Category Archives: Climate

An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:

Climate – Science News→ Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on choices made today

2026-02-20 Antarctic Peninsula projections show accelerating ice loss, warming oceans and global sea level impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions. …›

CleanTechnica→ Trump GOP: Forget Progress, Back to the Caves!

2026-02-20 As I started reading Steve Hanley’s article last night about the Trump administration putting pressure on the International Energy Agency (IEA) to focus only on fossil fuels and stop tracking and reporting on renewable energy, my blood started to …›

CleanTechnica→ A US Sodium-Ion Battery Maker Challenges Powerwall For Home Energy Storage, And More

2026-02-20 The US firm Syntropic has launched three new sodium-ion battery products into the energy storage marketplace, for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale use. The post A US Sodium-Ion Battery Maker Challenges Powerwall For Home Energy St …›

CleanTechnica→ The War Against Solar Power Is Doomed To Fail, Part Infinity

2026-02-20 More solar power plants for the USA: the solar manufacturer Talon PV has taken another step towards the construction of a 4.8-gigawatt TOPCon solar manufacturing facility, to be located in Texas. The post The War Against Solar Power Is Doomed To Fail, …›

CleanTechnica→ Enhanced Geothermal Systems Could Expand Geothermal Power Generation

2026-02-20 The first large-scale commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS) power generator in the United States is under construction with the company reporting in our generator survey that it plans to bring the project online in June 2026. Below, we examin …›

CleanTechnica→ Sierra Club Report: PFAS Found in Nearly All Alabama’s Waterways

2026-02-20 MONTGOMERY, AL — A new report released today has found PFAS in nearly all of Alabama’s waterways, confirming the statewide threat of these deadly toxins. PFAS are man-made “forever chemicals” that don’t break down in the environment and are h …›

CleanTechnica→ Solar Power Used To Charge An EV In The Sub-Arctic

2026-02-20 If someone told you off-grid solar power was used to charge an electric Subaru in the sub-Arctic, would you believe it? Well, a pilot project conducted by Easee and Subaru just demonstrated it is possible to use portable solar panels and a portable EV …›

CleanTechnica→ Coloradans Push Back On Trump Trying To Force Coal On Them

2026-02-20 The Trump administration’s efforts to force coal and other dirty fossil fuels on Americans while blocking solar and wind energy projects are so blatant and obvious that there’s really no debate what’s going on. There are some lame exc …›

CleanTechnica→ FAW Begins Testing Semi-Solid-State Battery With 500 Wh/kg Energy Density

2026-02-20 FAW reportedly has equipped a prototype sedan with a battery that has an energy density of 500 Wh/kg yet cost less than an LFP battery. The post FAW Begins Testing Semi-Solid-State Battery With 500 Wh/kg Energy Density appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›

CleanTechnica→ Germany’s Bid To Double Hydrogen Fuel Targets Ignores Operator Demand And Cost Signals

2026-02-20 The German Bundesrat’s recent plea to Brussels to double green hydrogen-base fuel quotas is less a bid to accelerate decarbonization than a request to manufacture demand for an infrastructure program that never made economic sense and had weak demand …›

CleanTechnica→ Tesla’s Huge Market Cap — Reader Thoughts

2026-02-19 I published an article yesterday on Tesla’s crazy-high market cap, more than the following automakers’ combined: Toyota, BYD, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Geely, Ferrari, BMW, Volkswagen Group, Honda, Nissan, Renault, …›

Inside Climate News→ What Goes Up Must Come Down

2026-02-19 A new study underscores growing unease about pollution from mostly unregulated commercial space activities.By Bob BerwynNew research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a handful of companies and countries are using the global atmospheric …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ An Antarctic Voyage

2026-02-19 My colleague just spent two months on a research icebreaker. It changed his perspective on the world in ways he didn’t expect. …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ How is this research funded?

2026-02-19 One of your most frequently asked questions, answered. …›

CleanTechnica→ Tesla Market Cap More Than Market Cap of Toyota, BYD, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Geely, Ferrari, BMW, Volkswagen Group, Honda, Nissan, Renault, XPENG, and NIO Combined

2026-02-19 I just caught up on comments under an article I wrote several days ago, “Is Tesla Really In Trouble This Time?” There were many great comments from readers, but a few jumped out at me to stimulate this followup piece. The first one came fro …›

CleanTechnica→ IEA Focus On Clean Energy Gives US Officials Heartburn

2026-02-19 One thing is clear: Either you are in lockstep with the US pro-fossil fuel energy policy, or you are the enemy and will pay the price. Created in the 1970s after the OPEC oil embargoes, the International Energy Agency was designed to collect data on wh …›

CleanTechnica→ An Electric Chevy BrightDrop Van For 50% Off?

2026-02-19 The other day, watching the below video, there was a little excitement to find out about an electric RV, but that quickly turned to dismay to find out it uses a gas generator to provide extra electricity. The RV in question is the 2026 Entegra Electric …›

CleanTechnica→ Green NGOs & Renewable Fuel Producers: Commission Must Resist Pressure to Reopen the Rules Governing Renewable Hydrogen

2026-02-19 Weakening the hydrogen framework would threaten climate goals, grid stability, and the investment certainty needed to build a truly sustainable hydrogen market. 2025 marked an important milestone for EU hydrogen policy: with the entry into force of the …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

2026-02-19 The Trump administration is threatening to leave the influential agency unless it stops publishing its annual road map for cutting planet-warming emissions. …›

CleanTechnica→ Hacking AI — In Simple Ways — To Spread Misinformation

2026-02-19 I’ve lived through many internet ages. In each stage of where the internet evolves and where humans spend their time, businesses and political actors step in and try to “game the system” for their benefit. It’s not all about eye …›

From Us Archive — Covering Climate Now→ Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die

2026-02-19 It was Jeff Bezos, the Amazon billionaire, who came up with the tagline “Democracy Dies in Darkness” for The Washington Post. According to a memoir by the paper’s former editor, Martin Baron, Bezos greenlit the “democracy” line after an inter …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Avalanche risks remain high in California after deaths of skiers

2026-02-19 Forecasters predict more snow in Sierra Nevada mountains as climate crisis increases threat of dangerous conditionsAvalanche risks remain high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California this week, following the deadliest snowslide the region …›

Inside Climate News→ A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

2026-02-19 Nobody expects the Buckeye State to ban coal power, but a provision in a bill designed to harm wind and solar may also be an obstacle for building power plants that run on fossil fuels.By Dan GearinoAn idea for restricting renewable energy has traveled …›

CleanTechnica→ Mechanical Reality Is Catching Up To ICE Pickups

2026-02-19 When I first started my Charge To The Parks project, the goal was simple: to show people that you could visit the most beautiful and remote places in the United States using clean energy, and without sacrificing the freedom of the open road. I want to …›

The Independent Climate→ Campaign launched for endangered red squirrels to get emoji

2026-02-19 Numbers have declined from an estimated 3.5 million in the UK just 150 years ago to as low as 120,000. …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

2026-02-19 None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science. …›

Inside Climate News→ Expanded Arctic Drilling Faces a Wave of Lawsuits

2026-02-19 The Trump administration is opening subsistence habitat critical to Alaska Native hunters to oil drilling. Indigenous groups say the move violates a previous agreement.By Nicholas KusnetzThe wild swings between recent presidential administrations are e …›

Inside Climate News→ Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?

2026-02-19 As data centers drive up energy demand, water usage and utility bills, advocates seek to make companies mitigate their climate and economic impacts.By Keerti GopalCHICAGO—A new Illinois bill seeks to rein in power- and water-hungry data centers’ im …›

CleanTechnica→ Hacking AI — In Simple Ways — To Spread Misinformation

CleanTechnica→ Sierra Club, Partners Sue EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections

2026-02-19 Washington, DC — A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today over its illegal determination that it is not responsible for protecting us from climate pollution and its elimination of rules to …›

CleanTechnica→ Oregon Adopts New Building Codes to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Energy Efficiency in Newly Constructed Homes

2026-02-19 The updates are projected to save Oregonians hundreds of dollars each month on utility bills SALEM, Ore. — Today, the Oregon Building Code Division’s Residential and Manufactured Structures Board (RMSB) voted to approve a package of updates to the …›

CleanTechnica→ IEA Focus On Clean Energy Gives US Officials Heartburn

CleanTechnica→ Sierra Club, Partners Sue EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections

CleanTechnica→ Oregon Adopts New Building Codes to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Energy Efficiency in Newly Constructed Homes

CleanTechnica→ Green NGOs & Renewable Fuel Producers: Commission Must Resist Pressure to Reopen the Rules Governing Renewable Hydrogen

CleanTechnica→ Tesla Market Cap More Than Market Cap of Toyota, BYD, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Geely, Ferrari, BMW, Volkswagen Group, Honda, Nissan, Renault, XPENG, and NIO Combined

CleanTechnica→ The Fire Horse Energy Transition & Creative Destruction

2026-02-18 Joseph Schumpeter wrote that creative destruction is the essential fact about capitalism. He was not describing a gentle process. He was describing waves of innovation that dismantle capital stock, reprice assets, and reorganize entire industries. In t …›

CleanTechnica→ Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Sell Cybercab to Customers for $30,000 or Less This Year

2026-02-18 When Tesla showed off its Cybercab concept vehicle in October 2024 at its “We, Robot” event, the question was when this would actually get produced. Another question was whether it would really be sold for $30,000 or less. After all, the Cy …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires

2026-02-18 Dangerous days have nearly tripled in past 45 years – and increase largely driven by human-made warmingThe number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy – ideal to spark extreme wildfires – has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across …›

CleanTechnica→ An Electric Chevy BrightDrop Van For 50% Off?

2026-02-18 The other day, watching the below video, there was a little excitement to find out about an electric RV, but that quickly turned to dismay to find out it uses a gas generator to provide extra electricity. The RV in question is the 2026 Entegra Electric …›

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