Most automakers fall short on climate goals: report
Only two of the world's 12 top automakers plan to make enough electric vehicles by 2030 to stay in step with Paris Agreement climate goals, experts said Wednesday.
May 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
May 16, 2022
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New Zealand to help pay for cleaner cars to reduce emissions
New Zealand's government said Monday it will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
May 16, 2022
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How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames
By 2030, climate change will make one in 25 Australian homes "uninsurable" if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, with riverine flooding posing the greatest insurance risk, a new Climate Council analysis finds.
May 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Rare overhaul of powerful US nuclear test reactor completed
Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world's most powerful nuclear test reactors and normal operations are expected to resume later this spring, officials said Monday.
Apr 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Biden's biofuel: Cheaper at the pump, but high environmental cost
In an effort to ease Americans' pain at the gas pump, President Joe Biden has announced his administration will ease restrictions on the sale of E15—gasoline that includes 15 percent ethanol—and new investments in biofuels ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Turning waste to energy: Tracking renewable natural gas transportation projects
Made from organic waste, renewable natural gas (RNG) is rapidly gaining ground as an alternative fuel source with the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Apr 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electrifying homes to slow climate change: 4 essential reads
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that to avoid massive losses and damage from global warming, nations must act quickly to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is that ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Automotive
How climate-friendly is an electric car? It all comes down to where you live
If you're thinking about buying an electric vehicle, whether due to soaring fuel prices or to lower your greenhouse gas emissions, where you live can make a huge difference to how climate-friendly your car is.
Apr 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg
New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President ...
Apr 1, 2022
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