'Finally, finally, renewable energy, mostly from the sun and wind, seems to be reaching some sort of take-off point. By some calculations, we’re now putting up a nuclear plant’s worth of solar panels every day. In California, there are now enough solar farms and wind turbines

Well done South Australia. A model for us all. Just got on with it. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Can the solar and wind boom continue? The payoff is huge if we can make it so. rnz.co.nz/news/business/… #nzpol #solarisenz

🌒 255k miles on the clock - enough to drive to the moon! 🌎 This is over ten times the circumference of the earth And did you know… the carbon intensity of the UK grid has more than halved since this Tesla rolled off the sales forecourt. (3/4)

BREAKING A new poll reveals that a majority of NZ First voters do NOT support the Fast Track Bill and that their support has fallen sharply to only 36% from 55% in May 2024. greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press… via Greenpeace Aotearoa #nzpol #poll

This is just one of scores of rivers and streams in Thames Coromandel poisoned by arsenic and heavy metals from past mining.. ongoing for over 100 years nzherald.co.nz/nz/ohinemuri-r…

New: Official advice shows the Government's carbon capture policy will lead to more emissions from gas being burnt than it will avoid through capture and storage. newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/12/gov…

If not already, this soon will be the extent of insurance retreat in NZ due to the #ClimateCrisis . But let's obsess about road cones shall we.

☀️+ 🔋= cheapest source of electricity.

Minister for Killing More People on the Roads, Simeon Brown, caught out doing a side hustle as a climate change denier - Cabinet approved!: ‘Transport minister pushed ahead with weaker tailpipe standards to meet car industry's deadline’ rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Govt is trying to compete with Russia to be last in the world. We will get the worlds dirtiest cars, take longer and make it more expensive for us all to reduce emissions and it’ll make our air quality poorer. Economically and environmentally stupid rnz.co.nz/news/political…

This the shitshow you get when ideology trumps science based policy

Man boy does idiotic stuff

These facts should always be remembered and all too often get lost in translation when talking about fossil fuels and renewable energies. Most discussions would end before they start if people would comprehend what this picture means.

EV Batteries Can Outlast A Vehicle’s Lifetime With Minimal Degradation, Study Finds A study of almost 5,000 EVs revealed modern high-voltage batteries can go for years and years with minimal degradation. The degradation rate has decreased by almost a quarter compared to 2019.

The Tesla Semi truck will soon be available in Europe and New Zealand will follow within a few short years. 800 km of range, maximum tonnage capability, megafast charging and much lower cost of operation than diesel have all shown to be feasible in the US

this is the #ClimateCrisis

this is the #ClimateCrisis

Geotab [3/3] “However, we still see battery reliability being used as a stick to beat EVs with. Hopefully, data like ours can finally put these myths to bed.” Read the full This is Money article now 🔗thisismoney.co.uk/money/electric… #EV #ElectricVehicles #Degradation #BatteryHealth

Imagine nearly every road safety expert in the country & dozens across the world, telling you that higher speed limits will kill more people - including children, and still insisting that potentially saving a few seconds of travel time is more important. 1news.co.nz/2024/09/16/peo…