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Read More aggressive-hiring-of-sustainability-talent-from-consultancies-is-creating-expertise-gap:-recruiter
September 19, 2024 Sustainability

Aggressive hiring of sustainability talent from consultancies is creating expertise gap: recruiter

The industry is “eating itself” as companies find that there is a hollowing out of sustainability talent with specialist knowledge in consultancy firms, said Paddy Balfour from recruiting firm Acre at the ReThink conference in Hong Kong.

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September 19, 2024 Sustainability

A rural remedy for China’s EV slowdown

Faced with a hostile international market and growing domestic overcapacity, Chinese EV brands need to find new customers.

Read More is-it-time-for-china-to-embrace-catastrophe-insurance?
September 18, 2024 Sustainability

Is it time for China to embrace catastrophe insurance?

Such policies can compensate natural disaster victims and drive climate action, but insurers and consumers are cautious.

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September 18, 2024 Sustainability

Unemployed youth cling to Kashmir elections for hope

Anxious and seeking jobs, Kashmir’s youth pin hopes for a brighter future on the region’s upcoming regional assembly elections.

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September 18, 2024 Manufacturing

Delivery Vans Are Going Electric! Where & Why

Let’s start this one with some good news: the transition toward clean freight is picking up speed. Over the past few years, we’ve started to see more and more zero-emission commercial trucks, delivery vans, and buses hit the road. The much-needed evo...

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September 18, 2024 Manufacturing

A Typical EV Is ~90% Efficient, Compared To 30% For A Gas Vehicle, & More EV, Clean Energy, & Science News

A typical EV is 87% to 91% efficient (after accounting for regenerative braking), compared to approximately 30% for a normal gasoline vehicle, depending on the drive cycle. That is something to consider every time you buy or rent an automobile. For t...

Read More oscal’s-6000w-power-station-powermax-6000-launched-for-home-power-systems
September 18, 2024 Manufacturing

OSCAL’s 6000W Power Station PowerMax 6000 Launched for Home Power Systems

Expandable Capacity from 3.6kWh to 57.6kWh, Up to 6000W Output with 120/240V Dual Voltage, and 24/7 UPS in 5-8ms Switchover Earlier this year, OSCAL, one of the fastest growing energy technology startups, introduced its PowerMax 3600 as the world’s f...

Read More ev-&-adas-trends-in-auto-industry,-tesla-cybertruck’s-big-moment-—-interview-with-sema-president-&-ceo
September 18, 2024 Manufacturing

EV & ADAS Trends in Auto Industry, Tesla Cybertruck’s Big Moment — Interview with SEMA President & CEO

I recently interviewed Mike Spagnola, president and CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. It was an atypical and interesting conversation for me, because it wasn’t with someone entrenched in ...

Read More ford-chairman-&-ceo-jim-farley-wakes-after-decade-long-nap,-shocked-by-china’s-evs
September 18, 2024 Manufacturing

Ford Chairman & CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-long Nap, Shocked By China’s EVs

The job of Chairman and CEO of a global company comes with a few requirements. Being awake should be one of them. Since 2020, Farley has received $82 million for napping it seems. Before that he had executive vice president and leadership roles respo...