The FDA approved two new COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech for distribution in Fall 2023. The CDC has recommended the vaccine for all people six months and older.

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An Australian environmental cleanup company is coming to North Carolina, picking Statesville for its first U.S. plant and 226 jobs.

226 jobs coming to NC in expansion of environmental cleanup company

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The fourth annual NC Transportation Summit is taking place Wednesday and Thursday at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Drone taxis and more: Clean energy vehicles focus at NC transportation summit

Gov. Roy Cooper wants the state to get to 1.25 million zero-emission vehicles by 2030, making up half of all new passenger vehicle sales by that time.

REPORTS. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, JERROLD. WELL, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET YOU INTO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? STATE OFFICIALS FIGHTING AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE ARE WORKING TO FIGURE THAT ALL OUT AS WRAL. CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE REPORTS A NEW CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN GOT UNDERWAY TODAY. >> IN NORTH CAROLINA'S CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN, GOVERNOR ROY COOPER SET A GOAL OF GETTING TO NET 0 CARBON EMISSIONS BY 2050, UTILITY COMPANIES ARE ALREADY MAKING CUTS IN THEIR EMISSIONS. THAT LEAVES TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS AS THE STATE'S CURRENT NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR GREENHOUSE GASES. STATE LEADERS WANT TO TACKLE THAT BY BOOSTING THE USE OF TRANSIT AND 0 EMISSION VEHICLES. COOPER SAYS NEW PROJECTS LIKE VINFAST AND THE TOYOTA BATTERY PLANT HAVE PUT THE STATE AT THE CLEAN ENERGY FOREFRONT. WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. >> THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY IS COMING TO US. IT'S COMING TO US BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AT ALL. IT'S COMING OUT OF THIS IS WHERE THE JOB AND THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. >> WILL BE COOPER'S GOAL IS TO GET ONE AND A QUARTER MILLION EVS ON NORTH CAROLINA. ROADS BY 2030. THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM PASSENGER CARS TO BUSES AND SEMIS. A WORKING GROUP IS COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO GET THERE. ONE OF THE FIRST HURDLES WILL BE EV INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE ARE LARGE AREAS OF THE STATE WHERE THERE ARE NO PUBLIC CHARGERS, FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY WILL HELP TO PAY FOR MORE OF THEM. LAURA LESLIE, WRAL, NEWS, RALEIGH, THE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS DUE TO THE GOVERNOR NEXT APRIL TO WORK GROUP WILL HOLD PUBLIC COMMENT

NC's green plan calls for 1/2 of all cars to be powered by electricity

Governor Roy Cooper will be honored as the North Carolina Cleantech Champion by the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. The Cleantech Champion Award recognizes an individual who exemplifies a deep commitment to advancing the cleantech industry in the state of North Carolina.

Cleantech Cluster names NC governor as its 'Cleantech Champion'

Enter our Shine a Light Sweepstakes to earn recognition for your company

Twenty-three investors contributed to the round, according to a recent securities filing. To date, the startup has raised more than $3.3 million.

Greenville-based clean tech firm Kerdea Technologies raises $150,000

Durham’s Veritas Collaborative raises roughly $2.3M in debt and options

Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 -- For Duke Energy to achieve its vision of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the utility must collaborate with stakeholders to create new state policies that can attract clean energy companies and encourage innovation, driving down energy costs in the process. Part of that conversation should include natural gas and how to avoid locking us into fossil fuel infrastructure that could quickly become outdated as the state transitions to widespread use of clean energy.

ANDREW HUTSON: Duke Energy's net-zero emissions goal requires collaboration

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A unique partnership in North Carolina is trying to attract "cleantech" companies to the area.

North Carolina trying to attract more 'cleantech' companies

Partnership aims to lure 'cleantech' companies to the area

As cleantech startups from around the country descend into Charlotte and Raleigh for the Joules Accelerator this week, Susan Sanford, executive director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC), recently chatted with WRAL TechWire about what it all means for North Carolina.

TechWire: What cleantech might mean for North Carolina

Susan Sanford, executive director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

Joules Accelerator in Charlotte received a grant from the i6 Challenge to help develop a cleantech corridor between Charlotte and Research Triangle Park. 

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RoadBotics uses artificial intelligence and smartphones to help governments and engineering firms make data-driven decisions. 

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The Charlotte-based Joules Accelerator focuses on making connections between the Research Triangle Park, Charlotte and clean-tech startup companies. 