Science and Technology:
¶ “Environment Canada Says It Can Now Rapidly Link High-Heat Weather Events To Climate Change” • Environment and Climate Change Canada says it can now quickly identify links between events of extreme heat and climate change. It can estimate the degree to which human-induced climate change played a role within a week. [CBC]
Where does weather come from? (NASA, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Electric Cars Reach 20% Penetration In The Australian Capital Territory” • The Australian Capital Territory, home of Canberra, the nation’s capital, has the highest rate of EV ownership per capita in the country. It is similar to that of the state of California. At the end of 2023, over 20% of new cars registered in Canberra were EVs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Honda And MC to Establish New EV Company, ALTNA Co, Ltd” • Honda Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation have announced plans to establish a 50/50 joint venture company, ALTNA Co, Ltd, in July 2024. The JV arises from an MOU the two companies signed last October to discuss creating businesses to address EV market growth. [CleanTechnica]
Honda N-VAN e (Image from Honda)
¶ “UBC $23 Million Energy Hub Combines Hydro, Solar, And Hydrogen” • Metro Vancouver has a hydrogen fueling station that operates on renewable energy thanks to a new $23-million hydrogen energy centre at the University of BC. The Point Grey campus is home to the Smart Hydrogen Energy District, the first of its type in the province. [Times Colonist]
¶ “Approval Fast Tracked For First Of Huge Solar And Wind Projects To Power Giant Iron Ore Mines” • The government of Western Australia has fast-tracked approval for a 150-MW solar project, the first of at least 3 GW of wind, solar, and storage that it hopes to approve under new rules designed to accelerate its green energy transition. [RenewEconomy]
Mining (Albert Hyseni, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Wind Power The Fulcrum For Renewable Energy Companies” • Vietnam’s industrial and construction sectors are projected to have a robust growth in electricity consumption in 2025. Wind power will be a major focus in the country’s electricity sector. The share of wind power is targeted to increase greatly, from 5% in 2022 to 19% by 2030. [Theinvestor.vn]
¶ “Sindh Govt Tapping Renewable Resources To Reduce Power Tariff” • Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said his government is committed to putting renewables on the fast track so the tariff of Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority may be reduced and made more affordable for the general public. [UrduPoint]
Rural Sindh (Emmanuel Samuel, Unsplash)
¶ “Nuclear Safety, Food Security On Agenda For Second Day Of Ukraine Peace Summit” • Working groups are to discuss nuclear safety, food security, and humanitarian assistance on the second day of a two-day international peace summit on Ukraine. More than 90 countries, along with representatives of international bodies, are participating. [MSN]
US:
¶ “Severe Weather Hits Northern Plains As Major Heat Wave Set To Move Across Country” • A flood watch continues in South Florida as showers are expected after flooding. Thunder storms are hitting the northern plains, bringing a risk of tornadoes. A severe heat wave is under way in the Southwest. Another heat wave is coming to the Northeast. [ABC News]
Weather (Andras Kovacs, Unsplash)
¶ “Ford Revises Dealer Requirements To Sell Electric Cars” • In September of 2022, Ford CEO Jim Farley told Ford dealers they had to invest in the equipment and training needed to sell EVs or get shut out. That plan backfired, and Ford has gone back to the drawing board on its EV strategies, to plan more hybrid models and reduce requirements. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits For Health And Wallets” • The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, which will include billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows. [CleanTechnica]
Mechanic with uncontrolled hair (Image from Ford)
¶ “Ten Tesla Highlights From Shareholder Meeting” • Tesla’s #1 focus is now AI and robotics, and that’s now where it will either massively succeed or fail. However, there were several highlights from the shareholder presentation that seemed worth pulling out and discussing. Here are ten key slides and some short comments about them. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Industry, Clean Power Groups Breathe A Sigh Of Relief As Senate Approves Energy Regulators” • Three nominees to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which had risked losing a quorum, were approved by the US Senate. The votes were cheered by industry, renewable power, and environmental groups alike. [Rhode Island Current]
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