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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. Effect of rocket launch and re-entry emissions on global climate forcing.

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Polestar announces goal of climate-neutral car by 2030

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Polestar, the premium electric performance car brand founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, has set a goal of creating the first climate-neutral car by 2030. Questions around the long-term carbon-storage capacity of forests and soils remain, as a forest might be logged, devastated by fire or altered by climate change.

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Electric Vehicles Are Key to Winning the Climate Fight

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China’s rapid adoption of new energy vehicles is helping to accelerate the global energy transition Every summer is a reminder of the urgency of climate change. continued] The post Electric Vehicles Are Key to Winning the Climate Fight appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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FIRST LOOK: Tesla’s new Climate Menu revealed

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Tesla’s new, redesigned, and streamlined Climate Menu is getting its first looks after the automaker brought a new look to vehicles with a recent Software Update. Earlier this month, we reported that Tesla was making a number of changes to its Climate Control settings.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Arkansas’ largest-ever solar project gets $32M from Climate United

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US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history.

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Tracking Progress: Climate Action Under the Biden Administration

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In 2020, Joe Biden ran for president on the most ambitious climate action platform of any major presidential candidate in U.S. continued] The post Tracking Progress: Climate Action Under the Biden Administration appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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