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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

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Developing technology to address the causes of climate change, mitigate its impact, and adapt to the crisis is one of IEEE’s top priorities. To assist with that effort, the IEEE Young Professionals group this year launched its Climate and Sustainability Task Force.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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However, achieving either goal would likely require governments offering hundreds of billions of dollars, if not trillions, in EV subsidies to ICE owners over the next decade, not to mention significant investments in EV charging infrastructure and the electrical grid. billion to more than 2 billion. For instance, recent U.S.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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The Keeling Curve Prize (KCP) has selected 10 winners for 2019, among them Opus 12 (Berkeley, California) which is developing a device that recycles CO? Each of the 10 2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners will receive $25,000 in prize money. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. Earlier post.). Social & Cultural Impacts.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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The 2022-2023 Investment Plan Update increases funding for the CEC’s Clean Transportation Program by 30 times compared to 2019 with an additional $2.4 97 million for emerging opportunities such as aviation, locomotive, marine vessels and vehicle-grid integration. $15 118 million for ZEV manufacturing. $90

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IRENA report says tripling renewables investment required to reach 2050 climate goal

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trillion were invested during the five-year period, the amount falls short to achieve the global climate commitments. Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019. The 2020 edition of Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance highlights however, that while a cumulative US$1.8

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Saft has already gained considerable traction after generating $100 million in free cash flow for its parent company in 2019. #3 As we have pointed above, ENI has the most ambitious climate change pledge with plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.

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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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