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Fuel-Efficient Trucks Would Save 6.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increasing fuel efficiency in the global freight trucking industry places #40 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It could reduce atmospheric emissions of carbon ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Deloitte Sees 21 Million EVs in 10 Years, Cost Parity in 2021/2022
Another major consultancy is predicting electric cars’ dominance over conventional vehicles, with Deloitte projecting EVs’ total cost of ownership matching internal combustion as early ... -
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EV Surge Won’t Cut Into Global Oil Demand: IEA
Electric car use may be growing exponentially, but they are doing little to curb rising carbon emissions and oil demand, the head of the ... -
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Canadian EV Strategy Stalls Out Amid Federal-Provincial Wrangling
Ottawa’s plans for an ambitious electric vehicle strategy appear to be stalling out, months after it was supposed to be released, due to difficulties ... -
World’s Biggest Roofing Manufacturer Launches U.S. Rooftop Solar Venture
The world’s biggest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer is launching a rooftop solar business in the United States with the declared goal of “revolutionizing” adoption ... -
AfricaBatteries/StorageChinaHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobsOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Geopolitical Power Shifts to Produce ‘Winners and Losers’ as Off-Fossil Transition Takes Hold
The shift off fossil fuels will produce geopolitical “winners and losers”, and international cooperation will be needed to manage the disruption, according to a ... -
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New Microorganism Produces Biodegradable Bioplastics from Seaweed
Researchers at Tel Aviv University say they’ve come up with a new polymer for bioplastics derived from microorganisms that feed on seaweed, using a ... -
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U.S. CO2 Emissions Rise 3.4% in 2018
Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States grew 3.4% in 2018, their second-biggest jump in two decades, delivering what the Washington Post calls “a ... -
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Investors Foresee Massive Financial Crash Without Rapid Response to Climate Change
The global economy is on track for a financial crash several times the scale of the 2008 financial crisis if governments don’t drastically scale ... -
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Daimler Plans €20-Billion Battery Buy by 2030
German automotive giant Daimler is planning to spend more than €20 billion on battery cells through 2030 as it prepares for the rise of ...
