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Hawaii Bill Calls for 100% Green Transportation by 2045
Hawaii lawmakers want the state’s ground transportation to run entirely on renewables by 2045. As a majority of their imported fossil fuels go towards transportation, if every car on the road was...
Paris Boosts Cycling Infrastructure, Names 2017 ‘Year of the Bike’
Paris plans a major boost to its cycling infrastructure and will ban cars from outside the Louvre museum as it steps up its fight against traffic pollution, the mayor said on Sunday.
Socialist...
Tesla just Kicked off Battery Production at its Massive Nevada Gigafactory
Tesla just took a big step towards realizing CEO Elon Musk’s vision of a sustainable energy future by kicking off the mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at its Gigafactory near Sparks,...
Green Energy UK Unveils Smart Tariff to Drive Prices Down for EV Owners
Green Energy UK customers with smart meters are now being offered a 'Time of Day Tariff' that sees prices vary between low and peak periods of electricity demand, in what the energy...
Australian Government Says New Efficiency Standards Could Cut Fuel Spending by $28bn
New standards could reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 65m tonnes by 2030, government claims.
The Turnbull government has opened discussions on new fuel efficiency standards for vehicles which it says...
Wind Farms Saved 36 Million Tonnes of Carbon Emissions over Six Years, Study Shows
Wind power has played a major role in cutting UK carbon emissions, preventing the creation of almost 36 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel sources over the six years...
France to Require ‘Clean Stickers’ on Vehicles in High Pollution Areas
French motorists in high pollution areas will be required to display a “clean sticker” on their vehicle from January to combat pollution that has created a cloud of noxious smog in Paris...
Advanced Coal Technologies Could Provide Carbon Relief
Coal is not clean. But that does not mean that it could not be made cleaner. And that’s relevant because much of the developing world will remain dependent on coal, as will...
Climate-Friendly Transport in Chinese Cities
Traffic in China’s cities is steadily increasing. GIZ is advising the country on how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and make the transport sector more climate friendly.
Climate change mitigation is a major...
Air Pollution more Deadly in Africa than Malnutrition or Dirty Water, Study Warns
Africa’s air pollution is causing more premature deaths than unsafe water or childhood malnutrition, and could develop into a health and climate crisis reminiscent of those seen in China and India, a...
Reykjavík: the Geothermal City that aims to Go Carbon Neutral
Icelandic capital plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040 by reversing urban sprawl and promoting walking, cycling and public transport.
Reykjavík used to be marketed as a place of...
Transport is now biggest part of U.S. carbon emissions, first time in 40 years
Transportation is a major contributor to carbon emissions, but historically it has not been the largest source. However, that has apparently changed. Transportation-related sources now account for the largest share of U.S....
These Are the Cities where the Fewest People Drive to Work
Nearly 90% of Hong Kong’s residents commute without using a car, while more than 80% of Parisians travel to work on foot, by bike or using public transport, according to research outlined...
There are Now More than 340,000 Renault-Nissan EVs on the Roads Worldwide
The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced that it will launch 10 models with Autonomous Drive technologies by 2020. This is in line with the Alliance’s commitment to technological innovation and its focus on the...
Senate passes Renewable Energy Bill, Setting Talks for July
An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort...
In Ontario, Going Coal-Free Costs Less Than a Coffee and a Donut
How electricity generation from coal in Canada’s most populous province went from 25 percent to zero in just over a decade.
On April 8, 2014 the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Ontario,...