The Independent Climate→ Satellites show Amazon rainforest losing its ability to bounce back: Scientists fear a ‘tipping point’
2022-03-07 More than three-quarters of the Amazon has seen a decline in its ability to recover from fires and droughts …›
Category Archives: Climate
An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
Inside Climate News→ Is the Amazon Approaching a Tipping Point? A New Study Shows the Rainforest Growing Less Resilient
2022-03-07 Beset by worsening drought and more fires, the forest could become a savannah within decades. A study co-author says it is losing the ability “to restore itself back to a stable state.”By Georgina GustinThe world’s largest rainforest is losing it …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows
2022-03-07 Analysis of satellite observations show forest is losing stability with ‘profound’ global implicationsThe Amazon is approaching a tipping point, data shows, after which the rainforest would be lost with “profound” implications for the global cl …›
CleanTechnica→ Indian + Super73 Launch eFTR Hooligan 1.2 E-Bike
2022-03-07 Indian taps the talent at SUPER73 to take the fight to Harley-Davidson and Serial 1. …›
CleanTechnica→ Germany Plugin EV Share 25% In February, Tesla Gigafactory Boosts Hiring
2022-03-07 Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest electric vehicle market, saw plugins take 24.9% share in February, modestly up from 20.7% year on year. Full electrics share grew 50% year on year, whilst plugin hybrids fel …›
CleanTechnica→ The 10 Most Efficient Electric Cars In The US In 2022
2022-03-07 What are the most efficient electric cars in America? Cars.com has the answer. …›
Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Higher risk of temperature-related death if global warming exceeds 2°C
2022-03-07 The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a new report. Temperature-related mortality -- where a death is directly linked to climate temperature -- in England and Wales during the hott …›
The Independent Climate→ Historic Manchester landmark set to transform into urban sky park
2022-03-07 The viaduct was used to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of the former Manchester Central railway station. …›
CleanTechnica→ New SiC Inverter For Electric Cars Saves Money
2022-03-07 Can an inverter that costs more save money? Yes, says Equipmake. …›
CleanTechnica→ How Willing Are You To Surrender Data For Convenience?
2022-03-07 Amazon's new pilot program at a Whole Foods store uses cameras and sensors to track each item you purchase. But what other kinds of data is Amazon collecting? Is this combination of technology and data collection the beginning of a trend in cleantech, …›
The Independent Climate→ UK households throw away the equivalent of eight meals a week on average
2022-03-07 Households are the biggest contributor to food waste in the UK, making up 70 per cent of the total …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Our climate solutions are failing – and Big Oil’s fingerprints are all over them | Amy Westervelt
2022-03-07 For the first time, a IPCC report has acknowledged the role of misinformation. But it still doesn’t name the culpritsPeople who do not spend their days reading climate reports or scouring the archives of oil companies are often surprised to hear that …›
CleanTechnica→ Don’t Panic, Elon! The World Already Has Plenty Of Oil & Gas
2022-03-07 Russia continues its murderous rampage through Ukraine, but renewable energy and green hydrogen hubs will eventually carve a path around the oil and gas geopolitical trap. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ US beef industry emerges from Biden’s climate pledges ‘relatively unscathed’
2022-03-07 Leaders are relieved the approach is to incentivize rather than giving ranchers and feedlots tougher methane curbsThe US beef industry has escaped “relatively unscathed” from Joe Biden’s attempts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to lea …›
Inside Climate News→ Environmental Groups Are United In California Rooftop Solar Fight, with One Notable Exception
2022-03-07 NRDC’s stance on rooftop solar shows differences in strategy and worldview.By Dan Gearino, Anne Marshall-ChalmersA policy debate over rooftop solar subsidies in California is pitting one of the largest environmental groups in the world, the Natural R …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ For Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Water and Landscape Do Mix
2022-03-07 With climate change bringing harsher rains and rising waters, Kotchakorn Voraakhom designs landscapes to alleviate flooding and add greenery. …›
Inside Climate News→ North Carolina Hurricanes Linked to Increases in Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Marginalized Communities
2022-03-07 A new study finds communities of color face the greatest increase in emergency room visits for flood-borne illnesses, showing the growing health risks and disproportionate burdens of climate change.By Leah CampbellNorth Carolina emergency rooms reporte …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ Balenciaga Goes Where Fashion Hasn’t Dared Go Before
2022-03-07 In the show of the season, the brand takes on the war in Ukraine. Valentino embraces love. And Givenchy buckles down. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Six promises you can make to help reduce carbon emissions
2022-03-07 From using smartphones for longer to ending car ownership, research shows ‘less stuff and more joy’ is the way forwardSix key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study findsResearch shows that people in wealthier, high-consuming co …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds
2022-03-07 Research shows that governments and individuals making small changes can have a huge impact in reducing emissionsSix promises you can make to help reduce carbon emissionsPeople in well-off countries can help avert climate breakdown by making six relati …›
CleanTechnica→ “Woke Billionaire Capitalists” in Cleantech (Cowboys?)
2022-03-07 That is what the right-wing, Murdoch press is calling the board of Origin Energy after they decided to close the Eraring coal generator in New South Wales (NSW) early. Mike Cannon-Brookes’ surprising bid for Australia’s worse emitter (AGL) intensif …›
CleanTechnica→ Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) — What Is It Not So Good Doing?
2022-03-07 What I’ve learned using it for 6 weeks and 2000 miles For the last six weeks I’ve been using Full Self-Driving (Beta) both for local and long-distance driving — virtually all the time. I will often repeatedly push the software to the limit when I …›
The Independent Climate→ More than half of Irish electricity in February generated by wind
2022-03-07 Wind Energy Ireland welcomed the figures. …›
CleanTechnica→ Elon Musk On Tesla’s AI Leadership & Idea To Make Traffic Lights Smarter
2022-03-06 Elon Musk shared some interesting tweets about Tesla’s AI this weekend, and even a cool idea that would bring innovation to those old traffic lights that take forever to change at 2:00 am even though no one else is around. I think we’ve all …›
CleanTechnica→ Elon Musk: “We Need To Increase Oil & Gas Output Immediately”
2022-03-06 Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has shared some thoughts on Twitter about the current situation with oil and gas and Russia. He said on Friday that we need to increase our oil and gas output immediately while pointing out that extraordinary times demand extra …›
CleanTechnica→ Did Shell Change Its Mind About Russia?
2022-03-06 Did Shell Oil Company change its mind about Russia? Well, it’s complicated — at least, according to Shell. When I saw the headline from the Wall Street Journal, especially after writing in another article about how Shell was one of three oil co …›
CleanTechnica→ Distributed Wind Energy Innovation: NREL Issues Competitiveness Improvement Project Request for Proposals
2022-03-06 The Program, Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Will Build on 10 Years of Successful Distributed Wind Energy Innovation The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a request for proposals (R …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Climate Council says too many leaders are silent on global heating’s role in ‘megafloods’
2022-03-06 Organisation urges all political parties to outline concrete steps on how to prepare for inevitable climate-fuelled disastersGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe Climate Council has issued a pre-election call for all Australian poli …›
The Independent Climate→ Florida researchers are building a machine to test the future of mega hurricanes
2022-03-06 The climate crisis is making hurricanes stronger, so a new project aims to create the country’s most powerful hurricane simulator, Josh Marcus writes …›
Inside Climate News→ Whatever His Motives, Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Fueled by Oil and Gas
2022-03-06 The U.S. oil industry is hoping to fill the immediate void with increased oil and gas exports, while the EU moves in the longer term to replace Russian gas with renewable energy.By Marianne LavelleWith a Russian military convoy advancing on her city of …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ How satellites may hold the key to the methane crisis
2022-03-06 A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of the dangerous greenhouse gasLast month, scientists working with data from Tropomi, a monitoring instrument onboard the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5 satellite, pub …›
CleanTechnica→ Is It Okay To Charge Your Tesla With An Extension Cord?
2022-03-06 This is going to be an ordinary, everyday article about mundane things. Nothing exciting to see here. However, it will be practical. A question you may have heard or asked yourself from time to time: “Can I charge my Tesla from a power point usin …›
Climate : NPR→ Officials say at least 6 dead as large tornado roars through central Iowa
2022-03-06 Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines at about 4:30 p.m.(Image credit: Bryon Houlgrave/AP) …›
Climate : NPR→ At least 7 are dead after a large tornado hit central Iowa
2022-03-06 Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down southwest of Des Moines.(Image credit: Bryon Houlgrave/AP) …›
CleanTechnica→ Research Team Advances Biological Alternative to Producing Common Petrochemical
2022-03-06 For decades engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical that is nicknamed “the king of petrochemicals” for its importance in plastics. Now, one hopeful pathway to this petrochemical is nearing reality …›
CleanTechnica→ Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Helping Ukraine Stay Connected
2022-03-06 Starlink is helping Ukraine stay online and Russia isn’t too happy about this. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an important warning on Twitter pointing out that Starlink is the only non-Russian communications system that is still workin …›
RealClimate→ Forced responses: Mar 2022
2022-03-06 This month’s open thread on climate solutions. The post Forced responses: Mar 2022 first appeared on RealClimate. …›
RealClimate→ Unforced variations: Mar 2022
2022-03-06 This month’s open thread on climate science issues. The post Unforced variations: Mar 2022 first appeared on RealClimate. …›
CleanTechnica→ Edible Cities — the Future and the Past
2022-03-06 During my lifetime, I have watched as food production has moved further and further away from food consumption. In the 1950s, I helped my grandfather remove caterpillars from his purple sprouting broccoli in his front garden in urban Bingley, Yorkshire …›
CleanTechnica→ 60,000 Drivers Now Have Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) — What It Is & How To Get It (Part 1)
2022-03-06 Automobile autonomy is one of the hottest technology topics ever. Let’s consider this ideal while taking a look at Tesla’s Full Self Driving (Beta) package. 150,000 Tesla owners have reportedly paid for Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), and at lea …›