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Citi Commits $1 Trillion to Sustainable Finance by 2030
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Citi Commits $1 Trillion to Sustainable Finance by 2030

"Today, we're excited to share that we are committing $1 trillion to sustainable finance by 2030, which aligns with the ambitious agenda of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and builds on the work we outlined in our 2025 Sustainable Progress Strategy."

Smart Policy And Innovative Technologies, Like Advanced Recycling, Will Deliver On Climate And Sustainability Goals
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Smart Policy And Innovative Technologies, Like Advanced Recycling, Will Deliver On Climate And Sustainability Goals

Unlike traditional recycling, advanced recycling can handle contamination, impurities, mixed polymers, and low-quality, low-density plastics. By producing virgin-grade plastic feedstock, the process also avoids 'downcycling,' which decreases material quality over time. Conceptually, advanced recycling can be an infinite recycling process. "

The US May Be Getting Smaller, But Our Natural Gas Exports Are Getting Bigger
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The US May Be Getting Smaller, But Our Natural Gas Exports Are Getting Bigger

"The necessity of U.S. LNG is therefore three-pronged: 1) limit Russia’s rising geopolitical influence in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere; 2) give the developing world access to an affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy source; and 3) create economic opportunities here at home, namely tens of thousands of high-paying jobs and tens of billions of dollars in taxes and other fees."

Why lithium-ion batteries are so important
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Why lithium-ion batteries are so important

David Roberts outlines the importance of lithium-ion batteries on Canary Media. online pharmacy buy sinequan online cheap pharmacy “Cheap batteries could open up uses we haven’t even envisioned yet. What sorts of urban mobility vehicles, drones, planes or research outposts could we power? What kinds of ships or trains could we electrify? How could increasingly...

Lower- and middle-class Americans will pay a fortune for Biden’s wind-power plan
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Lower- and middle-class Americans will pay a fortune for Biden’s wind-power plan

"The EIA projections enable us to estimate how much Biden’s wind flotilla will cost consumers. If all 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind are built and the turbines operate at a 50 percent capacity factor (meaning they produce at full output half of the time), they will generate about 131.4 million megawatt-hours per year. At $121 per megawatt-hour, that energy will cost about $15.9 billion per year."

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