Volkswagen made a series of announcements at the largest auto show in its homeland, and one of the largest in the world, IAA in Munich, Germany. From bidirectional charging to AI to semiconductors, the company was apparently trying to push the envelope and look more interesting and innovative than companies ... [continued]
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California is doing what it has been doing for years — it’s leading on clean energy again. Well, it is leading in one way and it is catching up in another way. The California legislature passed a couple of bills on the last day of the 2025 legislative session this ... [continued]
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The European Commission has given its approval to plans for a charging network for heavy duty trucks on the Continent.
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Holding signs reading “Vicki Kills The Planet” and “Fossil Fuels Out of Harvard,” activists rushed the stage at a climate symposium at Harvard University on Friday, disrupting a panel discussion with Vicki Hollub, the chief executive officer of oil and gas company Occidental Petroleum.
As someone who believes AI will revolutionize society, Elon Musk is certain that his xAI company will crossover into Tesla and his other companies in ways that will spark monumental successes. In fact, he intends to integrate a central intelligence layer across his entire portfolio of companies. Will it work? ... [continued]
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The debate over whether hydrogen or batteries will dominate freight trucking has been settled by the market, not by opinion. The BloombergNEF 2025 Factbook on zero emission commercial vehicles released September 18th provides another clear set of signals that the argument for hydrogen in road freight is collapsing. Almost 90,000 ... [continued]
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Back in 2024, I published this article regarding Uruguay’s unreal EV sales growth in June of that year, which brought market share of EVs up to 15% (up from 6.8% the month prior). Back then, I wrote that hopefully it wouldn’t be a one-off month … but it turned out ... [continued]
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn't provided evidence to support the claim.
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A proposed gold and silver mine in northern Nevada is slated to be the first open-pit mine to go through accelerated permitting from the Bureau of Land Management, which provides far less opportunity for the public to engage with the process and help avert later problems.
When I heard about the Trump Administration trying to eliminate billions in funding to Harvard University, it seemed the attempt wasn’t what it appeared to be about on the surface. There was some kind of online information floating around that it was apparently about antisemitism, though this rationale made little ... [continued]
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A group of young environmentalists is suing to overturn executive orders that specifically benefit fossil fuel companies.
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Figure amounts to a $60bn fall by 2030 any any future scenario of emissions reduction in Australia, modelling predicts
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The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports is predicted to plummet by 50% over the next five years as global demand for fossil fuel falls, according to Treasury modelling.
The modelling, released on Thursday as the government announced its emissions reduction target for 2035, found the annual value of fossil fuel exports is predicted to fall by more than $60bn by 2030 under any future scenario of emissions reduction within Australia.
Continue reading...It’s kind of funny how this happens, but a year ago or so I conducted a brief interview about a cargo vessel crossing the Atlantic Ocean using mostly wind power. Modern container ships do not use mostly wind power, so such a crossing and the wind-powered vessel are both newsworthy ... [continued]
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Persistent rainfall needed for rest of year for ban to be lifted
You may know me as the Grumpy Old Man down in the comments. What is less known: I am also extremely lazy. For all the visitors to the opening ceremony of Fastned’s first charging station complete with convenience store, children’s playground, and outside sitting area, they made large panels with ... [continued]
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More intense future wildfires, fueled by further climate change, could lead to 70,000 deaths from smoke exposure a year, according to a new study.
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The Trump Administration’s nominee to run the Bureau of Reclamation is withdrawing from the process. Ted Cooke, a longtime water manager in Arizona, said he was asked to step back by the White House.
The Australian government has announced an emissions target for 2035 that has tried to promise (nearly) everyone a prize. By choosing a target range of a 62% to 70% cut compared with 2005 levels, it has opted for a political solution. Guardian Australia's environment editor Adam Morton examines the numbers, policy and the feasibility
Continue reading...Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says
The UN aviation organisation has been captured by the industry, a report has concluded, leading to the urgent action required to tackle the sector’s high carbon emissions being blocked.
Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at the recent “environmental protection” meeting of the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the report found. The ICAO is the forum where nations agree the rules governing international aviation.
Continue reading...Nissan was the first automaker to deliver an affordable production electric vehicle to the US market. For 2026, the LEAF has been given a full facelift from the inside out. Nissan invited CleanTechnica out to San Diego, California, to be some of the first people in the world to drive ... [continued]
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Volkswagen Group outsells Tesla in Europe with a single model. Yep, there is a single Volkswagen Group model that outsells the Model Y in Europe. And now you all think I am crazy and do not know what I am writing about. Now I ask you, find the differences: The ... [continued]
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When I was an early career teacher, I taught eighth grade. I remember a pattern of wrangling with parents about their children’s grades. The school guidance counselor would console me afterward, musing that, if the kids would only do their homework, things would be easier for them. It seemed to ... [continued]
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Three years ago, I wrote an article titled “South Africa Needs Cheaper Electric Cars ASAP!” following a study that showed over 70% of South Africans would be interested in switching to electric if they had the option to buy an electric vehicle that costs less than R500,000 ($30,000). South Africans ... [continued]
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Waymo keeps adding robotaxi services in more and more cities. Its habit this year has been to partner with Uber in these new markets, making Waymo robotaxi rides available exclusively on the Uber app. However, in Waymo’s newest city, Nashville, the robotaxi company is partnering with Lyft. It makes sense. ... [continued]
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An investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s role in promoting anti-protest laws. A profile of a Palestinian woman collecting climate-resilient heirloom seeds. A sprawling television series tackling the profound fight at the core of the climate crisis, between saving the planet and growing our economies.
These stories are among the winners, announced today, of the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards.
This year — the fifth for these annual awards — we received more than 1,200 entries, from journalists in nearly 50 countries and representing every corner of the climate journalism profession. The winners were picked by a judging panel of 118 distinguished journalists from 32 countries and territories, many of whom are past winners and finalists themselves.
Judges selected two to three winners in each of 14 subject-based categories, as well as three entries in a category for large projects and collaborations and three Emerging Journalists of the Year.
In addition, the judges named three 2025 CCNow Journalists of the Year. They are: Thaslima Begum, a British and Bangladeshi freelance journalist covering human rights and the climate emergency’s front lines; Vanessa Hauc, the anchor and director of Noticias Telemundo’s environmental investigative unit, Planeta Tierra; and Ayoola Kassim, head of programs at Nigeria’s Channels Television, where she is also the creator, anchor, and producer of the network’s first environmental program, Earthfile. In addition to their reporting, each of these awardees is an active participant in the broader journalism and climate communities — serving in leadership roles with various professional organizations, providing climate expertise to decision makers and the public, and mentoring younger journalists.
“Each of these women have persevered against long odds to deliver the news their communities need to make informed decisions about the climate emergency, including its potential solutions,” said CCNow executive director Mark Hertsgaard.
Outlets represented among the other winners include global stalwarts, like Reuters, Al Jazeera English, and The Washington Post; local outfits, like WBUR in Boston, Univision 45 in Houston, and the New York Amsterdam News; and many newsrooms on the front lines of climate crisis, including Revista AzMina in Brazil, The Migration Story in India, the Daily Nation in Zambia, and many more.
“For the fifth year in a row, these awards celebrate the very best in climate journalism — around the world, in every medium, on every imaginable angle,” said Kyle Pope, CCNow’s co-founder. “These awards honor the people who are digging in, telling the story of our time with passion and excellence.”
We encourage readers to dive into the work at coveringclimatenow.org/awards.
On social, please help us celebrate the winners! Check out our posts on LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads…
And stay tuned for an additional special announcement, coming soon!
The 89 Percent Project. Reporting for the next phase of the project is beginning and will culminate in a second Joint Coverage Week, October 26 to November 1, when newsrooms around the world will put faces behind the numbers: Who are the 89%? How do their numbers vary across countries and gender and generational lines? What kinds of action do they want governments to take? Learn more.
The Future of Climate Reporting. The International Press Institute (IPI) and CCNow, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, are teaming up to host a series of events on the future of climate reporting for the attendees of the 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival, October 23-25, in Vienna. Learn more.
This week’s roundup of stories highlights just some of the exceptional work of journalists around the world honored in the 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards that focused on humanizing the climate crisis. We encourage you to check out all of the winning work here.
“Dying Earth”
This extraordinary series of half-hour documentaries tackles the profound fight at the core of the climate crisis, between saving the planet and growing our economies. By Fatima Lianes, Diego Barrero, Jesus Zambrana, Daniel López, Fran Pigni, Alicia Villa, Zainab Walji & Farid Barsoum for Wild Mind Films and Al Jazeera English…
“The Great Wall of Surajpura”
The residents of a rural community in the Indian state of Rajasthan banded together to build walls, dams, and more to rescue their farmland from climate change-fueled drought. The story powerfully illustrates both the promise and limitations of community-based solutions in the absence of government action. By Roli Srivastava for The Migration Story (India)…
“Rising Tides, Raising Voices”
The team of Indigenous storytellers behind this powerful documentary — who are disabled themselves — show how systemic oppression and structural barriers not only uniquely endanger Indigenous Pacific Islanders’ livelihoods but, when climate disasters strike, can prove fatal. By Jody Santos, Kevin Belli, Adriano Botega, Faaolo Utumapu-Utailesolo, Melvina Voua & Ari Hazelman for the Disability Justice Project…
“Fast Fashion Is One of the World’s Most Polluting Industries. Its Global Workforce Is Paying the Price”
The fashion industry is responsible for more carbon emissions than global aviation and shipping combined. This powerful investigation explores how the industry’s notoriously mistreated workers, who — in addition to manifold labor violations — now also cope with heat stress and other forms of extreme weather. By Louise Donovan, Snigdha Poonham & Albert Oppong-Ansah for The Fuller Project & Grist…
“Sinking Homes and Farmlands: Climate Crisis Worsens in Nigeria”
In Arukwo, a remote village in Nigeria, devastating floods submerged homes and farmland. Despite millions allocated in the national budget for disaster relief, little aid arrives and local farmers lose millions, worsening food scarcity and driving up prices. Using AI, satellite imagery, and rigorous on-the-ground reporting, this is a hard-hitting exposé on government neglect from a small but mighty newsroom. By Faith Imbu, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi & Kevin Woke for The Colonist Report Africa…
“All Gassed Up”
This podcast series starts along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, the epicenter of the ongoing US LNG boom, exploring the impact of the industry on low-income communities nearby. From there, it visits Germany, which turned to American LNG after Russia invaded Ukraine, and Japan, a longtime LNG stalwart that today is betting it will also dominate the future. Even as the series globe hops, judges noted, it never loses track of its local roots. By Carlyle Calhoun & Halle Parker for WWNO in New Orleans & WRKF in Baton Rouge…
Webinar. The UCLA Emmett Institute is hosting a webinar on Monday, September 29, titled “Up in the Air: Climate Policy Without the Endangerment Finding.” Experts will cover the Trump administration’s possible motivations and legal justifications, pushback from the scientific community, and the options for states looking to regulate climate pollution. RSVP.
Europe’s deadly heatwaves. Climate change intensified temperatures across Europe this summer, leading to 16,500 more deaths compared to a summer without climate change, according to a new study by the Imperial Grantham Institute. By Ted Regencia for Al Jazeera…
Floodlight is hiring an editor-in-chief (remote). Streetsblog NYC is looking for an associate editor and an upstate New York/statehouse reporter (N.Y., N.Y.)
Journalists based in Europe: You’re invited to apply for Clean Energy Wire CLEW’s research tour on hydrogen to Hamburg, Germany. Apply by the end of this week.
Journalists based in US: The Society of Environmental Journalists Board Elections are coming up and two active seats and one academic seat are open. Run for the board, nominate a colleague or cast your vote. Apply by September 26.
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The headline number is startling. The top 10% of American households now account for roughly half of all consumer spending, according to data reported by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg in 2025. That has never been true in the modern era. It creates a situation where the economic pulse ... [continued]
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India is piling into the renewable energy space as it seeks to lower its emissions, and Australia is also raising its ambitions.
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For release: September 18, 2025
Press contact: awards@coveringclimatenow.org
Today, the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now announced 49 winners of the 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards.
Now in its fifth year, the CCNow awards program has become a recognized standard for excellence. This year’s winners hail from around the world, from outlets big and small, and, together, their work represents the leading edge of climate storytelling.
See all of 2025’s winners at coveringclimatenow.org/awards.
For 2025, CCNow received more than 1,200 entries, from journalists in nearly 50 countries and representing every corner of the climate journalism profession. The winners were picked by a judging panel of 118 distinguished journalists from 32 countries and territories, many of whom are past winners and finalists themselves.
Judges selected two to three winners in each of 14 subject-based categories, as well as three entries in a category for large projects and collaborations and three Emerging Journalists of the Year.
In addition, the judges named three 2025 CCNow Journalists of the Year. They are: Thaslima Begum, a British and Bangladeshi freelance journalist covering human rights and the climate emergency’s front lines; Vanessa Hauc, the anchor and director of Noticias Telemundo’s environmental investigative unit, Planeta Tierra; and Ayoola Kassim, head of programs at Nigeria’s Channels Television, where she is also the creator, anchor, and producer of the network’s first environmental program, Earthfile. In addition to their reporting, each of these awardees is an active participant in the broader journalism and climate communities — serving in leadership roles with various professional organizations, providing climate expertise to decision makers and the public, and mentoring younger journalists.
“Each of these women have persevered against long odds to deliver the news their communities need to make informed decisions about the climate emergency, including its potential solutions,” said CCNow executive director Mark Hertsgaard.
Judges additionally selected two to three winners in each of 14 subject-based categories, as well as three entries in a category for large projects and collaborations and three Emerging Journalists of the Year.
Outlets represented among the other winners include global stalwarts, like Reuters, Al Jazeera English, and The Washington Post; local outfits, like WBUR in Boston, Univision 45 in Houston, and the New York Amsterdam News; and many newsrooms on the front lines of climate crisis, including Revista AzMina in Brazil, The Migration Story in India, the Daily Nation in Zambia, and many more.
“For the fifth year in a row, these awards celebrate the very best in climate journalism — around the world, in every medium, on every imaginable angle,” said Kyle Pope, CCNow’s co-founder. “These awards honor the people who are digging in, telling the story of our time with passion and excellence.”
Covering Climate Now is a nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism collaboration with hundreds of news outlet partners from more than 60 countries. Grounded in the conviction that more and better news coverage is itself an essential climate solution, CCNow supports, convenes, and trains journalists and newsrooms to produce rigorous climate coverage that engages audiences. More information at www.coveringclimatenow.org.
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With New York Climate Week approaching, clean tech stakeholders are pumping out all the good news about renewable energy -- despite the abrupt shift in federal energy policy this year.
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