There are lessons to be learned in the states. The best solutions have proven to come from innovation and risk-taking in the business community, not from heavy-handed federal or state regulation.
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The United States of California
“If the administration is taking a cue from California, look ahead to 2035 when all cars sold in America will have to be zero emissions, mainly electric."
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GM to Phase Out Gas- and Diesel-Powered Vehicles by 2035
“GM also said Thursday that it aims to be carbon-neutral by 2040, which would mean eliminating carbon emissions from all of its operations as well as the vehicles it makes and sells. About three-quarters of GM’s carbon output comes from the emissions produced by the cars and trucks it puts on the road.”
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Conservatives, we can’t revert back to the party of ‘no’ under Biden
“As conservatives, we must take the initiative to pull up a seat and demonstrate that we stand for something."
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Private sector body unveils multi-billion ambitions for carbon offsets
“Multinational companies, such as e-commerce giant Amazon and oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP have set net zero emission goals but will need to buy or generate carbon credits to offset the emissions they cannot cut from their operations.”
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Getting to net zero—and even net negative—is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
"‘By methodically increasing energy efficiency, switching to electric technologies, utilizing clean electricity (especially wind and solar power), and deploying a small amount of carbon capture technology, the United States can reach zero emissions.'"
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The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas
“At the heart of the design is a flexible pad or membrane on which the PV modules sit and that is able to ride the swell and dampen the impact of any particularly large waves. An added advantage is that by reducing the air gap between the modules and water level, a cooling effect increases yield by around 5 percent compared to systems where modules sit higher above the water.”
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Biden’s Age of Climate Decadence
“Unfortunately America is absurdly supplied with citizens whose professed passion for climate science is not matched by a desire to know anything about it. The press is worse but here technology will play a positive role thanks to the relentlessness with which it replaces humans who can only say and do repetitive things.”
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Biden orders government to buy carbon-free power and electric cars in sweeping climate executive order
"Biden’s order builds on executive actions he took on his first day in office, when he began the process to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and targeted more than 100 Trump-era environmental and climate deregulatory actions.”
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Sustainable Fabrics Reducing The Impact Of Microplastics On The Planet
"Every type of material creates debris—from the start of its production until it reaches the consumer, and throughout its lifetime while in use.”