Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

Germany has embarked on a large-scale Energiewende (energy transition)—a policy-driven shift away from nuclear and fossil energy to a renewable energy economy. The regulations for plants that are already in operation, however, would remain unchanged to guarantee investment security and legal certainty. Click to enlarge.

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Germany Energy Renewable Grid 239

Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

At COP27, he said that even though the first legally binding international treaty on climate change, known as the Paris Agreement , was adopted nearly a decade ago, countries have yet to come to a consensus on how to stop burning fossil fuels, among other issues. The United States buys power from Canada. The whole world is one grid.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Grid 97

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost. —Kwasi Ampofo, lead author of the report and BNEF’s head of metals and mining.

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Africa Supplies Emissions Poland 221