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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the European Green Deal and contribute to the zero pollution ambition set in it. Since 2006, batteries and waste batteries have been regulated at EU level under the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC). Background.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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There are four general categories of offsets: (1) biological sequestration projects; (2) renewable energy projects; (3) energy efficiency projects; and (4) non-CO 2 emissions reduction projects. (1) 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects. The cap would make fossil fuels more expensive and renewable energy sources more attractive.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Additionality is proof that the renewable-energy project would not happen without the capital generated by selling carbon credits. Renergie is in the process of transferring its proven renewable energy technology worldwide by working closely with developing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. CONCLUSION.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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In Kansas, the average customer paid $4 per month on their utility bill for transmission costs 10 years ago, but that has climbed to $20 per month today, and is likely to go higher as billions are spent on new transmission lines to support renewable energy. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts estimate that China overtook the United States as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases as early as 2006. A Portfolio Of Promises. Earlier post.).

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We also think that with more people realizing that global warming is our greatest challenge, and that evolving the transportation sector to zero-carbon via cellulosic ethanol plug-in hybrids plus electricity from renewable sources may be our best strategy, the discussions about payback are a narrow answer to big questions.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. What cannot be argued is the fact that fossil fuels are non-renewable.