Investment in renewable energy will need to hit $1.3 trillion a year by 2030 for the world to be on track to limit global temperatures set out in the Paris climate accord.
That’s the latest assessment from the International Energy Agency, which revised up the figure from $1 trillion in a previous forecast.
from Fast Company Because they sit on the edge of roofs, they pair well with solar panels. If a building also has batteries to store the energy, it could be totally self-sufficient. BY ADELE PETERS…
from The Guardian With 22 days hitting 110F or higher, suspected heat deaths in the Arizona capital topped 450 by Nina Lakhani | 8 Oct 2022 Extreme heat contributed to as many as 450 deaths…
Credit Suisse published a research note about America’s new climate law, The Inflation Reduction Act, the bank argued, is even more important than has been recognized so far: The IRA will “will have a profound effect across industries in the next decade and beyond” and could ultimately shape the direction of the American economy,
from NYTimes By Raymond Zhong Oct. 5, 2022 Human-caused global warming has made severe droughts like the ones this summer in Europe, North America and China at least 20 times as likely to occur…
Here is a very informative, 5-minute YouTube video explaining how water from the Colorado River is used and some smart, politically viable ways to conserve it.
Liberals calling for changes to NEPA? Be it outright repeal or, as here, reforms to 1) give clean energy equal regulatory footing; 2) add limits to judicial review; 3) designate “energy security corridors” and 4) collect data on environmental reviews.
I was pleased to see the following positioning paper from CCL, guiding our efforts for both this Fall, the election and preparing for the new Congress. Guidance on the future of the Energy Innovation and…
The Inflation Reduction Act established a “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund” to finance clean energy projects across the country. Now, Nevada’s green bank, the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, is positioning itself for some of the $27 billion authorized.
from Renew Economy David Osmond | 24 August 2022 There have been many simulations of a 100% renewable electricity grid for Australia, including some ground-breaking studies from Beyond Zero Emissions, The University of New South…
from The Guardian The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple “disastrous” tipping points, according to a major study. It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due…
from WaPo The Inflation Reduction Act will cause the cost of renewable energy to decline dramatically over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with The Climate 202. The analysis from ICF Climate Center, a global consulting…
