[The stream is slated to start at 08:00 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The coronavirus pandemic and declining oil prices pose severe risks to the Middle East and North African economies, which were collectively set to contract 5.2% last year. Discussing the policies, practices
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January 29th, 2021 by Rocky Mountain Institute Courtesy of Rocky Mountain InstituteBy Katie Siegner, Kevin Brehm, Mark Dyson Register for a webinar on Wednesday, February 10, with RMI authors and community leaders from the projects highlighted in the three case studies to learn more about how to effectively foster wind and solar project developments locally.
January 29th, 2021 by Jennifer Sensiba When I saw that Volkswagen’s MEB platform was going to be used in yachts, I was a little confused. A car platform is generally used for…cars. In the past, every platform I’ve heard of automakers using was for cars that were similar in size and functionality. The platform usually
January 29th, 2021 by Barry A.F. One of the ways to slow the advance of climate change is to reduce your personal carbon usage. While we can’t efficiency our way to climate neutrality, we can buy ourselves time by slowing the rate of carbon emissions and conservation, as Negawatts are often the cheapest form of
The co-CEO of DSM stressed the deep connection between climate change and food systems on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of moving fast and using technology to tackle the challenges they create. Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe”, Geraldine Matchett said food systems were “one of the big causes of climate change, with about 25% of
A worker on a an oil drill near New Town, North Dakota. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last week, I watched as President Biden promised a return to the “restless, bold optimism” of yesteryear. Yet even as he opined on his commitment to govern for all Americans, his staff was quietly working to
LONDON — An increase in city center traffic may cause issues for governments as they try to meet sustainability goals, according to the CEO of Irish postal company An Post. David McRedmond told CNBC that congestion caused by delivery trucks in particular could see lawmakers legislate for these vehicles to be electric. “It does raise
January 28th, 2021 by Zachary Shahan We’ve been covering automakers’ electrification plans for several years. Today, we got a gem from GM. The automaker that proudly brought the Chevy Bolt EV to market before anyone else had a semi-affordable electric car on the market with that much range has now dropped a new marker in
January 28th, 2021 by Guest Contributor Originally published on EV Annex.by Charles Morris The climate crisis may seem like such a vast and complex problem that mankind is simply incapable of addressing it. However, a new study offers hope that transformational change in just a couple of key sectors could bring about “tipping points” that
January 28th, 2021 by U.S. Energy Information Administration Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory The timing and magnitude of wind turbine installations in the United States are often driven by tax incentives. The U.S. production tax credit (PTC), a per-kilowatt-hour (kWh) credit for electricity generated by eligible renewable sources, was first enacted
Institutional Investor Hall of Famer Richard Bernstein warns retail investors will pay a big price for getting caught up in speculative trades. Bernstein, who has spent decades on Wall Street, cites the democratization of the market as a critical contributor to the excessive euphoria. He worries naiveté will ultimately put amateurs in difficult positions. “Bubbles show
January 27th, 2021 by Johnna Crider Tesla has released its earnings report for the 4th quarter of 2020 as well for the fiscal year 2020. Among the amazing records the company has achieved is another one for sustainability and energy storage. In the report, Tesla noted that its energy storage deployments grew from 2019 to
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
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
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
Bill Winters, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, at the Asian Financial Forum 2020 in Hong Kong. Kyle Lam | Bloomberg | Getty Images A large and “credible” carbon market is needed to transfer hundreds of billions of dollars into assets involved in reducing global emissions, according to Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters. Winters chairs