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Carbon tax most effective way to accelerate energy shift says Musk
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While the United Nations Climate Change Conference is currently underway in Paris, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called for the immediate implementation of carbon tax globally as he believes it is the only way to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.
What Will The Chevy Bolt Be Like?
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The new Chevy Bolt electric vehicle has been announced well in advance of its arrival, with hints and photos well before its anticipated release (late 2016).
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg’s Muti-Billion Dollar Clean Energy Fund
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have launched a multi-billion-dollar clean energy fund in the hopes of increasing renewable energy adoption around the world. The initiative is being funded by a team of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, with Gates, Zuckerberg, Alibaba CEO Jack Ma and Richard Branson joining the ranks of around 30 high profile investors.
Electric Vehicles A Hot Topic In Paris
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In the light of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the future of electric cars looks bright as governments are pressured to move towards zero-emission societies. Around 800 million cars will be active on the worlds today.
African Union’s $20 Billion Renewable Energy Plan
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At the Paris Climate Conference, leaders from the African Union have announced ambitious goals to progress renewable energy in their struggling nations. The alliance of 54 African nations announced an initiative that will see US $20 billion invested in renewable energy projects, hopefully increasing the continent’s renewable energy capacity by at least 10 gigawatts by 2020.
Farm from a Box set to empower and strengthen communities
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In the past, shipping containers have been re-purposed into many different things including sheds and temporary office space. However, a California-based company has recently gone one step further and developed an agriculture system called Farm from a Box.
Global Solar Alliance Launched
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India and France have announced that they will be leading the Solar Alliance, and international effort to increase renewable energy in 120 countries that are rich in solar.
‘Sun Tax’ For Solar Homes Proposed By Synergy
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Synergy’s proposal to effectively double the cost of connecting WA solar households to the grid with a sun tax has been slammed as unjust. The Western Australia-owned electricity company Synergy will be putting approximately 191,000 solar homes at the front of the tax.
Bill Gates commits to investing $1b into renewable initiatives
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U.S Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates, has recently announced he will be contributing roughly $1 billion USD to ‘high-risk’ renewable energy projects while also standing by his previous statements that fossil fuel divestment is not the answer to global warming.