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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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In a paper published in the journal Atmospheric Environment , they report on the findings from a suite of scenarios designed to quantify the effect of both the magnitude of EV market penetration and the source of electricity generation used to power them. —Jordan Schnell. coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass).

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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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—Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Central Coast). The bill now goes to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, where it will be heard on 25 April. The California Assembly Transportation Committee passed a landmark ZEV incentive reform bill, AB 2816 , by a 6-2 vote on Monday.

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myenergi joins launch of Cleantech for UK, a new initiative to supercharge UK cleantech, supported by Breakthrough Energy

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This is especially remarkable in a cooling global venture capital climate. But as other countries enact increasingly ambitious climate packages such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the USA, and the Net Zero Industry Act in the EU, the UK must go further and faster to maintain competitiveness. “As

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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billion—are attributable to corn-based ethanol, the climate effects of which are disputed. The US energy market is shaped by a number of national and state policies that encourage the use of traditional energy sources. Tags: Climate Change Fuels Policy. Adeyeye et al. More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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New Records for the Biggest and Smallest AI Computers

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A few years ago we were talking about training these networks in days or weeks, now we’re talking about minutes,” says Dave Salvator , director of product marketing at Nvidia. The results strengthen Microsoft’s case that renting resources in the cloud is as good as buying your own. But perhaps more important was Azure’s standing.

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