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@reddthat.comhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/6/4/24170729/direct-air-capture-carbon-dioxide-removal-climate-tech-climeworks-generation-3
The technology is still too expensive to rely on to fight climate change.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/iea-expects-global-clean-energy-investment-hit-2-trillion-2024-2024-06-06/
https://www.ren.pt/en-gb/media/news/renewables-accounted-for-87-of-electricity-consumption-in-the-first-five-months-of-the-year
https://electrek.co/2024/05/28/renewables-us-electrical-generation-march/
Renewables are now the second-largest source of US electrical generation behind natural gas, which fell to 39.4% in March.
https://apnews.com/article/average-vehicle-age-record-prices-high-5f8413179f077a34e7589230ebbca13d
Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older. A study published Wednesday says U.S. vehicles hit a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their rides largely because new ones cost so much.
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/iwsa-37-wind-powered-and-11-wind-ready-ships-in-operation/
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-05-24-adopting-net-zero-technologies-will-save-uk-economy-billions-finds-smith-school
New evidence shows the UK can get a good deal on Net Zero at minimal cost to people and the economy, with the co-benefits of improved homes, reduced bills and 250,000 more jobsThe UK could meet its 2030 net zero targets with £6-8bn of public sector investment a year, finds new analysis by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/05/17/germanys-january-april-solar-installations-hit-5-gw/
Germany added approximately 1 GW of new solar capacity in April and 4.9 GW in the first four months of this year, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). The country's total PV capacity now stands at 87.6 GW.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/10/renewables-are-meeting-95-of-portugals-electricity-needs-how-did-it-become-a-european-lead
Portugal has made huge progress in renewable power, up from 27 per cent in 2005 and 54 per cent in 2017.
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/lake-tahoe-sandhill-cranes-return
Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in what many say is a conservation success story.