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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Right now, as I’ve highlighted briefly before, there’s a hot negotiation underway between almost every other Democrat in the House & Senate and two Democratic Senators — Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

To reach the level of investment in new renewable power generation needed to avert dangerous climate change, $12.1 Among the report’s key highlights: Achieving the Paris climate agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius will require $12.1 This includes an additional $5.2 A majority of this $12.1

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JANUARY 16, 2013

This assessment provides an evaluation of black-carbon climate forcing that is comprehensive in its inclusion of all known and relevant processes and that is quantitative in providing best estimates and uncertainties of the main forcing terms: direct solar absorption, influence on liquid, mixed-phase, and ice clouds, and deposition on snow and ice.

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

A University of California, Riverside assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering has received a $450,000 grant to study the impact of air-polluting black carbon particles as a way to mitigate climate change. Clouds have an important role in climate change.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Scatec Solar ASA, a leading, independent solar power producer. Bio-hydrocarbons Fuels Solar Solar fuels' Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Solar radiation management (SRM) is one of the geoengineering techniques proposed as a potential means of offsetting some of the anthropogenic radiative forcing of climate as a means to reduce climate change. To take geoengineering methods like solar radiation management seriously, we need to build realistic models.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

3Degrees provides renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets to Fortune 500 companies, green building firms, and other organizations. In addition, 3Degrees partners with utilities across the nation to offer customized green power options to approximately 25 million customers. SunPower: residential solar with energy storage.

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APRIL 30, 2023

The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. The possibility of selling hydrogen could result in a further expansion of solar and wind power in developing countries, contributing to their economies.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 million) to five Alberta-based renewable energy projects including waste to biofuels and energy, concentrating solar power, biogas and home generation. million (US$36.6 million (US$1.76

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JULY 9, 2013

Researchers in Canada and the US found that there was a 23% increase in demand for PEVs when buyers of conventional cars were offered a green electricity program together with an electric vehicle. We found that combining, for example, a solar-cell system installation with the sale of a PEV made it a more attractive purchase.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

Earlier observations from satellites and balloons suggest that stratospheric water vapor probably increased between 1980 and 2000, which would have enhanced the decadal rate of surface warming during the 1990s by about 30% compared to estimates ignoring this change, according to the authors. —Solomon et al.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

SolarCity and Honda have renewed their partnership with a new fund expected to finance $50 million in solar projects. The new commitment will make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the US. MW of solar generation capacity. MW of solar generation capacity.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” A 20% increase in UK-generated electricity would be required to charge the current 252.5

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models.

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MAY 2, 2014

It is hard to argue that Congress doesn’t need that. And under less dire climate circumstances I could endorse and vote for Marianne Williamson, but that is not the world we live in. And if we don’t lead the way on doing that then it won’t matter who we elect afterwards.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies. The SunShot Initiative seeks to make solar energy systems more cost-competitive, without long-term subsidies, by reducing the cost of these systems about 75% by the end of the decade.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells. Light trapping in high?efficiency,

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APRIL 11, 2012

Conventional thermal decomposition production of lime (left) versus STEP direct solar conversion of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide (right). Conducive to our new solar process, electrolysis of molten carbonates forms oxides, which precipitate as calcium oxide when mixed with calcium carbonate. Click to enlarge. —Licht et al.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and low cost. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

This new paint achieves nearly the same benchmark of solar reflectance (97.9%) with just a single 150-micron layer of paint. However, it is difficult to achieve high solar reflectance with thin layers. This work develops ultrawhite hBN-acrylic paints that achieve solar reflectance of 97.9% and sky window emissivity of 0.83

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JUNE 1, 2010

An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Sandia began working on research, development and demonstration of solar reforming technologies more than 20 years ago. Source: Sandia.

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MARCH 27, 2019

An annual ' tracking the progress of California Climate Investments, released by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance, finds that nearly $1.4 million trees over time through urban greening and other forest health programs. To date, $9.3 To date, $9.3 billion from other sources.

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JULY 24, 2009

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law a series of bills constituting a climate change package that includes a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), a B2 mandate, and other transportation-related measures. The bill also requires 20 megawatts of large scale solar be integrated into utility loads. House Bill 3039.

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MARCH 21, 2013

Funds for these projects—which span areas as diverse as a new crossover valve for the split-cycle Tour Engine ( earlier post ) to a new solar thermal storage device capable of integration with utility scale solar thermal power plants—come from Commission’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

News headlines vie for attention and it is easy for scientists to grab this attention by linking climate change to the latest extreme weather event or apocalyptic prediction. But in doing so, the public perception of climate change can be distorted. This has been picked up on the climate sceptics’ websites.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Administration said the United States will submit its 2025 target to the Framework Convention on Climate Change as an “Intended Nationally Determined Contribution” no later than the first quarter of 2015.

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JULY 26, 2009

conclude that a change in solar heating of the ocean due to a change in stratocumulus cloud cover is the principal factor maintaining decadal SST anomalies in the NE Pacific. The question of whether low-level clouds act as a positive or negative feedback to climate change has been an issue for decades. Science Vol.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

We invented solar technology, but we’ve fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

— The ordinances focus on building decarbonization—the strategic lowering of climate-changing emissions from buildings—including five that move toward building electrification. New nonresidential construction must be all-electric and install solar generation. Allows for some exceptions, on a case-by-case basis.

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APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to festivals and visit the booths of green nonprofits and solar energy companies, take part in composting workshops, learn about wildlife protectors and electric car companies. But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Colored arrows indicate the direction of heat flow (yellow arrows), electron flow (blue), and reagent flow (green). The STEP (Solar Thermal Electrochemical Photo) process fundamentally captures sunlight more efficiently than photovoltaics by using the full (UV, visible and infrared) sunlight. Licht, 2009. Click to enlarge. Licht, 2009.

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APRIL 23, 2022

The company is joining a list of companies committing to act on climate change through membership of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with climate science. Launched on Earth Day, Racing.Green.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. billion and $2.7

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