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@WSJ shared
On Dec 19, 2021
President Biden’s ambitious climate-change plans were thrown into doubt after Sen. Joe Manchin said he wouldn’t support his party’s roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package https://t.co/gR2feklj6r
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Biden’s Climate Plans Thrown Into Doubt by Manchin’s Rejection of ‘Build Back Better’ Bill

Biden’s Climate Plans Thrown Into Doubt by Manchin’s Rejection of ‘Build Back Better’ Bill

The $2 trillion legislation was seen as a key element of the president’s strategy to meet his emissions-reduction target.

@KenCaldeira shared
On Dec 16, 2021
RT @CipherClimate: Cipher’s final edition of 2021 is here: look back at the biggest climate tech trends of the year and what to watch in 2022, @FBirol’s take on the efficacy of carbon offsets, and the latest news and analysis in @AmyAHarder’s lunchtime reads and hot takes: https://t.co/dRY4cp1jxJ https://t.co/f5njJ1JHgA
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@WSJ shared
On Dec 19, 2021
Rising prices for wind and solar components are knocking the returns investors expect from renewable energy, adding a speed bump to the switch from fossil fuels https://t.co/tvCOtPHbsH
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Inflation Adds to Cost of Clean Energy Transition

Inflation Adds to Cost of Clean Energy Transition

Energy companies have to spend more to build solar and wind farms for the first time in years because of cost inflation and supply-chain problems, adding a financial speed bump to the ...

@cleantechnica shared
On Dec 18, 2021
2021 Year in Review: 5 Stories of Clean Energy Progress https://t.co/gmZlgm0oHO
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2021 Year in Review: 5 Stories of Clean Energy Progress

2021 Year in Review: 5 Stories of Clean Energy Progress

Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation.

@Ben_Geman shared
On Dec 16, 2021
RT @afreedma: Exclusive on a well-funded new climate foundation involving some big names, including @johndoerr https://t.co/RSkLMJerVp via @Ben_Geman
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Exclusive: Climate movement veterans launch major new foundation

Exclusive: Climate movement veterans launch major new foundation

Steep emissions cuts this decade are needed to keep the temperature-limiting goals of the Paris agreement.

@cleantechnica shared
On Dec 16, 2021
Researchers Publish 1st Comprehensive Building Stock Characterization Study for the United States https://t.co/plz0RSF6D4
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Researchers Publish 1st Comprehensive Building Stock Characterization Study for the United States

Researchers Publish 1st Comprehensive Building Stock Characterization Study for the United States

A new report and online dashboard by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the first comprehensive characterization and segmentation of the ...

@UNEP shared
On Dec 18, 2021
Disposing of outdated cooling appliances costs West Africans in terms of ⚡️electricity bills 🔋energy security ☣️safety 🌎 broader impacts on the planet. Read more about the programme of trading in old cooling appliances in West Africa here: https://t.co/FPPvsrJykZ https://t.co/7P5vzAW6iM
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In Western Africa, a push for eco-friendly appliances

In Western Africa, a push for eco-friendly appliances

In Africa, outdated and second-hand cooling devices are damaging the environment and costing consumers money.

@_richardblack shared
On Dec 16, 2021
RT @James_BG: Lots still to question about the pace and credibility Shell's net zero plans, but notable that just weeks after shelving Cambo it is now buying another solar developer (and BP has snapped up another EV charging specialist). https://t.co/4ZlWpFhUx0
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Shell set to snap up US solar specialist Savion

Shell set to snap up US solar specialist Savion

Shell New Energies continues its clean tech spree with agreement for full acquisition of solar developer Savion