Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Brazil’s Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira and Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) President Luciano Coutinho announced the launch of a new credit line to support projects focused on greenhouse gas reduction and climate change solutions. In 2011, approximately R$230 million (US$133.7 Renewable energy.

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Cars That Think

MAY 6, 2025

When British solar manufacturer Oxford PV shipped the first commercial order of perovskite-silicon solar cells last September, it was touted as a breakthrough in the industry. The news marked a milestone in a 15-year global effort to develop this lightweight, versatile material that could outperform traditional silicon solar cells.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2010

carbon producers citizen volunteer climate change energy efficiency environment environmental legislation renewable energy solar power 350.org I got a chance to talk to Bill about a few of the things we’re working on here in the Los Angeles area and the first subject was our Carbon Neutral City efforts in Hermosa Beach.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

MW solar park at Chattanooga is owned and operated by Silicon Ranch; VW has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. Volkswagen inaugurated its largest solar facility in the world—also the largest solar facility operated by an automaker in the US—at its plant in Chattanooga, TN, which produces the Passat model for North America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Extracting energy from the wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to current projections of 21 st century warming, but large compared to the effect of reducing US electricity emissions to zero with solar. These effects redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, impacting climate. —David Keith.

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Cars That Think

MAY 25, 2025

He is the quintessential modern explorer, for whom every big mission has a purpose, which generally boils down to environmental and climate-change awareness. Then he and Andr Borschberg, a Swiss entrepreneur and pilot, were first to fly around the world, in stages, in a solar airplane called Solar Impulse.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The finding could further complicate attempts to model climate change. The team showed that the effect of aerosols on the climate since industrialisation depends strongly on what the atmosphere was like before pollution, when aerosols were produced only from natural emissions. —Professor Carslaw. Resources. Carslaw, L.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 22, 2014

But what should surprise you is learn that when asked what he thought about the science of climate change and his own sense of urgency on global warming, First Bradford badmouthed California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32, as “going too far.” Always has been. ” So is Assemblyman Bradford.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation. continued] The post EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Global Work Party on 10/10/10, which your South Bay 350 Climate Action Group was proud to be part of, was the largest day of carbon-cutting action in the planet’s history. The acceleration of climate change in 2010 won’t let us. org Los Angeles South Bay 350 Climate Action Group the Cornfield. Between Nov. Spring St.,

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 24, 2014

And it’s true that Ted has come out against fracking and is signing on to Holly Mitchell’s strong anti-fracking bill and reportedly has called “climate change” his number one priority. My good friend, Dency Nelson, tells me Ted Lieu was already that guy and that Ted’s strong record speaks for itself.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

City Council, board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission and long term colleagues from the climate justice action community to be part of a historic announcement. ” – this means that mega-polluting, constantly climate-killing, fossil fuel Chevron must go too.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

And the people who are MY heroes and the ones I consider our greatest patriots today are on the front lines fighting climate change. . But hold them up I do because their work – like the work of the the scientists, activists, organizers, volunteers and other climate hawks I admire, enlightens and inspires me to do the work I do.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 23, 2010

The smartest scientists on the face of the planet, the ones studying climate change and global warming, are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it any more. Natural causes always play a role in changing Earth’s climate, but are now being overwhelmed by human-induced changes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Scientists from the US, Norway, Russia, Germany, Italy and China are participating in a study examining the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate. The Arctic climate is changing faster than some scientists expected. Black carbon is contributing to this warming.

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JUNE 1, 2017

In addition to the buses, the project will include installation of charging stations and solar panels. Funding is from the California Climate Investments (CCI), the state’s cap-and-trade program. California will award $9.5

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MAY 2, 2014

But in fact, both Wendy Greuel and Marianne Williamson have each reached out to me and I have taken their asks seriously and with more thoughtfulness than usual given the crossroads we find ourselves at climate wise. Without Henry Waxman as our Representative we lose a giant. It is hard to argue that Congress doesn’t need that.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 12, 2010

And speaking of work, it was a great week for the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group and for 350.org Of course the truth is we never stopped working or even took any time off since the October 24 International Day of Climate Action. org too as we jump started the new 2010 plan “Get To Work.&#.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Effects of BC on climate, as compared to GHGs. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Five of the 28 innovations will help protect the grid from wildfires/PSPSs, four of these five will provide climate and weather risk prediction to electric infrastructure and services, and one is a hard tech innovation to reinforce transmission lines. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 6, 2023

Researchers in Africa are set to receive grants worth tens of thousands of dollars to study the impact of solar geoengineering. The post Solar geoengineering research boosted despite climate change worries appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 1, 2013

I’m not going to – ” Someone wearing a goofy Thanksgiving turkey mask leaned forward and loudly whispered “Don’t be a f **g climate chicken. “Do you think we ever hear the truth about what Chevron and Exxon are doing to kill the climate? Don’t you want to meet Hayduke, Doc and Bonnie?”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) finds that recent progress in developing and deploying low carbon technology is fragile, and advises that policy support must be stabilized globally to maintain momentum. The research was carried out in partnership with the 3C (Combat Climate Change) business leaders’ initiative.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Ever since the Copenhagen climate treaty talks ended in impotence two months ago there hasn’t been a single ounce of positive news on the international scene about our chances of cutting the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and getting CO2 levels back down to the safe 350 ppm zone. Our small size becomes an advantage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

million for this project was provided to Stockton Unified School District by California Climate Investments. The plan also details installation of solar PV canopies as well as switching to all-electric lawn mowers, grounds maintenance equipment and fleet maintenance vehicles. Funding of $4.94

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Taiwan’s government is hoping that the more than 400 square kilometers of fishponds can simultaneously produce a second harvest: solar power. hectares of abandoned land in Tainan’s fishpond-rich Qigu district, created earthen berms to delineate the two dozen ponds, and installed solar panels along the berms and over 6 reservoir ponds.

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Electrek

JUNE 16, 2025

But they’re facing a dual challenge of falling behind on tech while navigating shaky regulatory environments. Read more: EV prices dipped in May – and Tesla Model Y led the slide Now is a great time to begin your solar journey so your system is installed in time for those longer sunny days. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Anheuser-Busch, BYD, the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), and ENGIE Services US announced that Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 BYD battery electric trucks in their California fleet as part of a state project to showcase economically and environmentally sustainable warehousing and distribution technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Kia will initiate a Blue Carbon project to contribute to preserving the environment instead of just reducing emissions to achieve its carbon neutrality target. Korea has one of the most extensive tidal mudflat environments in the world, making it advantageous for an increase in the level of blue carbon.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

million ARPA-E funded project on direct solar hydrocarbon fuels ( earlier post ), University of Minnesota graduate student Janice Frias (who earned her doctorate in January) has determined the biosynthetic mechanism by which a protein (OleA) transforms fatty acids produced by bacteria into ketones, which can be cracked to make hydrocarbon fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Ford Motor Company intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges more urgently. —Bob Holycross, vice president, chief sustainability, environment and safety officer. Ford is investing more than $11.5

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In 2024, technologies to combat climate change soared above the clouds in electricity-generating kites, traveled the oceans sequestering carbon, and permeated the earth to power agritech in a new way. Weve gathered our top 10 climate tech stories of the past year here for you to explore. If these dont ring a bell, fret not!

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JUNE 19, 2024

When it comes to addressing climate change, the “in unity there’s strength” adage certainly applies. To help bring the climate collection to more students, TryEngineering has partnered with the Museum of Science in Boston. The video encourages students to contribute to a global solution by making small, personal changes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It is, however, a challenge that is being made all the greater as we continue to decentralize power generation with more distributed, variable and inflexible sources, such as wind and solar. Increasingly, wind and solar are replacing fossil fuels as our principle source of energy. 100% wind and solar is not feasible on its own.

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Green Car Congress

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 billion miles to be driven by UK cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

We hope that, upon approval, this partnership with Lightning Systems will blow the market open for repowering old buses around the country, reduce emissions in local environments, and stabilize costs for the future. The long-term plan is that we’ll be able to fuel the vehicles with the solar energy that’s collected at Via’s site.

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