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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

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According to the most recent GHG inventory from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US GHG emissions in 2019 (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector) were 13% below 2005 levels. In 2019, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MMT CO 2 Eq.),

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Canada, US and Mexico commit to align light- and heavy-duty fuel efficiency and GHG standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively

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As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

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As the world grapples with the pressing issue of climate change, it is evident that we need swift action to avert its worst impacts. Another study found that if people choose to charge their EVs during times when there’s less demand on the power grid, we could cut emissions by another 18% – and maybe even allow EVs to support the grid.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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Transitioning to alternative energy sources Icon of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s first ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas, or L.N.G., a fossil fuel that the cruise industry has touted as a cleaner alternative to the commonly used heavy fuel oil. will triple between 2019 and 2030, as will methane emissions.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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The country’s electricity consumption in 2019 was nearly six times as great as in 1990. MW of captive wind power off-site, the electricity from which will be wheeled in. Should the local power grid fail, the complex has backup diesel generators. likely to rise to 50 percent by 2050.

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