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India’s Report Card Against Short List Of Climate Actions Is Better Than Most Realize

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For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. The work of organizations like Mark Z.

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The Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work — India Edition Transcript

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continued] The post The Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work — India Edition Transcript appeared first on CleanTechnica. The theme was Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once. This was within the frame of the presentation I gave at the India Smart Utility Week on March 14th. In honor of the start of.

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US DOE releases 2023 Critical Materials Assessment to evaluate supply chain security for clean energy technologies

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Based on the results of the Assessment, DOE has determined the 2023 DOE Critical Materials List of energy-specific critical and near-critical materials through 2035.

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IBM releases fifth annual Next Five in Five list of near-term significant innovations; personalized routing for commuting/transportation makes the cut

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IBM unveiled the fifth annual “Next Five in Five”—a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. Also on the list of five is the arrival of advanced batteries, including air batteries (e.g., Lithium air), but targeted initially at small devices.

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LKAB identifies Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals in Lapland; Per Geijer

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Phosphorus is one of three nutrients in mineral fertilizers necessary for food production and is on the EU’s list of critical minerals. According to the European Commission’s assessment, the demand for rare earth elements for electric cars and wind turbines, among others, is expected to increase more than fivefold by 2030.

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Elon Musk announces $30M donation to Cameron County, TX schools, City of Brownsville

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Additionally, Musk plans to alleviate some energy concerns in the area by partnering with Magic Valley Utility, which will supply the area with clean, wind power. We’re not super far, as Magic Valley Utility can give us almost all wind-power, which will be used for LOX (78% of propellant mass)/N2/argon distillation.

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POET outlines lessons from 4-year long startup of Project Liberty cellulosic ethanol project

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The primary outlier from the list of efforts that have shut down over the past few years is POET/DSM’s Project Liberty ( earlier post ). Commercially viable cellulosic ethanol plants has proven devilishly difficult to bring to fruition.