Driving electric cars won’t make a dent in global carbon emissions on its own, and may even increase pollution levels unless electricity production becomes renewable bloom.bg/2E89shl
“Electrification is a necessary part of deep decarbonization because it is relatively easy to decarbonize the power sector” "But electrification only helps if the power sector moves rapidly towards zero emissions.”
"Renewable energy is playing its part with wind and solar now providing 6 percent of global electricity generation compared with 0.2 percent in 2000. Investment in the power sector hit $750 billion in 2017, higher than oil and gas investment for the second straight year"
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration wants to end subsidies for electric cars and other items, including renewable energy sources. reuters.com/article/us-usa…
