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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

Cars That Think

In the depths of the 1970s oil crisis, French prime minister Pierre Messmer saw an opportunity to transform his country’s energy supply. The obvious answer might be solar and wind. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet. And other countries are charting new nuclear courses.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

Cars That Think

Russia is the world’s second largest producer of crude oil, behind the United States and ahead of Saudi Arabia, and its second largest exporter, behind Saudi Arabia. On 28 February, British Petroleum announced it would divest itself of its nearly 20 percent share of Rosneft , Russia’s state oil company.

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EC awards €1.2B from NER300 “Robin Hood” mechanism for 23 renewable energy projects; 5 advanced biofuel projects targeted for €516.8M

Green Car Congress

billion) funding to 23 highly renewable energy demonstration projects—including five advanced biofuels projects with maximum combined funding of €516.8 The projects cover a wide range of renewable technologies: 8 bioenergy projects (including 5 advanced biofuels projects with combined maximum funding of €516.8 billion (US$1.6

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

Eliminating emissions problems means finding renewable energy solutions with a minimal carbon footprint. While it may seem a long time away, the world needs these three decades to improve its renewable energy technology to serve 8 billion plus people. Electric Vehicles Are a Key Climate Change Tool The U.S.