Tag: Fossil fuels

  • Don’t trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you

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    With electric cars back in the headlines, it’s time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil. In our recent research looking at attitudes towards electric vehicle uptake, we pointed to some of the factors making the case for change. We need to remind ourselves that burning oil, a finite resource, […]

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  • ‘Coal is on the way out’: study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar or wind

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    Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025 Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study. “Even without major policy shift we will continue to see coal retire […]

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