In russia's invasion, the world saw how nuclear power plants were at risk. Just recently, ukrane said russian shelling damaged the zoperisa nuclear power plant,. You know, how much does this factor into the calculus about nuclear as part of the carbon free pathway? Because nuclear has seen support, a still seeing policy support. Does that raise questions about nuclears part of the mex i think attitudes to nuclear in europe are shifting a little bit at the moment.
In the tech world, there’s a common belief that once a new device hits 5% market penetration, it rapidly goes from a niche to mass adoption. According to Bloomberg, the US has just passed that critical 5% tipping point for new EV purchases. Norway, an oil-rich country, was first to hit that 5% mark in 2013 and today boasts a stunning 86% of new cars being fully electric. Now California is driving the US along a similar road away from gasoline and diesel by passing a new law that will only allow emission free vehicles to be sold by 2035. Even with that California law, how confident can we be that all new American cars will be running clean? What does the 5% tipping point mean for other clean tech adoption?
Guests:
Albert Cheung, Head of Global Analysis, BloombergNEF
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