Opinion:
¶ “How Did Humans Get To The Brink Of Crashing Climate?” • People who claimed the power to control nature and the energy resources around them saw the environment as a tool to be used for progress, historians say. Over hundreds of years, that impulse has remade the planet’s climate and brought its inhabitants to the brink of catastrophe. [ABC News]
Niagara Falls (Denley Photography, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “How China Put The Big Three And The US Behind The 8 Ball With EVs” • The sad fact is that the Chinese EV market managed to gain a years-long head start on the US. The design work ends up following the money, so it’s going to take years for American-designed platforms to become dominant again (assuming they ever do). [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Public Transport For Everyone: How To Unlock Climate And Development Benefits From Sustainable Mobility” • Public transport provides a myriad of benefits that can help countries reach climate and development goals. There’s no better solution to moving large numbers of people efficiently, cheaply, and sustainably than electric buses. [CleanTechnica]
Fotografia reklamowa Lukasz Bera (Image courtesy of Solaris)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Contrail Mitigation: A Collaborative Approach in the Face of Uncertainty” • Contrails are the white, linear trails behind some aircraft.To measure and address the climate challenge posed by aviation contrails, RMI is working with aviation industry leaders, the tech sector, and the academic community in the Contrail Impact Task Force. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “COP28: UAE Planned To Use Climate Talks To Make Oil Deals” • The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned. The UN body responsible for the COP28 summit told the BBC hosts were expected to act without bias or self-interest. [BBC]
Dubai (ZQ Lee, Unsplash)
¶ “Delhi Pollution: Indian Supreme Court’s 40-Year Quest To Clean Foul Air” • In early November, India’s the Supreme Court called for “immediate action” after air quality in the capital deteriorated to alarming levels. The court heard a number of arguments on measures implemented by the Delhi government to tackle the situation. [BBC]
¶ “BYD Philippines Releases Atto 3 EV And Prepares To Open 19 More Dealers, 100 Charging Stations” • AC Motors is reinforcing its commitment to Philippine EV adoption with the introduction of the latest addition to the BYD lineup, the Atto 3 hatchback. The company plans to establish 100 charging stations across selected Ayala Land properties. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Atto 3 (BYE image)
¶ “Iberdrola Sets Out £12 Billion UK Investment Plan Focusing On Electricity Networks And Renewables” • ScottishPower parent company Iberdrola has set out a £12 billion investment plan for 2024-2028 at the UK Global Investment Summit in London, hosted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, focusing on electricity networks and renewables. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “155-MW Romanian PV powers up” • Commercial operations have begun at the 155-MW Ratesti Solar Project in Romania. The PV site, owned by Israeli companies Econergy and Nofar Energy, is the largest of its kind in the country and south-east Europe and represents an investment of €102m. Several additional sites should come along in 2024. [reNews]
Solar project (Econergy image)
¶ “‘Biggest Energy Policy Change’: 32-GW CFDS Could Put Australia On Track For 2030 Climate Targets” • The Australian government’s start of competitive Contracts for Difference tenders for dispatchable renewable energy capacity, with back-up by battery energy storage systems, is an unprecedented step for national energy policy. [Energy-Storage.News]
¶ “Nuclear Energy In PH? Group Says There’s Not Even A Filipino Expert On Safety, Radiation” • In a convergence of strong scientific and environmental dissent on nuclear power, progressive groups, scientists, and climate activists expressed opposition to the newly signed nuclear deal between the US and the Philippines. [Inquirer.net]
Unfinished Bataan nuclear plant (Jiru27, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
US:
¶ “EV Batteries Are Perfect For Storing Solar Power” • Time shifting is one of the keys to the solar power revolution. In the past, those batteries have been made using new battery cells. But B2U, a California start-up, is putting its efforts into used EV battery packs as a simpler and more cost effective way to store electricity for later use. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nantucket’s Rich Are Losing The Battle To Keep Wind Power Out Of Their Backyards” • A raft of lawsuits from residents and fishing industry groups complain about everything from marine life hazards to obstructed views. But Avangrid completed the first of 62 giant wind turbines last month, promising power for over 400,000 homes and businesses. [The Messenger]
Wind turbines (Waldemar, Unsplash)
¶ “New Life For Old Coal: Minelands And Power Plants Are Renewable Development Hot Spots” • AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station has been burning coal since the 1960s. That era, though, will end soon, as the last unit will shut down in 2025. Two units will be switched to natural gas, but the company is also building an 800-MWh battery. [Ohio Capital Journal]
¶ “Governor And Array Technologies Announce New Mexico Expansion” • Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and CEO Kevin Hostetler of Array Technologies announced that plans have been finalized for a major expansion that will solidify the company’s New Mexico future with a new $50 million manufacturing site in Bernalillo County. [Los Alamos Daily Post]
Have an abundantly encouraging day.
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