The Independent Climate→ US to end single-use plastics on public lands and national parks by 2032
2022-06-08 The pledge was made as part of World Oceans Day on Wednesday …›
Category Archives: Climate
An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
CleanTechnica→ Space-Based Solar Power Is Back On The Table
2022-06-08 Is beaming energy from space the next new thing? …›
CleanTechnica→ Just The Facts: The Cost Of Solar Has Fallen More Quickly Than Experts Predicted
2022-06-08 Why did so many individuals with knowledge of the field fail to recognize the sharp decline in costs, driven largely by photovoltaic (PV) module efficiencies? …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Biden Plans to Declare Hudson Canyon a Marine Sanctuary
2022-06-08 Hudson Canyon, an underwater gorge off the coast of New York and New Jersey, would receive permanent federal protection. …›
CleanTechnica→ Direct Sales: A Perfect Storm May Have Come For Auto Dealers
2022-06-08 I took the dogs on a long, long walk the other night. Along our meandering, unplanned route was a Ford dealer, something I’d usually drive past at 40 MPH and not pay a lot of attention to. Going by on foot was a very different experience. Where t …›
The Independent Climate→ Government knew its climate policies fell short of key emissions reduction target but kept it secret, lawyers say
2022-06-08 Climate campaigners tell high court ministers knew policies they were able to quantify did not add up to the reductions necessary to meet one of the key emission reduction targets …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ MEPs reject key EU climate proposal after aims watered down
2022-06-08 European parliament defeats centre-right lawmakers’ attempts to weaken climate targetThe European parliament has voted to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, defeating attempts by centre-right lawmakers to weaken the target.Lawmakers hail …›
CleanTechnica→ Vintage Electric Launches 72-Volt Performance E-Bikes
2022-06-08 If you have been following the progress of electric vehicles over the last 5 –10 years you know we are in an exciting time. There are more electric vehicles available to purchase now than there have ever been. Public charging infrastructure is growin …›
The Independent Climate→ Government accused of ‘sitting on the fence’ on climate impact of eating meat as Eustice questions science
2022-06-08 ‘We are ultimately omnivores’, environment secretary tells Lords …›
MIT Climate Portal→ Affordable direct air capture: myth or reality?
2022-06-08 Affordable direct air capture: myth or reality? MIT Joint Prog… Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:42 MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global ChangeTopicsAtmosphereCarbon CaptureEnergyFossil FuelsRenewable EnergyGovernment & PolicyTransportationPostJ …›
The Independent Climate→ ‘Gangam Style’ star Psy faces criticism for water deluges at concerts amid Korea’s recent drought
2022-06-08 The Korean peninsula has faced drought conditions in the past year …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Alok Sharma in running to be UN’s global climate chief
2022-06-08 UK cabinet minister who led Cop26 understood to have been approached and expressed interest in the roleAlok Sharma, the UK cabinet minister who led last year’s Cop26 climate summit, is in the running to be the UN’s global climate chief, at a crucia …›
The Independent Climate→ O2 Arena goes fully vegan for Billie Eilish
2022-06-08 London venue will turn meat-free exclusively for singer’s six-day climate event …›
The Independent Climate→ ‘A no-brainer’: World’s largest skyscraper farm to be built in UK
2022-06-08 ‘It won’t be long in the future that it will become unacceptable to air-freight fresh herbs into the country,’ said the company’s head of growing …›
The Independent Climate→ Rishi Sunak’s ‘dangerous’ tax relief for fossil fuel companies will accelerate ‘climate disaster’
2022-06-08 If all 39 projects are approved they could produce the equivalent of nearly 1.9 billion barrels of oil …›
CleanTechnica→ New Energica Experia Reinvents Adventure Touring
2022-06-08 For when you really, really want to set the electric motorcycle Cannonball record. …›
The Independent Climate→ What is a ‘heat dome’? The extreme events explained
2022-06-08 Intense concentrations of hot air trapped over North America killed hundreds of people in the Pacific Northwest last year …›
The Independent Climate→ World Ocean Day 2022: What is it and what is this year’s theme?
2022-06-08 This year’s events cast a spotlight on ’the communities, ideas, and solutions that are working together to protect and revitalise the ocean and everything it sustains‘ …›
The Independent Climate→ World Oceans Day 2021: What is it and what is this year’s theme?
2022-06-08 This year’s event will ‘shed light on the wonder of the ocean and how it is our life source’ …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Millions Across the Southwest Face Weekend Heat Alerts
2022-06-08 Record-breaking heat will continue through the weekend from California to South Texas. Meteorologists say the soaring temperatures may cause illness. …›
The Independent Climate→ Scottish Government urged to act over rising seabird deaths
2022-06-08 About 1,000 dead gannets have been recorded so far, and hundreds of great skuas have also been found dead or dying. …›
The Independent Climate→ First evidence of microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow
2022-06-08 Microplastics could accelerate melting of snow and ice, scientists warn …›
Inside Climate News→ From the Middle East to East Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Professor Works to Make the City More Climate-Resilient
2022-06-08 Baltimore has increased its tree canopy over the past decade but still lacks a comprehensive heat reduction strategy. Benjamin Zaitchik says the climate threat is “substantial.”By Aman AzharAs a professor and climate scientist in the Department of …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ ‘Gold rush’ for gas production threatens to lock in global heating
2022-06-08 New dash for gas driven by energy disruption and rising prices spurns warnings to cease exploration to meet 1.5 heating limitCountries around the world are pouring funds into new natural gas facilities that could destroy the chances of limiting global …›
CleanTechnica→ Ford & Tesla Indicate EVs Might Be Selling Themselves
2022-06-08 Last week, a piece in Bloomberg told us that Ford is looking to do what Tesla does: not spend on advertising. Why? Because its EVs are already sold out for two years. With a second manufacturer considering ditching traditional advertising, it’s l …›
CleanTechnica→ Our Tesla Goes to the Queensland Coalfields
2022-06-08 When we were invited to participate in the Gladstone Eco Fest, I wasn’t sure what sort of reception we would get in the Queensland coalfields. It was fantastic! Thank you, Anna Hitchcock, coordinator of the Gladstone Conservation Council for the invi …›
CleanTechnica→ 10 Years of Transformation: What We Have Learned Since RE Futures Showed What Was Possible
2022-06-08 10 Years After Visionary Renewable Electricity Futures Study Showed an 80% Renewable U.S. Grid Was Possible, NREL Experts Recount How They Have Built on Those Findings in the Decade Since — and What Is Next The year is 2012. Wind generation is expand …›
CleanTechnica→ Perpetual Motion for Climate Funding
2022-06-08 by Margaret Hender, founder of CORENA When CORENA first started back in 2013, we modelled the effect of using donated funds to give $20,000/quarter in interest-free loans to pay for practical climate-beneficial projects, like solar and energy efficienc …›
CleanTechnica→ Interview with Impossible Mining CEO Oliver Gunasekara, Part 1
2022-06-08 Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and co-founder of Impossible Mining, recently sat down with me to share a bit about the company and what inspired him to take on the critical metals, EV batter materials, and mining industry. This is part one of our interview. In …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
2022-06-08 Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. …›
CleanTechnica→ New Model Finds Best Sites for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
2022-06-08 Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, as well as how powerful the charging stations can be without …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ New Zealand farmers propose paying for emissions to tackle climate change
2022-06-07 Agriculture sector faced pressure to act or be forced into the country’s emissions trading scheme, from which it is exemptFarming leaders in New Zealand have recommended that the government impose a price on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions for …›
CleanTechnica→ Electrified ’60s Era VW Bus Traces Steps of 1st Cross-Country Road Trip
2022-06-07 For Jack Smith, the “A” in DNA seems to stand for adventure. Smith skateboarded across America with a couple of his friends in 1976. Yes, across America. He did this a few more times before deciding he wanted to go it alone, and in 2019 he complete …›
CleanTechnica→ Lost Quarter For Italy’s Electric Mobility — Will New Incentives Re-Ignite The EV Race?
2022-06-07 Originally published on opportunity:energy. It’s been a bad start of the year for the Italian car market, as 2022 inherited crises that had been brewing since the covid pandemic. With an ongoing chip (and broader materials) shortage, policy uncer …›
The Independent Climate→ Threatened fish are ‘uglier’, scientists discover
2022-06-07 But uglier fish tended to be more evolutionarily distinct …›
The Independent Climate→ Tick that makes you allergic to meat is spreading across US
2022-06-07 Disease ecologist points to warmer climate as cause of Lone Star tick’s eastward expansion …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Fight Looms Over New York’s Bid to Slow Crypto-Mining Boom
2022-06-07 Crypto interests are lobbying Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto a groundbreaking bill that would temporarily halt new crypto-mining projects at fossil-fuel burning plants. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Book Review: ‘Wastelands,’ by Corban Addison
2022-06-07 In “Wastelands,” Corban Addison tells the extraordinary story of how some North Carolina residents stood up to a meatpacking company polluting their communities. …›
CleanTechnica→ The Flinders eBeast with the Heart of a Tesla
2022-06-07 The welcome mat was extended to us this morning as we visited the well-appointed campus of Matthew Flinders Anglican College, an independent prep-to-year 12 school located in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. We were there to see the famous Flinders eBeas …›
The Independent Climate→ John Kerry promises to ‘follow up’ on missing British journalist and Indigenous guide in Amazon
2022-06-07 Dom Phillips, 57, and Bruno Araújo Pereira were last seen three days ago on a boat in the remote Javari region of the Amazon …›