Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

They point out that already some countries like Mexico, South Africa, and the U.S. strongly emphasize that recommendations for climate-friendly recovery policy be filtered to those that maximize job retainment and growth like R&D investments, keeping nuclear power plants open, and wind and solar power plant expansion.

Policy 59

Policy Packaging Fossil fuels Politics 59

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe. SMRs remain an emerging technology with some critics questioning whether the industry can deliver on its promise of driving down the cost of nuclear power.

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Europe Fossil fuels Climate change Soil 36

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Society had acknowledged that it had “over-estimated” the carrying capacity of soil, water, and air so “current wisdom” would lead us to “unequivocally condemn such past practice.” All shared Wilson’s goal of producing an authoritative account for governments on how the world could power itself to the end of the century. “New

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Climate change Fossil fuels Pollution Carbon-negative 98

Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A variety of smaller, but significant, commitments on accelerating the energy transition, net zero steel production, fossil fuel phase-outs globally and specifically in South Africa, EV ambitions, and exploration of nuclear power and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Biodiversity and nature-based solutions.

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COP Climate change Fossil fuels Biodiversity 48

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. That's the future our children have to contemplate.

Global warming 101

Global warming Climate change Resilience Government 101

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. In a rare show of bipartisan support, 50% of democrats and 67% of republicans want more reactors.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring COP Business Energy Monitoring 57