Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. The KCP winners, announced during a celebration at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Friday, 28 June, were chosen from almost 150 applications from all over the world. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2023

Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. IEEE Spectrum : What role does Silver Lining play in climate research or advocacy? In 2015, the U.S.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to its website, the LEED system gives points for certain building practices that address: carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and. LEED’s stated goal is to help create buildings that: Reduce contribution to global climate change. Protect and restore water resources.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Green Warriors idea won the US $300 prize for best impact in the IEEE Women in Engineering Big Idea Pitch competition. The IEEE WIE competition was sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Committee and Smart WTI , a provider of IoT/artificial water management solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Most accepted carbon transactions in the world today occur based on standards that originated from the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We formed this group out of necessity. —Kenneth Medlock.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

But that proposal was watered down by automaker lobbying (which we’ve seen a lot of recently ), primarily through exceptions added for huge SUVs. This watering-down echoes similar recent developments in both US and EU regulatory schemes. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures. ºC in some areas, and as high as 6 ºC in polar regions.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. Breakthroughs in battery technology, carbon sequestration, and other energy technologies that result in a five-fold improvement over current technology could literally change the world.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Those figures are based on heat pumps that draw heat from an air source (rather than ground or water) and includes both homes that pull heat through ductwork, and homes that are ductless. It’s generally well known that heat pumps can save money, but there’s a lot of confusion around whether they’re a good idea in all climates,” he says.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 27, 2023

1) Greenland’s sparsely populated landscape may seem unspoiled, but climate change is actually tearing away at its icy mantle. 3) He says, “The models for Greenland underestimate the current changes in the ice sheet due to climate change.” It is a fantastic tool for trying out new ideas.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Here’s the version I remember hearing in New Jersey: A man goes on vacation and his brother agrees to housesit for him — feeding the cat, picking up the newspapers and mail, watering the plants, etc. Concluding that climate change will have wide-ranging impacts on U.S. ” “What!? Walk the walk why don’t you?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This question of whether climate change becomes so bad that we have to do something to dull its impacts and reduce human suffering is a very big one,” says Keutsch, an atmospheric chemist. For many, the mere idea of purposefully intervening in the climate system is problematic and worth shutting down before it gains traction.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

billion (US$10 billion) for the 2013 work program will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe’s competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanization and managing waste. In total, €8.1 billion (US$1.85

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 3, 2021

The idea of using wind for transportation is thousands of years old, with some experts citing dates as far back as 5000 B.C. On a smaller scale, airboats use enormous turbines to generate thrusts across the water in shallow or congested areas where a traditional propeller would get snagged. The Potential of Wind Power.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth Geoengineering—altering the planet to mitigate the worst effects of climate change—is an idea that has taken on new currency of late. The basic idea is to add particles of sea salt to the atmosphere to brighten clouds and cool the planet.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

We define “green&# by the use of renewable energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the savings of energy currently wasted, the most sustainable and conservation-minded water policies, and the most prudent and efficient use of recycling and waste management principles. 3. Water Conservation. Mission of Task Force.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2023

Transcript Eliza Strickland: Technology to combat climate change got a big boost this year when the US Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act , which authorized more than 390 billion for spending on clean energy and climate change. One of the big winners was a technology called carbon capture and storage.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Just be careful to conserve your water consumption because if you leave your hose running and spray water for hours on end, you’ll waste so much water that you’ll have a net loss on your going green efforts. So, it’s a good idea to start with a comparison search and then look into each company’s discounts on your shortlist.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

But we have demonstrated that by directly using power generated by the cold universe, we can chill water to cool buildings by as much as 5 ºC during the day without electricity and light the night without wires or batteries. In the case of moving water, a turbine harvests the energy in the flow to generate hydroelectricity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Their invention impressed a panel of judges which included leading climate change expert Lord Oxburgh, UK Low Carbon Business Advisor Professor Julia King and Greenpeace Chief Scientist Doug Parr. Shell Springboard provides a financial boost to innovative, low-carbon business ideas from across the UK and was piloted in 2005.

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Cars That Think

MAY 7, 2024

Challenges include climate-change threats to human infrastructure and habitats; cyberwarfare by state and nonstate actors attacking energy sources and health care systems; and the global water crisis, which is compounded by the climate crisis. We have an open call for new visioning event ideas.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

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EV Match

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Not too long ago, most people would have found the idea of taking a cross-country road trip with an electric vehicle daunting. Features such as a hot-water shower and interior climate controls provide comfort. Add young kids and a dog to the mix, and just … forget it.

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Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2022

There are some interesting experiments going on with universal basic income (UBI), like Sam Altman’s ambitious idea for WorldCoin. That’s where I think universal basic income comes into play by making sure nobody goes without food, shelter, water. I had trouble harmonizing these two different ideas of the future. Back to top.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Ken Kurani from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) presented results from the latest in a series of electric drive consumer studies seeking to learn from consumers whether or not PHEVs are a good idea. Start talking about more than just climate change. Tax the fuel.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The results weaken the applicability of the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis as a geo-engineering approach to climate change. SOFeX was meant to test the Iron Hypothesis in waters between New Zealand and Antarctica during the Antarctic summer.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

Using Burma-Shave signs seemed like an idea that would work for us.” The EVEVA: Climate change and Al Gore’s influence Chapter Vice-President Al LePage, the executive director of an Oregon nonprofit trail organization, was jolted awake to the threat of climate change with the release of the UN's IPCC Climate Report in 2018.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

The idea of using electric vehicles to provide power during emergencies was generated during the 2011 tsunami. In 2018, the Blue Switch project was created by Nissan as an initiative to promote the use of electric car batteries as viable resources for issues related to disaster prevention, energy management, climate change, and more.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Moore: Okay. Boakes: Yeah.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But with climate change making the snowpack unreliable, dog-sled races have run into some difficulties. Imagine what it was like for it to be minus 69 Fahrenheit, she said, “living in a brush shelter, packed with snow and sprinkled with water” (a way to add a layer of insulation from the wind and cold).

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EV Info

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In what Mr Johnstone is calling the ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ he aims to tackle climate change and create jobs in industries such as nuclear energy, however, critics are already stating that the £4bn package to implements Boris’s 10-point plan is far too small for the scale of the challenge!

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2023

Along with the end of Moore’s Law and Dennard scaling —this is allowing silicon designers to get outside of the idea of just a faster PC. Climate change makes farming more difficult, more uncertain. It’s not perceiving in the same way a person perceives, but we can label what’s there.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Powerful climate models have helped dispel any uncertainty about the scale of the climate crisis the world faces. But these models are large global simulations that can't tell us much about how climate change will impact our daily lives or how to respond at a local level.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Eliza Strickland: Man-made climate change is already reshaping our planet, and carbon emissions aren’t coming down fast enough to stave off real disaster in the decades to come. It’s often called geoengineering in the popular press, but the preferred term is climate intervention. Transcript. It’s only been done on a pilot level.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 17, 2009

When I first met Elizabeth I had no idea that there were so many Tongan Americans living in large communities in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Dallas and other cities across the USA. But surprisingly, a subject Elizabeth didn’t know a lot about is Tonga’s frontline role as a victim of the climate change crisis.

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