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Bill Pugsley
(background in hydrometeorology, climate research, aviation weather forecasting, automated observing networks and the impacts of air pollution on health.)
Title: The Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Electric Vehicles as a Function of Renewable Energy Author(s): Ryan Cornell Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks Collection: Common Ground Research Networks Series: Climate Change: Impacts and…
Bill PugsleyAre EVs clean when run from grid? New article w/ Argonne’s full lifecycle model (batt+mfgr.+150K mi) shows EV cleaner in all US states, even Wyoming!
Lifetime tons CO2:
69 ICE car
56 EV, 98% coal (Wyoming)
31 EV, US grid avg.
6 EV, 100% renewable
The global energy transition is happening faster than the models predicted, according to a report released today by the Rocky Mountain Institute, thanks to massive investments in the advanced-battery technology ecosystem. Previous and planned…
The Renewables in Cities 2019 Global Status Report will be released in late 2019. Fill in the following form to receive a digital copy of the full report: Cities are key actors in the global transition to renewable energy. By 2018, more than half…
Bill Pugsley More than half the world’s population (55%) lives in cities today, and cities account for two-thirds of global energy demand and around 75% of global CO2 emissions.- comparable data are lacking on city-level renewable energy targets, policies and action