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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

According to the report, a four-hour private flight emits as much as the average person does in a year. And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis. The good news is these short hops are prime targets for replacement by clean technologies like electric and hydrogen aircraft.

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In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

Baua Electric

That’s because methane is a climate “super pollutant” that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. The oil and gas sector is the largest industrial source of methane emissions in the US, so reducing methane emissions is one of the most effective actions that can be taken immediately to fight climate change. Get started here. –

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

Surge in EVSE essential EV sales are accelerating and are expected to grow exponentially , EV buyers taking personal action to fight the climate crisis , and/or discovering that EVs are safer, faster, more economical , and more fun to drive. Congress has passed a bipartisan Infrastructure bill that includes $7.5

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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. To accelerate this progress, Congress has recently passed the Inflation Reduction Act , which includes billions of dollars for clean-energy projects. Surprisingly, many founders I talked with echoed the shortage of roboticists in climate tech.

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IPCC chapter co-ordinating lead author expresses frustration with government approval process for scientific report

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With two weeks having passed, it is now unlikely that the broader release of my letter will obscure the news surrounding the Working Group III release, and—mportantly—it could be constructive to the process going forward, as the IPCC leadership and others think about the path ahead for future climate assessments.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

I contributed the following to the World Wildlife Climate Witness site last week and it was published this morning. So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions. That’s about a 25% reduction.