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Report: EVs Greener than Diesel Even when Refuelled with Electricity from Coal-Fired Power Stations
Electric vehicles are far greener than their diesel and petrol alternatives over their entire lifetime, even when powered using electricity generated with the dirtiest fossil fuels, according to a new report released today by VUB University in Brussels. The report,…
Coal Has Been Largely Banned In China’s Taiyuan (Capital Of Shanxi)
The capital city of China’s Shanxi province, Taiyuan, has now largely banned the sale, use, and transport of coal in a bid to reduce local air pollution problems, according to the country’s state news agency, Xinhua. The word “largely” was…
New York Skyline Targeted with Energy Efficiency Upgrade Rules
Measures that would force owners of New York City’s 14,500 least efficient large buildings to install upgrades to boilers, water heaters, roofs, and windows in order to cut emissions have been outlined by the city’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio. The…
Norway’s Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration Plans Stand In The Way Of Achieving Paris Climate Goals, Report Argues
While Norway has something of a reputation internationally as being “progressive” and “green,” the country’s well fed economy and society is largely the result of a highly productive fossil fuel extraction industry. In other words, the relatively aggressive electric vehicle…
Reports: World Bank Warns of Environmental Risk from Clean Energy Transition
Growing demand for metals and minerals used in clean technologies could present new environmental challenges for the planet unless decarbonisation efforts are effectively managed, the World Bank has warned. In order to meet the Paris Agreement goal of keeping average…
BNEF: Renewables to Provide Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity by 2040
The dramatic collapse in renewable energy costs is showing no sign of abating, according to the latest report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The influential analyst firm yesterday published its annual New Energy Outlook (NEO) Report, setting out its…
Tesla Now Powers this Island with Solar Energy
American automaker Tesla has recently built a solar energy project in Kauai in Hawaii, The Verge reported. The Kauai project consists of a 52 megawatt-hour battery installation plus a 13 megawatt SolarCity solar farm, it said. Tesla and the Kauai…