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  • Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain

    NAOMA, West Virginia — Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled in favor of Coal River Mountain Watch, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Voices, and Sierra Club, blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant a Clean Water … [continued] The post Judge…

  • The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation for Shipping

    How to make European ports future-proof in the next review. The maritime sector accounts for 3% of the EU’s total CO2 emissions, amounting to 145.2 million tonnes of CO2 in 2024. Under current policies, maritime emissions could represent one-third of all transport emissions in 2050. Between 5–7% of these emissions — … [continued] The post The…

  • Iran Crisis: A Moment of Reckoning for European Aviation

    Airline ticket prices are soaring as a consequence of the recent crisis in the Middle East. This new analysis shows that European aviation’s dependence on fossil fuels is at the core of this spike in prices. The recent Middle East crisis underscores that European aviation’s greatest vulnerability is its fossil … [continued] The post Iran…

  • Puerto Rico Suddenly Emerges As A Perovskite Solar Cell Powerhouse

    The US startup Solx will manufacture new tandem perovskite solar modules in Puerto Rico, with solar cells from Suniva and perovskite glass from Caelux. The post Puerto Rico Suddenly Emerges As A Perovskite Solar Cell Powerhouse appeared first on CleanTechnica.

  • Inventions That Capitalism Fails

    Every once in a while, reading articles at CleanTechnica, I feel an urge to overcome my reluctance to put myself into the spotlight by writing about my own inventions. I am afraid that Steve Hanley, who happens to be one of my favorite CleanTechnica authors, put up the straw that … [continued] The post Inventions…

  • “Drive Electric, Love Pinas” Campaign Completes An End-to-End Philippine EV Journey

    Sets Two Guinness Global Records A 22-day nationwide electric vehicle expedition led by Wil Dasovich has reinforced the viability of long-distance electric mobility in the Philippines, covering more than 3,500 kilometers across 102 cities and municipalities from the northern tip of Luzon to the southern reaches of Mindanao. The “Drive … [continued] The post “Drive…

  • Water-Powered Engine Hoax Isn’t Just A Philippine Invention

    The idea that a car can run on water has long been treated in the Philippines as a uniquely local story, carried for decades by the claims of Filipino “inventor” Daniel Dingel and sustained by periodic bursts of public interest whenever fuel prices rise. When the Iran war began, fuel … [continued] The post Water-Powered…

  • +20 Industry & Civil Society Organisations Call on the EU to Include All Departing Flights in the EU Carbon Market

    To: Ms. Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition; Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth; Mr. Apoltolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. We, the undersigned NGOs, trade unions, industry actors, industry associations and consumer associations, are joining forces to urge the … [continued] The post +20…

  • Flawed Booking Systems Are Preventing Passengers from Travelling by Rail — T&E Analysis

    The new EU Single Ticketing legislative package could finally make booking connecting trains between major hubs convenient. Europe’s rail renaissance will never reach its full potential unless passengers are able to book connecting and international trains in a few clicks. That’s the conclusion of new research by T&E which finds that … [continued] The post Flawed…

  • From Handshakes to Shovels in the Ground: How the EU Can Reset Its Minerals Diplomacy

    The energy crisis highlights the need to avoid new dependencies for critical raw materials. Stepping up the EU’s ‘minerals diplomacy’ can offer a way forward – if coupled with financial firepower. Every oil crisis exposes how vulnerable Europe is to fossil fuel imports. Switching to renewables and electric vehicles will … [continued] The post From…