Electrek Green Energy Brief

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.
• 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):

• 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.
• 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):

• 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.
• 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):

• 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.
• 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):

• 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.
• 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):

• 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.
• 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):

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

• Equinor is the latest European fossil-fuel giant to announce a new net zero emissions goal.
• The US quits the Paris Agreement tomorrow — here’s what happens next.
• Convenience-store chain Wawa hosts an EV parade in Virginia — and gives away a Tesla Model 3 lease.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Exxon is making big cuts to its personnel, which could be close to 15% of the global workforce.
• Protect the earth and its biodiversity or face deadlier, more frequent pandemics, says a new report.
• A new report from Wärtsilä shows how a net-zero electricity system in the US is possible by 2035.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Trump administration finalizes a plan to open vast portions of the Tongass in Alaska to logging.
• A hydrogen-powered terminal tractor is being tested in the Port of Rotterdam.
• The Environmental Protection Network releases an updated report of EPA environmental rollbacks.
• 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):

• South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has formally pledged to reach net zero by 2050…
• …But Australia digs its heels in, refusing to set emissions targets.
• Virginia completes another solar farm in its journey to a green economy.
• 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):

• GM and Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago, E&E News reveals in an exclusive.
• Bob Murray, who long fought to reduce black lung benefits for coal miners, died of a lung condition.
• More than half of kids in the UK want their parents to buy electric vehicles, according to Peugeot.
• 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.

• South Australia becomes the first major jurisdiction in the world to be powered entirely by solar.
• The solar industry reacted positively on the stock market after Biden endorsed clean energy in debates.
• Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, formally vows to reach net zero by 2050.
• 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.

• A new study shows that up to $321 billion could be saved in the US with a 100% switch to green energy.
• The US will go green regardless of who wins the US election, but the outcome will impact the speed — and climate change.
• A new cooling paint could cut building emissions and reduce temperatures by 18F.
• 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.

• Japan, in a major shift, is expected to announce a net zero target of 2050.
• In a “world-first investment,” HSBC and Queensland buy “Reef Credits” to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
• Environment America has released its 2020 report that says green energy will see dramatic growth.
• 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.