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| Renewables see record growth in 2021, but supply chain problems loom Posted: 01 Dec 2021 09:55 AM PST  2021 is on course to break a global record for renewable energy growth, according to the International Energy Agency's latest Renewables Market Report. That's despite skyrocketing commodity prices, which could bog down the transition to clean energy in the future. With 290 GW in additional capacity expected to be commissioned by the end of the year, 2021 will smash the record for renewable electricity growth that was just set last year. This year's additions even outpace a forecast that the International Energy Agency (IEA) made in the spring. "Exceptionally high growth" would be the "new normal" for renewable sources of electricity, the IEA said at the time. Solar energy, in particular, was on track to take the crown as the "new king... |
| Biden administration issues new framework for space policy, with a focus on climate change Posted: 01 Dec 2021 08:00 AM PST  Today, Vice President Kamala Harris' office released a new framework for US space policy, detailing how the Biden administration plans to approach commercial, civil, and military space activity moving forward. Called the United States Space Priorities Framework, the document keeps many of the same space priorities from the previous administration but adds a new emphasis on using space to help combat climate change and investing in STEM education. The new framework comes ahead of today's National Space Council meeting, the first one to be held under the Biden administration. Harris, who chairs the National Space Council, will convene the policy advisory group at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, at 1:30PM ET today. T... |
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