Impakter

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Impakter. Cities and Climate Finance: Global Leaders Call for Less Interpreting, More Action. Throughout this week, ICLEI’s annual Daring Cities forum, hosted virtually in cooperation with the German city of Bonn, has explored in depth the need for innovative financing at all levels of government to tackle the climate crisis. Yesterday’s global leaders roundtable in particular highlighted the need for “multilevel and multi-actor collaboration for accelerating climate emergency […].

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Alaistair Marsh

OCTOBER 8, 2022

With roughly a month before COP27, GFANZ says its sub-alliances can set their own rules, with no interference from UN-backed science-based group .

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 8, 2022

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B the Change

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Advocating for Improved Packaging and Other Potential Solutions The pervasiveness of plastic has become a global concern. An estimated 242 million metric tons of it is generated every year, and the United States is one of the top generators. While recycling sounds like a simple solution, it’s not. Plastic recycling has proven to be ineffective, as evidenced by a shocking statistic from Our World in Data : Out of the 5.8 billion metric tons of plastic waste generated between 1950 and 2015, only a

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

We spilled a lot of virtual ink on Tesla AI Day 2022 recently, but there are several other self-driving stories from recent weeks that have been on the list waiting for their time to shine. Let’s catch up on a few of these other pieces. 1. Mobileye, the self-driving tech division of Intel that was […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Courtesy of Science Direct, via co-author Danny Parker By D.D’Agostinoa, D.Parkerb, I.Epifanic, D.Crawleyd, L.Lawriee Highlights Climate change impact is studied in baseline and NZEBs in different climates. Different weather datasets and a climate change scenario are simulated. Future heating loads decrease by 38%–57%, cooling increase by +99%–380%.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The Earth System Grid Federation, a multi-agency initiative that gathers and distributes data for top-tier projections of the Earth’s climate, is preparing a series of upgrades that will make using the data easier and faster while improving how the information is curated. The federation, led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in collaboration with […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

AGL, one of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station operators, is not having a good year. It has fought off a hostile takeover effort led by Mike Canon-Brookes, had to swallow the bitter pill of a failed demerger, and now is bowing to the inevitable and announcing the early closure of its fossil fueled fleet. Unbelievably, […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Whether you need on-site power at an off-grid location or a backup power source for emergencies, portable power stations can come in extremely handy, and could even be a literal lifesaver in the event of a power outage. Preparing for a camping or hunting trip, putting together emergency preparedness kits, or just stocking a car […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Loren McDonald, CEO of EVAdoption, LLC, gave a talk at RE+ on the opportunities emerging in the EV marketplace, specifically focused on charging. He started by saying that 40% of US households are apartments and condos. In addition, an estimated 10–30% of single-family homes have unparkable garages, as they’ve been turned into man caves, storage, […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

We’ve now taken a long road trip with Tesla FSD Beta 10.69. Here’s our report on how it performed. Background — What Is Tesla FSD Beta? There are three different levels of driver automation that Tesla drivers have/can get. Every Tesla car has advanced Autosteer and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC). Autosteer will keep you perfectly […].

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Increasing numbers of electric vehicles bring new problems. As New Zealand heads towards an EV market share of 20% (or as any country does), what should one do when travelling and staying at AirBNBs and motels? This question was recently asked on the NZ Electric Vehicles Facebook page. How do we manage charging at holiday […].

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