An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-03-09 What trends can we look out for this year in the automotive space? According to Dawn Alcott at Go Banking Rates, “If you look at the top three automotive trends for 2022, you may think it’s a page straight out of the Tesla playbook. Cars.com, …›
2022-03-09 A wolf came within five feet of snowmobiles in Voyageurs National Park …›
2022-03-09 Controversial scheme currently on pause following mass protests at plans to impose daily £60 fees on older buses, lorries and private hire cabs …›
2022-03-09 The oil industry, Biden administration and even some environmentalists see sucking carbon dioxide from smokestacks and the atmosphere as critical to solving the climate crisis. But the IPCC says relying on it presents a “major risk.”By Nicholas Kus …›
2022-03-09 The EPA clean trucks proposal released this week focuses on cleaner combustion engines, but environmental justice advocates want a zero-emissions transition.By Marianne LavelleWhen Angelo Logan was growing up in the city of Commerce, California, in the …›
2022-03-09 The prime minister was met with anger and protest on his visit to the flood-ravaged NSW town, and didn’t stop to shake handsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingOn a debris-lined street, not far from Lismore’s centre, Kym Strow and …›
2022-03-09 Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water and Yorkshire Water submitted reports in December which worried the regulator, it said. …›
2022-03-09 Analysis shows Russian oil embargo possible, but Europe should not swap one despot for another. Europe is giving Putin $285 million a day to meet its dependence on imported oil, new data¹ shows. Transport & Environment (T&E), which carried out …›
2022-03-09 While cause remains unconfirmed, green groups fear the three whales could be the ‘tip of iceberg’ with many more animals hurtEnvironmental groups have linked the beaching of three whales in Corfu to seismic testing for oil and gas in the waters off …›
2022-03-09 As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska notes that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuelsFor Svitlana Krakovska, Ukraine’s leading climate scientist, it was meant to be the wee …›
2022-03-09 Offset markets have important role as switching to renewable energy alone not enough, according to thinktankRemoving carbon dioxide from the air will now be essential if there is to be any chance of meeting global climate targets, a thinktank has warne …›
2022-03-09 ‘Extreme and rapid climate change’ in Early Jurassic may have contributed to fossil preservation …›
2022-03-09 Researchers say the island’s biggest mine is on track to achieve no net loss of forest but that ‘there remain important caveats’Ambatovy mine on the east coast of Madagascar is an environmental conundrum fit for the 21st century. Beginning operat …›
2022-03-09 For much of the auto industry’s recent history, luxury auto sales have been dominated by Lexus and BMW. However, Tesla’s push toward the emergence of the electric vehicle is expected to change that in the years to come. Tesla is on track to outpace …›
2022-03-09 New Modeling Approach Intersects Equity Metrics and Renewable Energy Technical Potential To Prioritize Communities That Need Deployment the Most This story originally published on JISEA.org. Renewable energy development can bolster local economies thr …›
2022-03-09 Even though only 10% of vehicles on US roads are medium- and heavy-duty trucks, they are responsible for the majority of hazardous air pollutants and nearly 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. This pollution dispropor …›
2022-03-09 55 teams representing 38 universities are advancing as finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2022 Design Challenge. Finalist teams were chosen based on presentations and design submissions at the semifinal competition event, he …›
2022-03-09 Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean. However, in doing so, they have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins, even when they are now held at the same wa …›
2022-03-09 Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn recently wrote an opinion piece for The Hill in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He argued that renewable energy will save us from dictators whose power stems from fossil fuels. He pointed out that the US ne …›
2022-03-08 ‘Up to six’ new North Sea projects could be approved after PM says UK may have to use ‘more of our own hydrocarbons’ …›
2022-03-08 Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has been under a ‘moratorium’ for over two years. …›
2022-03-08 ‘Americans have rallied to support the Ukrainian people and made it clear we will not be part of subsidizing Putin’s war,’ Mr Biden says …›
2022-03-08 Electric Truck Hydropower & Mountain Regions Mountain regions have a large potential for hydropower that cannot be harnessed effectively by conventional technologies. IIASA researcher Julian Hunt and an international team of researchers developed a …›
2022-03-08 The recent rain bomb that deluged parts of Brisbane, Queensland, has exposed the vulnerability of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure there. Over 1 meter (39 inches) of rain fell in three days. It was not just the Tesla Superchargers close to …›
2022-03-08 While Tesla has been grabbing market share in the automotive world with their fully electric vehicles, there hasn’t yet been a true disruptor in the recreational watercraft market. That may be about to change if a company called HALEVAI has any s …›
2022-03-08 The first-ever electric Honda motorcycle is here! (Kinda.) …›
2022-03-08 It is widely known that gas production and transportation both result in methane leakage, but a new study found that appliances, such as stoves, leak dangerous methane — even when they are not being used. These results are concerning because methan …›
2022-03-08 Tesla’s Elon Musk has a thing for video games and he’s a big fan of easter eggs (e.g., in-game surprises/treats). Musk is famous for integrating these easter eggs into Tesla’s fleet of vehicles in fun (and sometimes mysterious) ways. …›
2022-03-08 The group’s aim is to make it impossible to own a 4x4 in urban areas across the UK …›
2022-03-08 ‘If you guys need me, I’m there,’ Adam McKay says …›
2022-03-08 With the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), demand for materials used to produce batteries is expected to increase dramatically. Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the mat …›
2022-03-08 Climate change can affect life on Earth. According to new research, it can also affect the dead. A study of exceptionally preserved fossils has found that rising global temperatures and a rapidly changing climate 183 million years ago may have created …›
2022-03-08 Club execs said it does wish to be associated with the right-wing media figure’s anti-net zero organisation …›
2022-03-08 The emissions rise above pre-pandemic levels has largely been driven by China’s coal use …›
2022-03-08 Historic emissions suggest ‘several million’ people were exposed to five times current levels …›
2022-03-08 Prices are soaring as industry leaders meet in Houston. The vibe at the conference is “we’re part of the solution.” …›
2022-03-08 Global heating ‘amplifies risks all the way through the supply chain, from farm to warehouse to supermarket shelves’Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityEmpty supermarket …›
2022-03-08 Over recent decades, hurricanes and other tropical cyclones in the U.S. were associated with up to 33.4 percent higher death rates from several major causes in subsequent months. The study exemplifies how far-reaching and varied the hidden costs to lif …›
2022-03-08 The Biden administration has proposed strict new limits on pollution from heavy trucks. The last time that tailpipe standards were tightened was over 20 years ago. …›
2022-03-08 Global industry uses North Sea field as benchmark to set price per barrel …›