GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Equinor’s foray into onshore renewables has been far more modest by comparison; last year it acquired a minority stake in developer Scatec Solar, and it has invested in a few projects in Latin America. But California is another story. Those deals may be the start of something bigger.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The next key moment in the 2°C story is no longer scientific, but political. A year before the European Council of Environment Ministers, there was a key milestone in this whole story. The story of how that lower limit became enshrined belongs to a large number of small island countries and vulnerable regions. The year was 2008.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 20, 2020

percent capacity factor in the second quarter of 2019, delivering a paltry 765 megawatt-hours of power to the grid. This accusation was echoed by Bill Gould, SolarReserve’s former chief technology officer, in a Bloomberg story this month. And last August, S&P Global Platts said the plant had only achieved a 0.3

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Ideas are shared between member think tanks via various publications as well, including the quarterly Freedom’s Champion magazine, a Latin America podcast “Hablemos Libertad,” and various books in both English and Spanish ( even a cookbook! ). Xol was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role organizing protests against the dams.

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Low Impact

JUNE 6, 2021

The story is that people were struggling to trade in a barter economy – they had to find someone who had what they wanted, and wanted what they had, which is difficult. There are some real-world ‘origin of money’ stories scattered through this history. It’s over 2700 years old. Origins of money. Pre-700 BCE.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The company is expected to expand across Asia, Australia, and Europe and is also pushing into Latin American markets. Rivian has accused suppliers of over-charging and says it can reign in its $1B-per-quarter cash burn. Read this collection of dopamine-inducing climate stories. Climate change seemingly leaves no stone unturned.

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Low Impact

MAY 31, 2020

Going round to different countries and lending people dollars on a massive scale, particularly in Latin America. The US is just looking to the next quarter. More on that later – but the IPE price was being manipulated (and still is, but that’s a separate story). This puts people in hock, to you. The US doesn’t have a strategy.

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