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Airlines and airports face increased scrutiny – and possibly legal action – over the contradictions between their sustainability claims and the reality of their high-emissions businesses.
Using a ‘grid of grids’ network, New Zealand’s growing electric vehicle fleet could contribute to national energy resiliency, feeding electricity back into the system during peak demand.
Tesla’s long-delayed entry to the pick-up trucks market starts shipping on November 30.
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
It’s still possible for Australia to cut emissions in line with holding climate change to 1.5°C. Here’s how.
More and more motorists are opting for bigger EVs – but there are several environmental concerns to consider.
Support for road-user charging strengthens when people are assured that revenue goes into reducing traffic congestion, maintaining transport infrastructure, improving public transport.
The High Court has ruled the right to charge an electric vehicle tax rests with the Commonwealth despite the Constitution not mentioning cars or roads.
Taxing electric vehicles was always a bad idea. But the High Court’s ruling against Victoria’s law could make state-based road user charges impossible.
Some power plants don’t have massive smokestacks or cooling towers – or even a central site.
The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
Sodium is a cheap and viable alternative to lithium in batteries for low-medium range EVs.
The Biden Administration’s signature climate legislation is unleashing a wave of clean energy investment, along with some opportunities and risks for countries like Australia.
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and budget decisions. An example shows just how much is at stake.
Lithium-ion battery fires are rare, but they can cause a lot of damage – and they’re challenging to put out.
Building an auto industry for the future that serves the needs of workers, companies and consumers alike will require innovative partnerships between the union and management.
Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
Rishi Sunak has delayed some of the UK’s key net zero targets – a look back at history may explain why.
The International Energy Agency moved up the date when it expects oil demand to peak to before 2030. Electric vehicle growth is a big part of the reason.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, Institute of Coding, Coventry University
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Professor of Business and Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
