Elon Musk is wrong about climate change
Electrek
AUGUST 13, 2024
Elon Musk seems to have forgotten some of the basics of how climate change works, so we’re going to set the record clear about it now.
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Electrek
AUGUST 13, 2024
Elon Musk seems to have forgotten some of the basics of how climate change works, so we’re going to set the record clear about it now.
Green Car Congress
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Our ultimate goal is to fight climate change and build a sustainable future. Climate change and on-going supply chain issues will accelerate the transition to clean energy sources. We are running out of time to limit global warming.
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A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. —lead author Bas van Ruijven, a researcher with the IIASA Energy Program.
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The figures make a significant contribution to helping reverse climate change, and highlight BYD’s and Nobina’s commitment to delivering a sustainable transport solution. After five years operating the pure-electric BYD brand, Nobina has racked-up more than seven million electric kilometers (over 4.3
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It makes an important contribution to the scientific understanding we have of the role of aviation for climate change—an understanding decision-makers and politicians may need on the way to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions.
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This impartial, policy-neutral report, has been compiled annually since 1993 and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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The assessment studies Origin products across four environmental criteria: climate change; ecosystem quality, resource consumption; and human health. kg CO 2 eq/kg CMF; -1.7 kg CO 2 eq/kg HTC; -1.5 kg CO 2 eq/kg furfural; -1.4 kg CO 2 eq/kg levulinic acid.
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The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ].
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This work was also supported by the Institutional Research Program of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT. 9b04597.
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