"If it’s as reliable as conventional nuclear power, the 345-megawatt plant would produce enough climate-friendly power to serve about 250,000 homes. The announcement came days after officials from the U.S. and other countries pledged at a global climate-change summit in Scotland to continue working to limit greenhouse gas emissions."
Exxon sets new emissions goals for 2030
"Intensity doesn't measure total greenhouse gas emissions, but Exxon expects the combined targets to reduce absolute emissions by roughly 20%."
As US Invests in Clean Energy, There’s a Big Problem: China Controls the Supply Chain
Caitlin Burke of CBN News writes on the United State’s dependence on China for clean energy supply chains. >>>Learn More About Rare Earth Minerals Here<<< “‘You know, wind turbines and solar panels just don’t show up. They have to be created and there’s an entire supply chain and there are minerals and metals that go...
Winter Has Come: Europe’s Energy Mess
Andrew Stuttaford of National Review writes on Europe’s energy mess. “Angela Merkel has got out of Dodge just in time. Europe’s energy crunch has been building for some time, and now two key aspects of the former German chancellor’s dismal legacy — the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and her decision to reaccelerate the denuclearization of Germany’s energy supply — are likely to have...
Aviation startup ZeroAvia, backed by Amazon and Alaska Air, is building an R&D center near Seattle
"ZeroAvia, which launched in 2017, has R&D sites in Hollister, Calif. and Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom. It conducted its first commercial-scale electric- and hydrogen-powered flight tests in 2020 in England with a six-passenger plane. In the coming weeks, Miftakhov said the company will be testing a 20-seat plane in the U.K., and later in California."
President Biden’s Simple Tool to Increase U.S. Solar Deployment
With respect to solar tariffs, the best option for President Biden is to sit back and let them expire.
Supply Chains 101
"As Congress and the current administration look to build back our nation’s infrastructure, they should repeal the antiquated and harmful Jones and Foreign Dredge Acts. Allowing cheaper, more efficient shipping would save taxpayers money, increase the economic competitiveness of America’s ports and help to reduce congestion on the roads."
Will Ukraine Be the First 21st Century Climate War?
AOC-style Climate Fanaticism is Fueling Russia’s Aggression
The exciting intersection of fintech and climate tech
"It’s still early days for climate fintech. After all, that $1.2 billion I referenced earlier is just a tiny sliver of the $60 billion in funding for climate tech writ large during the first half of 2021. But there are other signs that interest in the intersection of climate change and finance is growing. In late February, the University of Birmingham in the U.K. added accounting for climate change into its mainstream accounting and finance degree program."
Coal still at heart of China energy strategy after parliamentary gathering
"The threat of energy shortages has continued to preoccupy policymakers after a wave of punishing power outages swept through some of the country's industrial heartlands last year."
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