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Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

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In 2019, more than a quarter of California IOU customers were enrolled in the CARE program. What Californians pay is much higher than the true marginal cost of using electricity. About eight million residents currently owe money to investor-owned utilities, according to a recent presentation by the California Public Utility Commission.

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Study finds air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US

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A new study finds that environmental damage caused by corn production results in 4,300 premature deaths annually in the United States, representing a monetized cost of $39 billion. This paper also estimates life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of corn production, finding total climate change damages of $4.9 per bushel (56.5

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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At present, 250,000 charging station s have been installed in homes and workplaces across the UK. The British government and Shell did not disclose the overall cost of the entire plan. If we don’t solve our climate problem, it will It would be an economic disaster and it would be an environmental disaster.”

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Solar-to-Jet-Fuel System Readies for Take-Off

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As climate change edges from crisis to emergency, the aviation sector looks set to miss its 2050 goal of net-zero emissions. They demonstrated the process in a rooftop solar refinery at the ETH Machine Laboratory in 2019. Despite continual improvements in engine efficiencies, that number is projected to keep rising.

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

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By 2019, there were 7.2 Although it’s true this growth has slowed in recent years, it’s stayed well ahead of the broader light-vehicle market, which dropped by 5% in 2019, compared to a 9% growth for electric vehicles. In 2010, there were only about 17,000 electric cars on roads around the world. Check out what makes us different.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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From IDTechEx’s review of the most promising eVTOL companies, 21 have presented timeline information about when they are looking to begin commercial eVTOL production, plans which are highly dependent on flight certification. Several companies have said they are a couple of years into what they think will be a five-year certification process.

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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