GM CEO Thinks U.S. Will Take Decades To Switch To EVs — She Could Be Right, And Here’s Why

GM’s Mary Barra thinks that it the U.S. may take decades to fully switch EVs. This has nothing to do with GM, but the 250 million ICE vehicles in existance
— Read on cleantechnica.com/2020/06/11/gm-ceo-thinks-u-s-will-take-decades-to-switch-to-evs-she-could-be-right-and-heres-why/amp/

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Australia’s climate effort slammed as ‘simply embarrassing’ among worst in G20

Australia labelled one of G20’s worst for climate action in latest Climate Transparency Report, lagging behind its international peers on green transition.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australias-climate-effort-slammed-as-simply-embarrassing-among-worst-in-the-g20-55344/

The emissions intensity of the Australian economy ranked as one of the highest in the G20, with the amount of greenhouse gas emissions per capita almost three times higher than G20 average.

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Electric assisted cargo bike rethinks delivery van

The electric cargo bike is engineered with a van “down” rather than from an eBike “up” approach.
— Read on thedriven.io/2019/08/05/electric-assisted-cargo-bike-rethinks-delivery-van/amp/

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BoM wake up call: Record warming leading to more extreme heat, drought and fires

BoM wake up call: Record warming leading to more extreme heat, drought and fires | RenewEconomy
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/reneweconomy.com.au/bom-wake-up-call-record-warming-leading-to-more-extreme-heat-drought-and-fires-75933/amp/

Warming was already being observed in Australia’s climate data, according to the report, with a record 43 ‘extremely warm’ days occurring in 2019, more than triple the number of such days recorded in any year prior to 2000.

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BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate 2020 shows Australia is experiencing climate change now

BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate 2020 shows Australia is experiencing climate change now – ABC News
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12871690

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Ford expands EV production team and factories for electric F-150 and eTransit

Ford to hire additional employees and invest $US100 million to expand production capacity of its all-electric F-150 and all-new E-Transit.
— Read on thedriven.io/2020/11/13/ford-expands-ev-production-team-and-factories-for-electric-f-150-and-etransit/amp/

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CEFC invests $10 million in Sunman’s “solar skin” technology | RenewEconomy

CEFC injects nearly $A10 million into Zhengrong Shi’s Sunman, which is rolling out lightweight and flexible solar technology.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/cefc-invests-10-million-in-sunmans-solar-skin-technology-42310/

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Natural hotspots lose ground to farms and cities

6 November, 2020 − Nature concentrates its riches in selected spots. Save those natural hotspots, and you could save biodiversity. Really?
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/natural-hotspots-lose-ground-to-farms-and-cities/

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Crooked not courageous: Adani renames Australian group Bravus, mistaking it for ‘brave’

Latin experts say the miner’s new name is ‘sort of a Monty Python-Latin’ with most translations having negative connotations
— Read on www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/05/crooked-not-courageous-adani-renames-australian-group-bravus-mistaking-it-for-brave

Maybe it is ‘barbarus’ plus ‘pravus’ – meaning a depraved barbarian.”

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Australian forests’ smoke climbed 35km in 2019

4 November 2020 − Blazing Australian forests made their mark high in the stratosphere and cast a cloud that lingered for months.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/australian-forests-smoke-climbed-20-miles-in-2019/

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