Opinion:
¶ “JD Vance And Climate Issues: Blowin’ With The Political Winds” • Remember when flip-flopping on issues was a political death knell? No more. JD Vance, US vice presidential candidate on the Trump/MAGA ticket, has vacillated about climate change many times since he entered politics. He once supported solar. Now he supports fracking. [CleanTechnica]
JD Vance (Gage Skidmore, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
World:
¶ “Uruguay EV Sales Report June: BYD Dominates, Unreal Growth Brings BEV Market Share To 15%!” • In Uruguay, battery EV market share in June 2023 was already 2.5%, relatively high for the region. But growth in June 2024 amounted to an amazing 477% YOY! So Uruguay’s EV sales went to an impressive 15% market share. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “One of Kenya’s Oldest Bus Companies Goes Electric!” • One of Kenya’s oldest public transport operators, Kenya Bus Service Management Limited, is going electric! KBS, which has operated since 1928, recently took delivery of its first electric bus, the E9 Kubwa from BasiGo. It is the first of 25 buses to be delivered to KBS by the end of this year. [CleanTechnica]
Bus interior (Courtesy of BasiGo)
¶ “Germany Held Back EU Electric Car Market in First Half of 2024: T&E Analysis” • EU electric car sales continued to grow this year, with the exception of Germany. Battery electric sales in the rest of the EU (excluding Germany) increased by 9.4% on average in the first half of the year, YOY. Including Germany, the number of battery EVs sold grew by just 1.3%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “2024 Could Be World’s Hottest Year As June Breaks Records” • Last month could be the hottest June on record. Every month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin. [Yahoo]
Cooling off (Gary Cole, Unsplash)
¶ “India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Reaches 195 GW, Minister Highlights Green Hydrogen Potential” • India’s renewable energy capacity has more than doubled since 2014, reaching 195 GW, according to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. He announced this at the inauguration of an electrolyser manufacturing facility in Doddaballapur, Karnataka. [menafn]
¶ “Indigenous Group Considers Legal Battle Over Proposed Port Augusta Nuclear Power Plant” • Earmarking Port Augusta for Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan has an Indigenous leader saying he feels so strongly about the issue that he is willing to go to court to fight the proposal. Lindsay Thomas said his community is against mining fissionable elements. [MSN]
Near Port Augusta (Peterdownunder, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “Czech Nuclear Deal Shows CSIRO Gencost Is Too Optimistic, And New Nukes Are Hopelessly Uneconomic” • In 2020, the Czech government sought tenders from three firms to build at least two, and possibly four 1000-MW reactors. Recently, it was announced that KNHP submitted the winning bid, which set the cost per GW at $8.6 billion. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “US Election 2024: Land Use Climate Solutions Report Card” • In the fight against climate change, land use policies are a major factor in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing community resilience. Urban planning that promotes compact, mixed-use development can greatly cut vehicle emissions. Here is a look at political platforms. [CleanTechnica]
San Francisco (Ronan Furuta, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Electric Vehicle Market Share At 21.4% In California” • In California, 21.4% of five new car sales were full electrics in the first half of this year. That market share is just slightly down from 2023, when it ended at 21.5% market share, but interestingly, Tesla is down a lot while several others are up. Plugin hybrid sales were stable at 3.4%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “As States Recover From Climate-Related Disasters, They Also Must Prepare For Future Ones” • This summer has brought a revolving door of climate-fueled disasters across the US. For many states, recovery is no longer just about trying to return to normal, but rather rebuilding to prepare for future disasters as climate change accelerates. [Inside Climate News]
Tracking a supercell (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Minnesota Governor Signs New Law To Reform State’s Energy Permitting Process” • In a move to energize Minnesota’s clean energy future, Governor Tim Walz cut the red tape on renewable projects. He signed a law aimed at streamlining the state’s energy permitting process, potentially shortening the construction time by eighteen months or more. [The Cool Down]
¶ “Houston Embraces Solar Power Post-Hurricane Beryl, Texas Sees Surge In Residential Solar Projects” • Since Hurricane Beryl, Texas residents, especially those near Houston, have increasingly turned to residential solar power for self-reliance. Bill Swann’s solar setup kept his Hilshire Village home powered during the long power failures. [Hoodline]
Have a neatly constructed day.
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