February 24 NEC Energy News
¶ “Nuclear Advocates Accused Of Spreading Misinformation” • Nuclear energy advocates seized on the Victorian weather events and temporary power outage to re-energise their campaign for nuclear energy. Let’s be clear upfront. Nuclear is not being put forward as a genuine alternative to renewables. It’s being used as a delaying tactic to keep fossil fuels going. [Mirage News]
¶ “Switzerland Advocates For Geoengineering Research” • The UN Environment Program conference is about to take place in Nairobi. In its preliminaries, Switzerland proposed a global debate on whether the “risks, benefits and uncertainties” of dimming the sun through geoengineering should be studied by a UN expert group. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “FedEx Express UK Grows Its London Fleet Of E-Cargo Delivery Bikes” • An announcement from FedEx Express UK confirms that they are serious about electric micromobility. The company just added eight more 4-wheeled e-cargo bikes to the FedEx London fleet to join the electric cargo bikes FedEx already operates there. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “How climate change is thwarting travellers’ cherry blossom plans” • The rare and beautiful ten-day cherry blossom “front” is set to start ten days earlier than usual due to global warming. The travellers who arrived in Tokyo in April 2023 to see the city’s famous cherry tree petals found the blossoms opened ten days early in response to climate change. [BBC]
¶ “DTE Energy Ignites Michigan’s Green Future With Major Renewable Projects Bid” • DTE Energy announced its intention to seek proposals for new wind and solar projects, aiming for a capacity of roughly 1,075 MW. This initiative marks a significant step towards Michigan’s greener future and aligns with the state’s ambitious decarbonization efforts. [BNN Breaking]
¶ “Platte River’s Path To A Clean, Reliable Energy Future” • Platte River’s primary challenge is deploying renewable resources as fast as possible against rising costs, supply chain snarls, delays due to technology and other industry-wide headwinds while still providing power people can depend on and afford. It aims to do that by 2030. [The Coloradoan]
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