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U.S. Cities at Risk for ‘Deadliest’ Heat Wave-Power Failure Combo
Millions of urban Americans will be put at serious risk of heat exhaustion this summer if any heat waves coincide with power failures—a deadly ... -
Climate & SocietyCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable Energy
New Generation of Video Game Designers Brings Climate to the Foreground
After years or decades of treating nature as a backdrop for its virtual landscapes, the US$140-billion global gaming industry is bringing climate and other ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridJurisdictionsRenewable EnergyUnited States
New York School E-Bus Fleet Could Help Utility Cut Peak Power Demand
An energy management company in Baltimore and a fleet operations company from California are looking to electric vehicles as “mobile microgrids” to help utilities ... -
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10 Years After Fukushima, Japan Finally Begins Push for Renewables
A decade after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, an entrenched reluctance to embrace renewable energy—fostered in part by utilities anxious to maintain their dominance—may ... -
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Taxes Just One Tool to Cut Carbon, but Won’t Harm the Economy, New Research Shows
After too many esoteric, technical debates over far too many years, Bloomberg Green columnist Gernot Wagner says the evidence is (finally) in on carbon ... -
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Washington State ‘Cap-and-Invest’ Law Aims for Fast Carbon Cuts without Higher Energy Costs
Washington State is adopting a new “cap-and-invest” law aimed at driving rapid decarbonization without increasing energy costs for ratepayers. -
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Ontario Creates ‘Innovation Wasteland’ with Latest Renewables Rollback, Critic Warns
The Doug Ford government is turning Ontario into an “innovation wasteland” and setting the province up to increase its dependence on greenhouse gas-intensive natural ... -
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Biden Could Mandate 80% Emissions-Free Grid by 2030
The Biden administration is considering a national clean energy standard to get 80% of the country’s electricity from emissions-free sources by 2030, as a ... -
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Analysts Explain What Makes Trudeau’s 40% Emission Cut a Heavy Lift
In the days since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged a 40% reduction in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, analysts and news outlets have ... -
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Biden Promises 50-52% Emissions Cut by 2030
President Joe Biden confirmed a much-anticipated 50 to 52% emission reduction target for the United States yesterday morning, kicking off a two-day Leaders’ Summit ... -
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Some Countries Commit, Others Deflect as White House Pushes for Faster Carbon Cuts
The Biden-Harris Leaders’ Summit on Climate was scheduled to open with statements from leaders of more than two dozen countries, in what the White ... -
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Feds Promise Consultation as Carbon Capture Tax Credit Draws Fire
Big industrial emitters are emerging as major winners from the climate-related elements of this week’s federal budget, even though the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments ... -
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Carbon Capture Tax Credit Could Drive Up Emissions, Analyst Warns
A troubled demonstration project in Saskatchewan may be an example of the challenges the Trudeau government will face if it relies on carbon capture, ... -
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Analysts Search for Details as UK Pledges 78% Carbon Cut by 2035
The United Kingdom has announced plan to legislate a 78% greenhouse gas emissions target for 2035, putting the country in what one news report ... -
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EU Defers Decision on Green Label for Nuclear, Natural Gas
The European Union was expected to defer a decision on whether its new green finance rules, due to be published today, would list nuclear ...
