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Decarbonizing Our Toughest Sectors—Profitably
In this decade, a rich stew of new technologies, materials, design methods, financial techniques, and business models, along with smart policies and aggressive investments, could revitalize, relocate, or displace some of the world’s most powerful industries.
Shoonya Will Electrify Urban Deliveries in India—Is the World Next?
Delivery vehicles contribute to the NOX, PM2.5, ozone, and other hazardous pollutants that take years off the lives of city dwellers in India and elsewhere.
Don’t Take Existing Energy Transition Funding for Granted
In the United States, while all eyes have been on the bipartisan infrastructure package and reconciliation bill, local leaders should not lose sight of the…
Electrifying Trucking from Delhi to Shenzhen & San Francisco
Global road freight demand, driven by GDP and population growth, is expected to increase by more than 45 percent over the next two decades—leading to over 60 trillion ton-km by 2040.
Move Over Coal. Renewables Can Power Economic Development in Malawi.
Malawi needs more energy. The electric grid of this African country of 19 million can currently meet around 520 MW of peak demand. In contrast,…
