Nortvolt, a Swedish company founded by two former TESLA employees recently secured $1,6 billion to finance the construction of two Gigafactories, battery manufacturing plants. The locations for Northvolt One is Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Two in Salzgitter, Germany. A consortium of companies, financial institutions, and governments, including Volkswagen, BMW, UniCredit Bank Austria, and the German…
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On 8 March 2020, Saudi Arabia initiated a price war with Russia, triggering a major fall in the price of oil, with US oil prices falling by 34%, crude oil falling by 26%, and brent oil falling by 24%. 11th March 2020, Russia to OPEC – deeper oil cuts won’t work – Sorokin said that…
Update 3/11/20 OilPrice: As a result, the immediate victim will be U.S. shale. “[O]il should bottom out when producers begin physically shutting in wells, which is indeed what set the floor four years ago,” the investment bank added. The carbon bubble is a hypothesized bubble in the valuation of companies dependent on fossil-fuel-based energy production, because the true costs of carbon…
Our climate is surely changing. All continents are experiencing natural systems’ alterations. Climate change is leading to growing uncertainty about our future, but at least one thing is sure. We will leave the Earth to our children, youth, and future generations. Today, more and more young people realize the challenges and benefits of shifting to…
Things are pretty dire right now. We know we need to rapidly make some drastic changes – and Stanford researchers have come up with a master plan. Look-up your own country according to the plan https://thesolutionsproject.org/why-clean-energy/#/map/countries Credits Author: Tessa Koumoundouros / ScienceAlert Editor: Chris Machens / Climate State Narration: Cormac Bren Music: Picknick in the Meadows…
The typical driver produces more emissions when using their car than during any alternative activity, according to Maya Ben Dror of the World Economic Forum. Despite eco-friendly vehicles growing in popularity, the majority of the world’s commuters take their cars to work and damage the environment in the process. But there’s a way to be even greener and…
It’s simple. Sir David Attenborough explains how humans can take charge of our future and save our planet. A Netflix original documentary series and groundbreaking collaboration between WWF, Netflix and Silverback Films, Our Planet showcases the world’s natural wonders, iconic species and wildlife spectacles that still remain. We’re all a part of this amazing planet,…