2020

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Electric Vehicles Combat Climate Change

Global Green

This accounts for 28% of emissions, coming in above agriculture, commercial & residential, industry and power generation. They are much more efficient than gas powered vehicles and the electrical grid is getting greener. This makes EVs two to three times more efficient than gas-powered vehicles. Recently that has changed.

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How the Tides have Shifted for Virginia Energy Policy in 2020

Vermont Law

Under Governor Northam’s direction, Virginia’s Energy Policy shifted quite dramatically from when he first took office in January 2018 to what we have at the end of the 2020 Legislative Session. There is hope that these effects of climate change can be slowed down or even mitigated with drastic changes in our energy sector.

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Changes to Renewable Energy Growth: The Death of the ITC and Decline in Production from COVID-19

Vermont Law

The largest growing source of energy generation in the world is currently renewable energy. [1]. An EIA report from January, 2019 forecasts that renewable energy will continue to increase at a sharp rate as coal-fired and nuclear generation decreases each year. [2].

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European Green Deal - What is the Just Transition Mechanism?

Energy and Climate Law

However, the energy aspect is not excluded, as JTF’s investments can also be channelled towards the deployment of technologies and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. 4), which is a very broad scope.

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Now More Than Ever We Need to Act Together

Cresforum

As we celebrate innovation through National Clean Energy Week, we are keenly aware that there is a great deal of work that must be done to get us to a zero-carbon, clean energy future. electricity comes from carbon-free sources, including nuclear energy, hydropower, and wind and solar energy.

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Climate Feedback Unscientifically Confuses "Disasters" & Weather Events & Endorses Pseudoscientific Claim That We Are in A "Sixth Mass Extinction"

Environmental Progress

The number of genera, a measure of biodiversity more powerful than species count alone, has nearly tripled over the course of this time period.15 Keeley published a paper in 2018 finding that all ignition sources of fires had declined in California except for electric power lines. Hausfather claims that solar energy only requires 3.6x

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Bad science and bad ethics in Peter Gleick’s Review of “Apocalypse Never” at Yale Climate Connections

Environmental Progress

He argues that I construct strawmen, promote nuclear energy above other energies, and engage in ad hominem (personal) attacks. But the bleakness of Britain’s renewable-powered economy hadn’t prevented contemporary thinkers from imagining the end of hunger and universal prosperity.