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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

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On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. But i n a side room away from media attention, a different climate discussion concluded more auspiciously. Both of these efforts would take a massive, not-yet-secured financial investment.

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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam’s Engineering Achievements

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Brazil, which was undergoing rapid industrialization, sought a stable, renewable energy source to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. TWh in 2016 (surpassed in 2020 by Three Gorges 111.8-TWh Although Chinas 22.5-GW On average, Itaipu generates around 90 terawatt-hours of electricity annually. It set a record by generating 103.1

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

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Between 2018 and 2020, Trumps tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy.

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Taxing the Distance

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His fields of expertise are environmental and energy economics, with a specific focus on the impacts and regulation of climate change and air pollution. Saint Professor at the University of California Berkeley.

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The Telecommunications Pioneer Who Helped Connect the World

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NTT reacquired Docomo in 2020. He says he continues to renew his membership because he values the networking opportunities it provides, as well as chances to talk about the industry with fellow engineers. The name was popularly interpreted as a play on the Japanese word dokomo , which means everywhere.

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

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Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at US$351 billion in 2017, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019.