Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2011
million) under the International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change (IRIACC). million over five years to study how best to protect people, communities and vital economic sectors, like agriculture and tourism, that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. million (US$12.8
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2022
Chile is the world’s top copper producer (27% of global production) and exporter. In Chile, copper is mostly found in sulfide ores, especially in chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2 ), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ) and chalcocite (Cu 2 S). In 2021 alone, Chile mined about 5.6 This results in copper concentrate, which Chile also sells.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 14, 2022
To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options. Lithium resources are concentrated in locations that have […].
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 10, 2023
To date, over 90 countries have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. But questions remain around the credibility of many of these pledges and whether these goals will be met.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. The Climatescope results come just ahead of next month’s United Nations-supported climate negotiations in Madrid. thousand terawatt-hours in 2018, up from 6.4
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
It does not, for example, have a strong domestic market for lithium: global supplies of the metal come mostly from Australia, Chile and China. But here’s the problem: Europe is not especially well situated to optimize compliance with the new demands. — Nature Materials editorial. Batteries show the difficulties of being greener.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2009
Among the increasing challenges is that while the sourcing, processing, and delivery of clean water is becoming more energy-intensive, the extraction and refining of fossil fuels and their substitutes is trending towards increasing water requirements per unit of fuel produced as energy companies work with progressively lower grade resources.
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