and the larger grid network. More recently, Total SE used the Flex platform to provide frequency regulation from its largest battery, a 25MW/25MWh lithium ion battery. Such aims are within reach.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

The policy challenge of tackling free riders, minimising stranded assets, and maintaining competitiveness as the transition takes place. And the political challenge of building public support for what is set to be the biggest and fastest industrial revolution in history. The financial challenge of funding them.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

"Sharp spikes in electricity prices in recent times have been causing hardship for many households and businesses around the world and risk becoming a driver of social and political tensions," said IEA executive director Fatih Birol. Today, it is natural gas; tomorrow, it could be something else, such as lithium," he reflected.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

Political opponents branded the move as further evidence that a government with laissez faire instincts remained temperamentally opposed to proactive industrial strategy. Business groups lamented a "frustrating" and "harsh" decision.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The price of lithium-ion batteries, which power most mainstream EVs, has been dropping dramatically the past several years. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) says that between 2010 and 2019, lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 87 percent. In 2019, they dropped 13 percent more.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Ultimately, the challenge faced by California and Germany with high-level penetrations of renewables is one that many federal and local governments must grapple with as they pursue policies in an attempt to mitigate the most dangerous impacts of climate change. and even more so for the myriad targets that have been adopted globally.

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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 3, 2020

Sarah Petrevan is a policy advocate and commentator who currently works at Clean Energy Canada. She said the current situation as an opportunity to put in place the policies and programs that will lay the foundation for a resilient economy. He has worked with the Canadian office of the IBEW, and the Task Force on a Just Transition.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

By this, we mean that policies should enable companies and sectors to cooperate through trading policies, including use of natural climate solutions and a wide range of technological removals.". But the core issue is that the key barrier to driving affective action is government policy.

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Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

While governments have a significant role to play in helping usher in these new solutions; in the absence of certain policies, corporates and other stakeholders can make a big impact on the market for these emerging technologies by committing to buying specific volumes of these products.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Some of these challenges, such as those around the cobalt used in lithium-ion batteries, are well known. A case in point is a recent industry report from the nonprofit organization Business and Human Rights Resource Centre that found almost half of all renewables companies surveyed did not have any human rights policies in place.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 20, 2021

We are seeking a seasoned executive who can build, grow and oversee extensive and impactful programs to support entrepreneurs, as well as amplify New Energy Nexus’ role in the California Energy Innovation Ecosystem, all in alignment with California’s ambitious equitable climate mitigation policy road map. Requirements.

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Business Green

JULY 31, 2020

In a unanimous decision this morning, the seven judges on the Supreme Court ruled that the government's 2017 emissions reduction plan - the key pillar of its climate policy - falls far short of the requirements of Ireland's 2015 Climate Act, according to the Irish Independent. The government needs to step up.".

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming. of warming. Lobbying for a 1.5C

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The ensuing rush for lithium, cobalt, nickel and other materials to feed the growing demand for battery cars has in led to pollution and environmental damage , as well as political disputes between mining prospectors and local populations and in some instances allegations of human rights abuses.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 7, 2024

One memorable headline read, “ Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on ESG Despite the Politics.” The UK retreated on some climate policies , like delaying a ban on combustion engines in cars to 2035. We’ve also seen some serious citizen pushback in a number of countries to policies that are perceived to raise the cost of living.

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2024

There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Rare earths are used in nickel metal hydride batteries, but not really to a significant extent in lithium-ion batteries. Q&A with MP Materials’ Matt Sloustcher.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

Whether it’s politically possible for the U.S. All of these benefits can be captured with solar, wind, existing hydropower and lithium-ion battery technologies at projected 2030 prices, he added. The incoming Biden-Harris administration’s goal of decarbonizing the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

The Committee's overarching conclusion is both clear as day and extremely pertinent at the current geopolitical juncture: a net zero energy system is technologically, financially, and politically achievable within the 2035 timeframe, but the government simply cannot afford to waste anymore time in building it.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At the same time there are legitimate concerns the scramble for limited reserves of lithium, cobalt, and other rare-earth minerals critical for renewables and electric vehicles (EVs) could turn nasty, as has been the case with resource rushes throughout history. How will they react as their main revenue streams are curtailed?

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

China has slammed the European Union's proposed carbon border tax, arguing the policy is in violation of international trading rules. Rio Tinto ready to drop $2.4bn on Serbian lithium project. Rio Tinto said the project would establish the producer as the most prolific lithium supplier in Europe for "at least" the next 15 years.

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Clean Energy Trust

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

January Cleantech Roundup: Corporations Claim Their Carbon | How Public Chargers Influence Electric Vehicle Adoption | Investor Climate Initiatives Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. a real zinger to throw at a 16-year old.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 5, 2020

July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun Acquires Vivint Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. they are about utilities leveraging political power to help protect profits.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 16, 2021

Political leaders don’t like to depend on other countries for their energy supplies, but this is frequently an accepted trade-off due to economic considerations. . At the same time, many of these countries are understandably sensitive about energy security. fracking boom somewhat weakened its monopoly.

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Grist

MARCH 17, 2023

Less than 40 percent of the nation has been mapped in enough detail to support the discovery of new mineral deposits, hampering the Biden administration’s plan to boost domestic mining of energy transition metals like rare earths and lithium, an essential ingredient in electric vehicle batteries.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 18, 2024

BHRRC’s latest report includes potential abuses linked to the mining of seven minerals: bauxite, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel, and zinc. But China Minmetals subsidiary Hunan Changyuan Lico is reportedly one of BYD’s lithium battery material suppliers. BYD didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Afrivolt is developing Africa’s first lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility with a 5GWh installed capacity. Mitigating cost through partnerships Setting up a battery precursor facility is costly and one panellist who knows about that risk is Deshan Naidoo, managing director of Afrivolt.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Another obstacle emerged from the political realm: tariffs. Starting September 1, the Trump administration imposed a 15 percent import tariff on a swath of Chinese goods including lithium-ion batteries and the containers that are often used to house batteries for grid applications. percent of megawatts deployed.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2020

Historically, national and international energy policies have been aimed at protecting energy supplies without thinking about the impacts to society at large (Sovacool and Dworkin 2015). Recognition justice aims for all individuals to be free from physical harm and devaluation, be respected, and have equal political rights. Jenkins, K.,

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The transition of oil and gas to deep geothermal is one that requires radical transformation of paradigms, business models, and policies. Risks of O+G Therefore, O+G may be one of the first sectors targeted by climate policies on both the national and international fronts. Tipping points are expected to occur in the 2030s when the 1.5-degree

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The governor’s office foresees a 35% drop in greenhouse gas emissions once the new policy goes into effect. Not everyone favors this turn away from gasoline, and Newsom will likely face political, legal and commercial challenges. Californians will still be able to own, drive, buy and sell used cars that run on gas.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 2, 2023

⚒️ Cornish Lithium , a Penryn, UK-based lithium exploration and development platform, raised $6M in Crowdfunding from Crowdcube. 🏭 Atinary Technologies ,  Lausanne, Switzerland-based materials discovery platform for climate solutions, raised $5M in Seed funding from AgFunder and Cherubic Ventures.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Other 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer, raised €902m ($986m) in Grant and Debt funding from The European Commission. The former Secretary of State brought gravitas, political experience, and influence to a position typically filled by diplomats.      U.S.

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Grist

JUNE 30, 2021

The electric vehicle or EV revolution owes its existence to lithium batteries, and those batteries have a cocktail of specialized minerals to thank for their high performance. Cheap and durable lithium iron phosphate or LFP batteries have made inroads in the Chinese EV market, where Tesla uses them in its standard-range Model 3 cars.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

We’ll also touch on some of the recent cleantech investment, policy, and technology news, and more. Link NMC, Yeah You Know Me Greentech Media predicts lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries will overtake lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) batteries for stationary storage applications. Fool’s Errand, or Smart Investment?

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