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UK Needs Distance-Based Fees as EVs Drive Down Gas Tax Revenues
The United Kingdom stands to lose billions of pounds per year in gas tax revenues as drivers increasingly shift from internal combustion to electric ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDemand & EfficiencyJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionWind
Clean Energy to Create 160,000 Jobs by 2030 While Fossils Lose 50,000
Canada will create 160,000 new clean energy jobs by 2030 while fossil employment declines by 50,000, and the clean energy sector will employ a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionTransit
Toronto Unanimously Adopts Climate Emergency Resolution, Still Rebuilds Major Highway
The City of Toronto unanimously adopted a climate emergency resolution Wednesday morning and reaffirmed its plan to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net ... -
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McKibben: A World Run on Renewables Would Never Go to War for Oil
If the world ran on renewable energy, it would never be at risk of going to war for oil, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben argues ... -
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Energy Transition Plan Shows Nova Scotia Cutting Emissions 50%, Creating 15,000 Green Jobs by 2030
Supplying 90% of Nova Scotia’s electricity from renewable sources, cutting energy consumption in social housing 60%, tripling energy efficiency in the electricity sector, electrifying ... -
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Mississauga to Seek Public Input on 10-Year, $450-Million Climate Plan
The City of Mississauga is going out for public comment on its draft of a 10-year, C$450-million climate plan aimed at cutting its greenhouse ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Post-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Amazon Employees Declare ‘Huge Win’ as Bezos Vows to Hit Paris Targets 10 Years Early
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is committing his company to hit the targets in the 2015 Paris Agreement 10 years early, just a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Aims to Strip California’s Right to Set Tougher Tailpipe Emission Standards
The Trump administration plans to follow through with an attempt to strip California of its hard-fought right to set tougher pollution control standards for ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCoalDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Ottawa Looks at Economy-Wide Electrification to ‘Reduce or Eliminate’ Fossil Fuel Use
The federal government has issued a call for consulting proposals to study how widespread electrification can “reduce or eliminate” fossil fuel use across the ... -
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Researchers, Companies Look at Flash-Chargers for Electric Buses, Solar Cars that Need No Charging
A Swiss-Swedish automation company, a Japanese automaker, and an e-bus manufacturer in China are all reporting new developments in the race develop rapid recharging ... -
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Global Oil Investment Set to Tumble as Demand Peaks in 2022, Renewable Energy Surges
A new study is predicting that global oil demand will peak in 2022, hit a plateau until 2030, then decline sharply, in what the ...
