Bezos plans to spend $10 billion by 2030 on climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the $10 billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund's new CEO said Tuesday.
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A call for electric car charging points at home
One of the many changes needed for Switzerland to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions is to make its road mobility electric, with sales on new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to cease by 2030 or soon after. As numerous ...
Feb 26, 2021
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U.S. should launch a national energy innovation mission to reach climate goals, says report
Research released today recommends that the U.S. federal government triple its annual investment in energy innovation over the next five years to speed clean energy transitions around the world and build advanced energy industries ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Flexible management of hydropower plants would contribute to a secure electricity supply
Researchers from the UPV/EHU's Institute of Public Economics and BC3, the Basque Centre for Climate Change, have been cooperating for several years on the study and projection of so-called security of electricity supply in ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Future energy systems need to be climate proof
Climate policy for future energy systems typically focus on the challenge to make them carbon neutral to avoid climate change. However, it will also be critically important to make them climate proof to ensure that they are ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Why companies as diverse as eBay, IKEA, and Mars are increasingly supporting US clean energy policies
My new analysis of companies that seek to buy renewable electricity finds that business is becoming a powerful new ally in the U.S. political battle to stop climate change. Driven by pressure from environmental groups and ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Developing technologies to ensure profitable environmental protection
Faced with the urgent need to tackle climate change, governments, companies and institutions have been focusing on a possible transition towards a sustainable future. However, some believe that the adoption of more ambitious ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Both conservatives and liberals want a green energy future, but for different reasons
Political divisions are a growing fixture in the United States today, whether the topic is marriage across party lines, responding to climate change or concern about coronavirus exposure. Especially in a presidential election ...
May 5, 2020
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A new study details why it's prudent to invest in carbon-free electricity now
With a single executive order issued at the end of March, the Trump administration launched a robust effort to roll back Obama-era climate policies designed to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Chief among those ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming world
Climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new study involving a University of Michigan researcher.
Feb 7, 2017
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