“President Xi Jinping promised in September that China would bring climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions to a peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality 30 years later, committing the country to an accelerated transition to renewable energy.”
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GM Sets Sites On Overtaking Tesla With $27 Billion Push For EV Market Dominance
Alan Ohnsman of Forbes reports that GM is making a $27 billion push for EV market dominance. “The biggest U.S. automaker plans to release 30 battery-powered models globally by 2025, two-thirds of which will be available to North American customers from its Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet and Buick brands.” Read the full article here.
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Climate Activists Want Biden To Bar Appointees With Fossil Fuel Ties
By wanting to bar appointees with ties to fossil fuels, activists are putting politics over environmental progress.
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Late Energy Push Underscores Future Tug-o-War in Biden Policy
"Now that the shouting is over, it is time to come together. The voters have offered a mixed bag in favor of Biden and Congressional Republicans. A quick read of the tea leaves tells us it is time to get down to the hard work of building a policy that can bring people together, protect our economic recovery and succeed at reducing emissions."
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Invenergy Announces 1.3GW Series of Solar Projects in Texas
“The greatest portion of Samson’s power output will go to telecommunications giant AT&T, which has signed a power-purchase agreement for 500 megawatts of capacity — a record purchase for the United States in the commercial and industrial domain."
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How Renewable Energy Can Pay Off for Big Oil
“The key problem is this: Renewable energy companies are often valued on their expected future earnings. Solar development firms, for instance, often report annual losses but receive lofty valuations from investors because of expectations that their current investments will pay off in the future."
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The Fastest Route to Clean Energy Progress Runs Through the States
“Amid the visions of new federal initiatives, it will be important to remember that the quickest and most cost-effective way to make rapid progress will be to support the states that have been carrying the clean energy banner in recent years. Fortunately, some of the ways to provide that support will not require congressional action or may be palatable to a Congress in which the Republicans retain considerable power.”
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Is There a Climate Benefit to Reducing Packaging Materials?
“From an emissions perspective, incremental improvements to recycling rates may yield bigger gains than attempts to cut consumption, and some materials have a bigger recycling benefit than others."
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Corporate heavyweights ramp up electric vehicle lobbying push
“While electric vehicles are a growing technology, new corporate lobbying efforts — especially by powerful companies — could help spur faster growth in what remains a largely niche market.”
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TerraPower & X-energy to Demonstrate Advanced Reactor Technology
Article originally from ClearPath A moonshot goal of bringing advanced nuclear technology to market just became reality with the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, or ARDP. Congratulations to the two companies who were selected for the ARDP: TerraPower and X-energy! These two companies, along with their teams, will partner with DOE and the National Labs to...
