California officials announced the state has joined the National Building Performance Standards Coalition, a White House-led initiative to accelerate building performance standards across the country.
The world’s first commercial solar electric vehicles (EVs) are slated to hit the U.S. and European markets as early as the end of this year.
The EcoBlock co-PI and UC Berkeley professor discussed the disproportionate impacts of climate change as noted in a recent IPCC report.
The two firms will begin operating as Introba to meet increasing global demand for sustainable, resilient engineering.
The legislative package is part of the California Climate Commitment, a $54 billion investment that seeks to drastically cut pollution, bolster community health and resilience, and catalyze the transition to reliable, clean, renewable energy in the Golden State.
The EcoBlock senior advisor talks about the state of California’s grid alongside experts from UC Berkeley and The New York Times.
According to the EcoBlock co-PI and UC Berkeley professor, California can do more to strengthen the electric grid.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision is among a series of recent climate measures aimed at decarbonizing California’s building sector and is expected to save ratepayers approximately $164 million per year.
Incentivizing multiple sources of clean energy, the Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to significantly curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years.
According to the EcoBlock PI, grid modernization is not a matter of if, but when.