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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

“Electric cars will not save the climate. There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

Instead, he and others are trying to invent new climate-control technology that doesn’t further exacerbate the dangers facing the planet’s climate. Winners of the 2021 Global Cooling Prize—both heat pumps—reduce cooling’s climate impact by as much as 80 percent. Still, in the U.S.,

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EGEB: Nordex unveils a 6 MW onshore wind turbine

Electrek

More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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EGEB: This ultrawhite paint could cancel the need for air conditioning

Electrek

China and US pledge to cooperate on fighting climate change. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

Cars That Think

Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. Breakthroughs in battery technology, carbon sequestration, and other energy technologies that result in a five-fold improvement over current technology could literally change the world. Not really.”

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

Cars That Think

To solve the climate crisis, we need to cut this in half by 2030, and get to zero by 2050. We will need a lot of workforce to install and maintain these facilities at the front lines, which are not always well suited to humans. Surprisingly, many founders I talked with echoed the shortage of roboticists in climate tech.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator.

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