“…by 2030, the US will probably produce around 20 per cent of the world’s most advanced chips, up from zero today.” on.ft.com/3xUvNMw

Ground source geothermal heat pumps are the future of building heating and cooling.

It's hard to keep track of all the hard work public servants are doing every day to implement the Inflation Reduction Act and help decarbonize the USA. Today, Treasury Department finalized transferability rules for clean energy tax credits. home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

70 years ago today in the The New York Times:

🚨Emergency Podcast!🚨Is this the end of the line for unabated climate warming pollution from coal-fired power plants? What about the future for gas? Robinson Meyer & I break down new U.S. EPA power plant emissions rules. Listen here or wherever you get pods:
open.spotify.com/episode/1WDzDx…

As the U.S. electricity and transportation sectors start to decarbonize, heavy industry — including steel, cement & chemicals — could become the country's top source of planet-warming emissions by 2035. Maria Virginia Olano with the Chart of the Week!
canarymedia.com/articles/emiss…

New Post: Low Income Coloradans Can Save Up to $26,500 on a New EV fischfinancial.org/2024/04/26/low…

#FischFinancial

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NEW SHIFT KEY: The EPA’s rules on carbon pollution from power plants are finally here.

Jesse D. Jenkins and I break down how they work, what they mean for US climate goals, and why they depend so heavily on carbon capture.

(It’s all about the courts.)
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shi…

A lot of great rules coming out right now from the Biden admin, but one that has gone under the radar is on NEPA reforms from the DOE! Specifically, expanding the list of projects that qualify for categorical exclusions, which can speed up NEPA reviews from 2 years to 2 months!🧵

25 states sue EPA to block emissions standards that will clean up new vehicles. 'All 25 states participating in the lawsuit are headed by Republican administrations.'
gmauthority.com/blog/2024/04/2…
These days, it should be expected, but it is still disappointing to see such open…

'China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind, and isn't looking back.' reuters.com/business/autos…

The U.S. EPA finalized rules today to limit the pollution from power plants that drives climate change.
npr.org/2024/04/25/123… New rules will require existing coal plants to capture 90% of their CO2 emissions by 2032 or retire before 2039. New gas plants also face emissions limits.

Happy Transmission Thursday!

A few developments out of DOE:

⚡️Finalized rule establishing CITAP (aims to halve federal transmission permitting timeline - setting 2-year schedule)

⚡️$331M in funding for transmission line from Idaho to Nevada
energy.gov/articles/biden…

Congress can’t get permitting reform done — so the White House steps in to streamline the federal transmission permitting process. latitudemedia.com/news/doe-rules…

not just power plants, there's transmission news too! money for a line from idaho to nevada (and thus california), and clearing out regulatory barriers for upgrading existing lines heatmap.news/sparks/biden-p…

Hey #EnergyTwitter #ClimateTwitter . I’m happy to announce the launch of climatesolutions-careers.org, a website to help beginners explore the space of climate solutions and climate careers. Please share it widely. 🧵 (1/11)

EV startup Fisker is a sinking ship, and the CEO says the company is in talks with four automakers to see if one will acquire the company.
businessinsider.com/fisker-tells-s…

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, a key ingredient in solar panels (polysilicon) is being made in America once again: nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…

If you liked the CCS ladder that Gniewomir Flis and I put together, you should check out the European specific report done by E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism

It's much more detailed, and less vibes based.
Especially these to figures CCS use case differences 2030 vs 2050

Report: e3g.org/publications/c…