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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Another expectation is that homeowners and businesses will become “ fully electrified ” by replacing oil, propane and gas furnaces with heat pumps along with gas fired stoves as well as installing solar power and battery systems. The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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NRC report: US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard need to begin now to prepare for effects of climate change in the Arctic

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In response to the measured and projected effects of climate change, US naval forces—i.e., The committee found that even the most moderate current trends in climate, if continued, will present new national security challenges. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group to form JV to install & operate European high-performance charging network; €500M investment

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Leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and to operate a high-performance public charging network for battery-electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. —Christian Levin, CEO TRATON Group.

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Tesla Energy: Biden admin’s pushes instant permit app to ramp solar installations

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Tesla Energy’s ramp in the United States could accelerate soon as the Biden administration pushes to use a new tool that enables instant local permitting for rooftop solar installations. This has resulted in about a third of solar installations taking more than two weeks to process permits.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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Some will suffer greatly from climate change, while others may even benefit. In practice, countries and regions tend to consider the implications of climate change for themselves, not for the whole world. It also presents the evolution in the most extreme Intercontinental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario, RCP 8.5.

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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

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Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance installing 90 new charge spots for COP21 summit in Paris

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change. Fourteen of the 27 quick chargers installed will remain after the climate change conference and will be available for the public to use.