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Tesla and GM sign on to use supply chain emissions database

Teslarati

Vice President Al Gore at the COP28 climate conference this weekend. The database, dubbed Climate TRACE, was created by Gore’s global climate coalition in an attempt to keep close track of supply chain emissions, according to a report from Fortune. billion Tonnes CO2e100.

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Tighter EPA emissions rules for big trucks don’t mandate EVs

Baua Electric

Lion 6 Electric Truck These standards will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide $13 billion “in annualized net benefits to society,” encompassing public health, climate protection, and cost savings for vehicle owners and operators, according to the EPA.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

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! The Greenius in Yosemite.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

Finally, I was doing something that could really make a dent in climate change. No pollution, well-to-wheels. “I was absolutely floored by Gore’s presentation and said, ‘I’ve got to try thinking of what to do.’ ” Those criteria pollutants matter a hell of a lot, too, as the WHO notes.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. SZ (1) 6753.T

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What about the Pickens Plan?

Plugs and Cars

While less polluting than petroleum, burning natural gas emits significant carbon. As Joe Romm wrote at his Climate Progress blog : We currently use natural gas to produce 22% of our electricity.” Tags: joe romm pickens plan t boone pickens al gore cng. But we find ourselves in 2008. Natural gas, like petroleum, is not forever.

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