For the last four years the most important voice in America was largely absent from the discussion of how to tackle climate change. The new president of the United States has signalled he will not be silent on the “existential threat” facing the world. He has issued executive orders to cut oil, gas and coal
Month: January 2021
UK car production slumped to its lowest level since 1984 last year as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted factories and depressed demand, industry figures show. Brexit uncertainty was also partly to blame as the number of vehicles manufactured in Britain fell by 29.3% to 920,928, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). SMMT
The U.S. electric grid is an impressive but outdated system. Designed for a world that runs on fossil fuels, it caters to a network of giant energy producers, and the consumers dependent on them. But a greener world demands a more distributed system, where individuals or companies can generate, store and resell power. A smarter
9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour shifts over to La Jolla, California this week for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Defending champion Marc Leishman shot 7-under in the final round last year to beat Jon Rahm by one stroke. So which players are the favorites, who offers good odds and what props are
Loanpal CEO Hayes Barnard Loanpal For his second act in solar power, entrepreneur Hayes Barnard is aiming to play a leading role in the booming solar market, but this time with less drama. Barnard is founder and CEO of Loanpal, a company that has quietly emerged as the leading U.S. lender for residential solar installations.
Masked men have broken into the Moscow flat of detained Vladmir Putin critic Alexei Navalny, according to one of his allies. Ivan Zhdanov, head of Mr Navalny‘s anti-corruption foundations, said that they broke down the door of his apartment on Wednesday afternoon and searched it. Mr Zhdanov added that Mr Navalny’s brother, Oleg, was in
VW has launched a new project to bring to market a new solar-electric yacht in partnership with Silent Yachts using its MEB platform for electric vehicles and a design from its CUPRA team. Silent Yachts We previously reported on Silent Yachts, which is sometimes describes as the “Tesla of the seas”. They produce boats that
January 27th, 2021 by Guest Contributor Tesla Model X, S, and 3, by David Havasi. Originally published on EV Annex.by Charles Morris Zac and Jesse Cataldo are a father and son team who preside over an empire of YouTube channels focused on sustainable energy and transportation. Every week, they turn out a tremendous amount of content about
Schools in England will not reopen after the February half-term, the prime minister has confirmed. Addressing MPs in the Commons, Boris Johnson said there is not enough data to justify all pupils returning to the classroom. Instead, the prime minister said it was the government’s ambition for them to return from 8 March. Live COVID
The 737 MAX has been cleared to resume passenger flights in Europe in a boost for Boeing as it prepares to reveal, what is expected to be, a record annual loss for the company. The US plane maker has been locked in crisis mode since the flagship of its fleet of planes was grounded globally
Prosecutors say they will not be overwhelmed by the number of cases being pursued over the US Capitol riots – despite the FBI identifying more than 400 suspects. More than 150 people have so far been charged after Donald Trump‘s supporters stormed the Capitol on 6 January, leaving five people dead. Investigators are also continuing
A minister has defended the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, telling Sky News that in the future “I suspect there will be things that people will say we did extremely well”. Speaking the day after the UK exceeded 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said “there is no textbook as to how to
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is backing a recently launched company focused on decarbonizing the transportation sector as the world rushes toward a greener future. Start-up Infinium manufactures zero-carbon electrofuels, which is fuel made from electricity rather than oil. They’re known as drop-in fuels since they can be used with existing infrastructure. In other words, electrofuels
AstraZeneca’s chief executive has hit back at the EU by saying that “glitches” in the supply of coronavirus vaccines to the bloc are due to it signing its contract three months after the UK. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Pascal Soriot admitted there had been “teething problems” in various regions, including Europe
West Virginia is getting a 115 MW wind farm, which will increase the state’s wind power by 15%. Here’s why that’s a really big deal – and why West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice, is so excited. West Virginia wind power First, let’s check out West Virginia’s new wind farm. Construction is underway on the $200
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to rally behind GameStop‘s epic surge, tweeting out a link to the Reddit board that’s largely hyped the stock. Shares of GameStop were up more
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