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IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

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The findings of this report will inform G20 work on energy and climate in the context of the 2017 German G20 presidency. IRENA’s macroeconomic analysis suggests that such investment creates a stimulus that, together with other pro-growth policies, will: boost global GDP by 0.8%

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. MMTCO 2 e (+0.2%) in 2018 compared to 2017. from 2017 to 2018 due to a strong growth in real GDP. in 2017 to 40.9% California’s energy-related emissions were 9.1

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. In fact, almost none at all. — William O’Connor 15.

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