Electrek Green Energy Brief

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Danish parliament approved a plan for at least 1 million electric or hybrid cars on Danish roads by 2030.
• Boise, Idaho, will now require all new homes to provide a circuit for electric car charging.
• IRENA urges governments to prioritize renewable energy on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• US offshore wind workers will complete VR training at Maryland’s Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.
• The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative releases its 2020 Progress Report. Does it make any difference?
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• 42 corporations release a letter to the US government urging ambitious climate policies.
• The US would save billions if local solar powered 25% of homes, according to a new study.
• Japan may ban sales of ICE cars by the mid-2030s.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern makes EVs part of its climate emergency solution.
• Scottish households will be the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen.
• Ford is building Michigan Central, a 30-acre mobility innovation center, in Detroit.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Alstom’s Coradia iLint has completed test operation in Austria and is ready for production.
• A huge cash investment at Aurora Solar enables the growth of remote, accurate installations.
• It’s #GivingTuesday — here are three ways to give that benefit our environment.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The API will fight against President-elect Joe Biden’s restriction of oil and gas drilling on federal lands.
• John Kerry gives his first speech as Biden’s climate czar: “Failure is not an option.”
• Providence, Rhode Island, will install three 1.5 megawatt wind turbines on its waterfront.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Arizona Corporation Commission requires state utilities to move to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050. 
• US president-elect Joe Biden names John Kerry special presidential envoy for climate change.
• St. Petersburg, Florida, launches AVA, electric driverless shuttles that share the road with cars.
•  UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Donald Trump promised to boost coal and put coal miners back to work. It didn’t happen.
• The United Nations approves an Arctic heavy ship fuel ban — but it’s got no teeth.
• This 13 year-old won the 2020 Clean Air Category Children’s Climate Prize with a solar iron.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled plans for achieving net-zero in Canada by 2050.
• Boston has announced a “Zero-Emission Vehicle Roadmap” to escalate support for electric vehicles.
• How US coal country can adapt to the green energy transition, according to the EESI.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions will train an offshore wind construction workforce.
• The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians installs a battery and solar system to mitigate wildfire blackouts.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The US solar industry lays out policies it wants enacted early next year by the Biden administration. 
• More than half of Virginians want to buy EVs, but there’s an inventory problem.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Solar tech startup Yolk keeps Tanzanian kids in school with a solar power bank “cow.”
• The Trump administration will sell oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• A majority of American voters would change where they shop to support cleaner ships.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The UK prime minister is expected to move up the ban of new ICE car sales by five years to 2030.
• A Texas bill introduced last week wants to hit electric vehicle owners up with higher fees.
• The Tennessee Valley Authority builds two new solar farms, for Google and Vanderbilt University.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• A northwestern New Mexico coal plant is closing and being replaced by solar and battery storage.
• French President Emmanuel Macron on Joe Biden presidential win: “Make our planet great again.”
• Two coal plants in Baltimore will stop burning fossil fuel by 2025.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Michael Bloomberg details how Joe Biden can address climate change without Congress.
• The US Federal Reserve’s financial stability report addresses climate change for the very first time.
• The Philippines will no longer accept proposals to build new coal power plants.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• BP and Orsted launch a green hydrogen project at a German oil refinery.
• Connecticut releases a statewide green energy jobs study. Here’s what the state found.
• This Ted Talk explains how Africa needs to develop energy in order to fight climate change.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The CEOs of Barclays and the London Stock Exchange say Joe Biden will shift global climate politics.
• Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years globally and exceed gas and coal.
• Big Four accounting firm KPMG announces it will become a net-zero organization by 2030.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Seven countries with the dirtiest electricity in 2030 will undermine EU climate goals.
• Biden-Harris have already published their plan to create union jobs by tackling the climate crisis.
• UK civil engineering group Keltbray trials vegetable oil in its heavy construction excavators.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday that it is closing its refinery in Convent, Louisiana.
• Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to try to meet the Paris Agreement.
• This search engine helps fight climate change — and all you have to do is browse.
• Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’ bank accounts — all without changing your utility company. Sign up to receive your $20 Amazon Gift Card — *ad.

• Joe Biden confirms that if he wins, his administration would immediately rejoin the Paris Agreement.
• Volkswagen’s CEO says a Biden win would be better aligned to the automaker’s global EV strategy.
• Many US households hesitate to invest in solar due to perceived cost. Unbound Solar crunched numbers.
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• Wind and solar costs declined by more than 10% in 2019, according to a new WEMO report.
• A wealthy Florida town votes for a $100 million climate tax.
• Shell decided to hold a “Great Energy Debate” on Twitter on Monday — and it didn’t quite go as planned.
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