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EGEB: British secret service is spying on countries’ polluting actions

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The head of the UK’s MI6 says it checks that industrial nations are “playing fair” on climate change promises. Oil production in Alaska reaches lowest level in more than 40 years. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Therefore, it is critical that the next generation of climate policies be designed to deliver steeper reductions. But the effects of these efforts seem to be reaching a plateau.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Green Car Congress

Factors such as size, population density, available fuels, types of businesses, climate, all play a role in both total and per capita emissions, the EIA noted. tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6 tonnes/person). tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.” DEED road rally in Juneau, Alaska. We’re clearly at an inflection point,” said April Bolduc, President of the EAA. DEED event on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.

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Going with the talent flow

Electric Auto Association

Resiliency in advocacy When the pandemic started and EVEVA in-person events were curtailed, “I was concerned about how we would keep our community outreach advocacy going,” Baum remarked. He decided to take personal action by joining Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps. There’s no agenda for a particular model car.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

But fear of flying hardly seems irrational, what with reports of aircraft malfunctions, overworked air traffic controllers and the sense that climate change is making turbulence worse. One person raised her hand for all the categories. For instance: On Jan. He peered into the crowd. Who doesn’t like the takeoff?”

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Our EV warrior

Electric Auto Association

Tijuana to the tundra Hall’s EV advocacy took another form when he became the first person to drive an EV from the U.S. Mexican border to the Canadian Yukon and into Alaska. I discovered that in British Columbia and the Yukon, and also Alaska, you can actually find electricity easier than gasoline.”

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