Science and Technology:
¶ “Hydrogen Can Make Global Heating Worse, CICERO Study Shows” • CICERO, a climate and environmental research center based in Oslo, has published a report that says while the use of hydrogen may result in no emissions, leakage from the hydrogen distribution system can be twelve times as destructive as carbon dioxide to the environment. [CleanTechnica]
Please click on the image to enlarge it. (CICERO via Nature.com)
World:
¶ “Used Electric Car Prices Dropping” • With inflation, we have seen record high car prices, both for used cars and for new cars. This has especially been the case in the EV market. But at long last, prices have been dropping strongly in the used EV market. While used car prices were generally up slightly in the UK, used EV prices dropped by 18.6%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar And Wind Power Now Producing More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels In EU!” • The EU has hit a crossover point. For the first time, solar power and wind power have combined for more electricity generation than fossil fuels in the EU. Last month, the two core renewables of the new clean energy era achieved that historic crossover point. [CleanTechnica]
Wind power (Filipe Resmini, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Tata Group Building $1.6 Billion Battery Factory In India” • Indian manufacturing giant Tata Group is now making a big move into EVs, reportedly investing ₹130 billion ($1.58 billion) in a lithium-ion battery cell factory in the country. Currently, only 1% of Indian auto sales are EV sales, but Tata Motors, the leader in the sector, may see that changing. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Oman’s Huge Renewable Hydrogen Potential Can Bring Multiple Benefits In Its Journey To Net Zero Emissions” • Oman’s high-quality renewable energy resources and extensive tracts of available land make it well placed to produce large quantities of low-emissions hydrogen, according to a report presented by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. [IEA]
Desert area of Oman (Tanja Cotoaga, Unsplash)
¶ “Chennai Airport Turns Green, Runs Fully On Renewable Energy” • All power used by Chennai Airport, which handles around 20 million passengers per year, is now from renewable sources. The airport uses power generated from rooftop solar plants, solar energy purchased from firms, and green power from the power company Tangedco. [B2BCHIEF]
¶ “EU To Try Again For Renewable Energy Deal After Nuclear Row” • EU countries will try to pass a deal on new renewable energy targets, which were stalled by concerns of France and other states that the law sidelines nuclear energy. The countries lodged last-minute opposition to the more ambitious EU goals for renewable energy last month. [The Star]
Nuclear power plant (Lukáš Lehotský, Unsplash)
¶ “UN Concerned By ‘Discrepancy’ In Ukraine Nuclear Plant Water Levels After Dam Collapse” • The UN atomic watchdog has said it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check “a significant discrepancy” in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam. The water is used for cooling the plant’s reactors. [The Guardian]
US:
¶ “New Jersey Is Teaching Kids About Climate. Opponents Call It ‘Indoctrination.’” • New Jersey is the first state to adopt standards for learning about climate change in each grade, from K through 12, and across several different subjects. This year, the standards in some core subjects came up for revision. And with that, came controversy. [NJ Spotlight News]
Classroom (Max Fischer, Pexels)
¶ “Holcim Us Expands Renewable Energy Efforts In New York” • Renewable energy plays a key role in industrial sectors’ efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Holcim US, the nation’s leading sustainable building solutions company, is on a quest to enter Purchase Power Agreements to introduce renewable energy solutions. [World Cement]
¶ “As Smoke From Canada Enters Virginia, Research Links Climate Change With More Frequent Wildfires” • Last week, Virginia was filled with a haze of varying degrees in different areas due to smoke from current wildfires in Canada that officials there said numbered more than 400, with about 230 listed as out of control as of Friday. [Virginia Mercury]
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