Week Recap: EV Struggles, Waste, Oil Price Up
Channel: Energy News Beat
Date: 2024-04-06

Episode  #345 -  Weekly Recap: Renewable Energy & EV Challenges: Financial Risks, Waste Crisis, Regulatory Scrutiny, and Policy Debates

Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.

Mounting Losses Mean Sweden’s Wind Industry Faces Total Financial Collapse
https://energynewsbeat.co/mounting-losses-mean-swedens-wind-industry-faces-total-financial-collapse/

Solar panel waste to reach crisis levels in next two to three years, Australian experts warn
https://energynewsbeat.co/solar-panel-waste-to-reach-crisis-levels-in-next-two-to-three-years-australian-experts-warn/

BlackRock hit with ‘cease and desist’ after allegedly misleading investors about ESG practices
https://energynewsbeat.co/blackrock-hit-with-cease-and-desist-after-allegedly-misleading-investors-about-esg-practices/

Good news and bad news on Pa. electricity includes reduced CO2 emissions but high costs for residents
https://energynewsbeat.co/good-news-and-bad-news-on-pa-electricity-includes-reduced-co2-emissions-but-high-costs-for-residents/

Cost of Electrifying Commercial Truck Fleet is $1 Trillion
https://energynewsbeat.co/cost-of-electrifying-commercial-truck-fleet-is-1-trillion/

Buttigieg rejects critics of EV future: Like people in 2000s saying we could have landlines forever
https://energynewsbeat.co/buttigieg-rejects-critics-of-ev-future-like-people-in-2000s-saying-we-could-have-landlines-forever/

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss various topics related to the energy industry. They cover issues such as mounting losses in Sweden's wind industry, the challenges of recycling solar panels, Blackrock facing a cease and desist order over ESG practices, Pennsylvania's reduced CO2 emissions but higher electricity costs, the high cost of electrifying commercial truck fleets, Buttigieg's comparison of EV adoption to landline phones, and competition in the EV market with Tesla facing challenges from traditional automakers. The conversation reflects skepticism towards certain renewable energy initiatives and highlights concerns about practicality and cost-effectiveness within the industry.

#RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry #SolarPanelRecycling
#ESGInvesting #ElectricVehicles #CO2Emissions
#GreenEnergy #Sustainability #WindIndustry #ClimateAction

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Mounting Losses Mean Sweden’s Wind Industry Faces Total Financial Collapse
03:17 - Solar panel waste to reach crisis levels in next two to three years, Australian experts warn
06:54 - BlackRock hit with ‘cease and desist’ after allegedly misleading investors about ESG practices
09:10 - Good news and bad news on Pa. electricity includes reduced CO2 emissions but high costs for residents
11:27 - Cost of Electrifying Commercial Truck Fleet is $1 Trillion
13:55 - Buttigieg rejects critics of EV future: Like people in 2000s saying we could have landlines forever
16:52 - Outro

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