The state will facilitate public and private entities setting up the initial batch of fast charging stations in Hyderabad and other towns in a phased manner and will extend “tailor-made benefits to mega and strategic projects on case to case basis.” … [Read more...] about EV push | No road tax, registration fee for first 2 lakh electric two-wheelers in Telangana
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Here’s how much it would cost to move every home in the U.S. to zero-carbon energy
“When we think about infrastructure, we shouldn’t just be thinking about roads, highways, and bridges, and dams, and tunnels,” says Laskey. “Those things are certainly infrastructure, as they were in the 20th century. But the 21st century will also include the solar panels on your house and the heat pump in your basement, because those things will be grid-connected. And even if they’re owned by your family, they’ll be providing infrastructure-type services to all of us. If the lights in my home are in part going to be reliable because of the solar panel on your roof, we ought to treat your infrastructure as shared infrastructure. And we should finance it appropriately and compensate it appropriately for the services it’s providing.” … [Read more...] about Here’s how much it would cost to move every home in the U.S. to zero-carbon energy
This startup can predict where the next California fire will start
Similar models could also be used for hurricanes, flooding, and other disasters. While the current model of insurance isn’t sustainable as disasters grow—with a sharp increase over the last 20 years, with 7,000 extreme weather events globally—Engler believes that the industry can adapt. “When you look at California, about 12% of the homes are actually built in the middle of forests or dangerous areas,” he says. “You’re talking about 12% driving 90% of that risk rate. That’s really where you can see a manageable effect. It’s definitely not sustainable in the current model, and the paradigm that has been set up. But it is completely manageable in the future.” … [Read more...] about This startup can predict where the next California fire will start
The enormous COVID-19 recovery plans show there’s money to solve climate change
With existing policy, the world is already investing $1.1 trillion in clean energy. That leaves an investment gap of only $300 billion to get on a pathway in line with climate science. If we divest from fossil fuel investments—not including fossil fuel subsidies—the gap shrinks even further, to just $20 billion, or 0.2% of the total stimulus funding announced so far. “One of the messages of this is that tackling climate change is not that expensive, which is contrary to the narrative that we often hear—that this is a crazy, expensive mess,” Andrijevic says. … [Read more...] about The enormous COVID-19 recovery plans show there’s money to solve climate change
U.S. nursing homes still don’t have enough PPE
Between May and August, nearly half of the country’s 15,000 nursing homes—which house around 1.3 million people—reported having low supplies at some point. Twenty percent of the homes reported completely running out of some kinds of PPE. Shortages worsened over the summer, even in some areas where cases were declining: In August, compared to mid-July, three times as many nursing homes said they’d run out of supplies such as masks and gowns. The shortages have likely exacerbated the challenges that nursing homes already faced, with tight quarters and vulnerable residents. More than a quarter of the Americans who have died in the pandemic so far have lived in nursing homes. … [Read more...] about U.S. nursing homes still don’t have enough PPE
