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Thomas Friedman Explains Climate Change Action For You

Creative Greenius

From Today’s, December 9, New York Times: Thomas Friedman, “If we prepare for climate change by building a clean-power economy, but climate change turns out to be a hoax, what would be the result? Well, during a transition period, we would have higher energy prices.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

Green Car Congress

The EEA report ‘ Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives ’ reviews current evidence on electric cars’ impacts on climate change, air quality, noise and ecosystems, compared with conventional cars. —“Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives”.

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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. For electricity generation, this means the United States alone needs to increase renewable-energy capacities by 10 times over the next 12 years , which roughly translates to a mind-boggling 400,000 more wind turbines and 2.5

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Media Release: Plug’n Drive welcomes proposed discount electricity rate for EV chargers in Ontario

Plug N Drive

hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions. Introducing an incentive to make charging more affordable is an important step in encouraging EV adoption,” says Cara Clairman, President and CEO of Plug’n Drive.

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Plug’n Drive launches electric vehicle (EV) education and test drive tour across Canada to increase public EV awareness and knowledge

Plug N Drive

From the podium of EVVE2024, Canada’s largest EV industry event hosted by Electric Mobility Canada, Plug’n Drive is thrilled to announce the launch of the EVs are for Everyone Cross-Canada Tour that is bringing EV education and test drives to communities across Canada. All three locations are currently accepting appointments.

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Ricardo, National Grid study explores market potential for grid-balancing services for plug-in vehicles

Green Car Congress

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? This can be required in order to aid system recovery or to cover predictable but dramatic changes in demand. Plug-in vehicles for grid balancing. To achieve this, grid operators look to balancing services.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. In the past two years, the U.S. C in this century. How did REPEAT come together? clean-tech legislation.

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