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Guiding Principles for EV Battery Recycling Policy

Union of Concerned Scientists

Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace future material supply that would otherwise need to be extracted from the earth to meet demand. Estimates show that in 2050, the United States can meet about half of EV demand for cobalt and nickel and a quarter of lithium with minerals recovered through recycling.

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Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables

Environment + Energy Leader

The post Australia’s Telstra Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 11% by Focusing on Efficiency and Renewables appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Telstra easily hits in carbon neutrality goal in 2020. Now it wants to bring its suppliers on board.

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DOE Proposes to Expand the Fast-Track Lane for Certain Clean Energy Projects–But Excludes Wind

Law Columbia

DOE is also proposing to replace the current language concerning the “removal of solar PV systems” with new language about “decommissioning of solar PV systems” in order to reach actions (such as recycling) that occur during the decommissioning process.

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California Can Do It

Union of Concerned Scientists

California has been at the forefront of everything from limits on greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy requirements, to a human right to water. We are at a critical moment in California where the clean energy and transportation transition is well underway, yet the stakes are high if we don’t get that transition right.

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Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Moves To Renewable Natural Gas, Away From Shale Gas To Power Vehicles

PA Environment Daily

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018. How?

Environmental Leader

The post Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Nestlé is well along the path to ensuring that 800 sites in 187 countries are totally green by 2025.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Clean Energy. Climate Change Mitigation.

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