LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
Batteries made of paper, soap made from plastic, California gets feisty on the climate front, and the US announces a new "army" to fight climate change.
Using data crunching to heat water, EV batteries made from recycled materials, zinc batteries as grid support, micromobility in Brisbane, and more.
The EU's "spectacular" solar rollout, Canada moves to reduce grocery-store plastic waste, electrified cement (??), and a 6,727 km journey that cost $5.
Construction starts on the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in the US, good news about cities and buildings going carbon free, and has China reached peak oil?
Apple blows people's minds, France pays people to get their clothes repaired, Mexico considers making ecocide a crime, and more. (Plus: you don't want to know how much the world spent on fossil fuel subsidies last year... 😬)
Tokyo mandates rooftop solar, EU's battery law goes into force, a HUGE legal win in Montana, and more.
Green concrete, a win for the grid, using the ocean as a carbon sink, a new (mostly) car-free community in Toronto, and more.
The US moves closer to getting more green energy on the grid – plus battery-powered container ships, electric ferries, compostable bioplastic, and more.
Upcycled cars, biodegradable buildings made of mycelium, and a famous chef joins forces with cultivated meat start-up.