Headline News:
- “Major Report To Highlight ‘Natural And Human Emergency'” • Scientists and government officials are in Paris to finalize a report examining humanity’s relationship with nature. One author says the report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services highlights a “social and ecological emergency” the world faces. [BBC News]
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- “EPA’s Document At Odds With Chief On Climate Change” • The US EPA published a 150-page document last week with a straightforward message for coping with the fallout from natural disasters across the country: Start planning now for the fact that climate change is going to worsen such catastrophes as floods, hurricanes and wildfires. [NWAOnline]
- “Democrat-Controlled Statehouses Endorsing Clean Energy” • The National Conference of State Legislatures says eleven states either flipped the governor’s seat from Republican to Democrat or saw Democrats win new legislative control in the elections of 2018. All have passed or are weighing legislation that would expand renewables. [The Columbian]
- “Big Automakers Grudgingly Buy Into EVs. Oil Majors Still Lag Behind” • The startups at the vanguard of the shift to EVs are celebrating their growing popularity, while big US automakers, though still firmly committed to trucks and SUVs, are grudgingly starting to build electric cars . And oil majors are just starting to build charging stations. [CleanTechnica]
- “The Swiss And Austrian Posts Announce Commitment To 100% EVs By 2030” • The Swiss Post and the Austrian Post both committed to converting their significant delivery fleets to 100% electricity by 2030 in a move that puts more pressure on automakers to step up to the challenge of building functional, affordable electric vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
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April 28 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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