California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water
The States cut back once in 2019, but they needed to cut back even further in 2021 to keep Lake Mead from falling to dangerously low levels.
CCL’s Summary of Climate and Clean Energy Provisions In The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Want to know specifics about what’s in the law? Check out this CCL cheat sheet.
Can Hydrogen Save Aviation’s Fuel Challenges?
Aviation, a “hard to abate” sector, has some promising, new, green-energy technologies. Here’s a good summary of the latest hydrogen-based advances.
Grit & Gratitude: Videos From CCL’s November Conference
Videos from The November 13-14 online conference
James Hansen’s Open Letter to President Biden
A powerful letter from Dr. Hansen: “The eyes of history may see 2021 as a turning point for human-made climate change. Hyperbole? Maybe not.”
Too Many CCL Emails?
Here’s how to change settings on Community so email digests come weekly, daily, instantly or never.
Carbon Pricing May Boost Global Inequality
The policy, known as carbon pricing, would impose a charge on businesses and consumers. It’s being debated at COP26 as ‘hurting the world’s poorest households.” (Note: no mention of the CF&D dividend.)
SAF developments
What’s happening at COP26… COP26 draft urges nations to tighten climate goals. Why countries that need help struggle with green investors. Asset managers fall short of science-based targets. By Siddharth Philip and Ben Elgin Airlines rolled out a…
Is Nuclear Fusion Still “30 Years Away”?
Helion Energy plans to use the $500 million to complete the construction of Polaris, its 7th generation fusion facility and achieve target “net electricity production” in 2024.
Obama’s Address to COP 26, Glasgow
Below is the video and video-linked transcript, with highlighting of the portions most relevant to our CCL work.
US charging infrastructure is outpacing forecasts, study finds
By March 2021, the nation installed its 100,000th charging station, a fifth the way to its goal of 500,000 chargers by 2030.
It’s Infrastructure Week, finally!
The House passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. President Biden signs it shortly. I has the largest spending on climate matters in the history of the country. See this summary.