An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2025-12-18 In our latest CleanTechnica YouTube show, Steve Hanley, Larry Evans, and I discuss Ford’s dramatic announcement regarding writing off $19.5 billion in EV investments, dropping certain EV plans, failing to make money on the Ford F-150 Lightning an …›
2025-12-18 Meg O’Neill of Australia’s Woodside Energy will lead the British energy giant, replacing Murray Auchincloss, who will exit after less than two years in the role. …›
2025-12-18 While Beijing’s clean-air campaign was driven by a one-party governance system that enforced sweeping measures, India’s democratic political structure is far more fragmented. But even then, experts tell Stuti Mishra, there are lessons India can dra …›
2025-12-18 Spells of unseasonably mild weather are prompting species such as the skylark to burst into song December is not noted for birdsong in the UK, as most species are more concerned with finding food during the short hours of daylight than preparing for th …›
2025-12-18 Whitehouse, DelBene’s bill puts fee on products that exceed U.S. average carbon intensity WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Clean Competition Act of 2025. The bill woul …›
2025-12-18 Waymo reached a huge milestone today. It passed 20 million passenger trips. On antisocial media site X (where Waymo likes to make this kind of announcement), the company wrote: “20 million. That’s how many times you’ve trusted Waymo to get yo …›
2025-12-18 A lack of regulatory certainty is preventing most projects from moving beyond just the planning stage. Spain, Denmark, Norway and France are leading when it comes to producing green e-fuels that can be used for shipping, a new T&E analysis shows. …›
2025-12-18 Europe’s e-fuels development for shipping remains in a fragile state of development. The 2025 update of T&E’s shipping e-fuels observatory looked at 80 green hydrogen and e-fuels projects representing a total of up to 3.06 million tonnes of o …›
2025-12-18 Japanese outfit reinforces its environmental commitments alongside emissions tracking solutions and offsetting company YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Formula E Team is delighted to announce the continuation of its collaboration with Coral, which has been …›
2025-12-18 China’s experiments in clean energy can feel like living in the future. Even when things don’t quite work. …›
2025-12-18 Well … not here, but in China. The Ora 5, a small “SUV,” is the first new model from GWM’s Ora sub-brand in more than two years. And it was worth the wait. It seems certain the Ora 5 is going to be a competitive, high selling EV …›
2025-12-18 PV5 Cargo named multiple ‘Van of the Year’ titles by Electrifying.com, Parkers and News UK Comprehensive wins across technological innovation, safety, design, family usability and long-distance capability underscore Kia PBV’s strength in the glo …›
2025-12-18 Jacksonville Residents Rallied Against JEA’s Continued Use of Coal and High Rate Hikes Jacksonville, Florida — Today, local advocacy and climate groups delivered costly, polluting coal back to Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Headquarters ju …›
2025-12-18 The president’s political feud and his budget chief’s drive to end climate research have put the National Center for Atmospheric Research at risk.By Marianne LavelleOne of the world’s leading climate, weather and wildfire science research institu …›
2025-12-18 Forecast is slightly cooler than the record 1.55C reached in 2024, but 2026 set to be among four hottest years since 1850Next year will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels, meteorologists project, as fossil fuel pollution continues to …›
2025-12-18 Scientists have repeatedly warned of the increasingly severe impacts of higher warming …›
2025-12-17 The US has weakened its exhaust emissions standards and the EU has abandoned its ZEV mandate by 2035 policy. What happens next? The post EVs 2025 — It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times appeared first on CleanTechnica. …›
2025-12-17 The Liverpool City Region decision to convert its hydrogen bus fleet to battery electric operation was presented publicly as a response to changing market conditions. For observers who have followed hydrogen transport projects for more than a few years …›
2025-12-17 Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found.By Kiley BenseDuring the 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump promised voters that his policies would lower their ener …›
2025-12-17 Centralia, Washington — Yesterday, the Trump administration issued an ‘emergency’ order to forcibly and illegally extend operations of Centralia Generating Station past its scheduled retirement. The high cost to keep this aging coal plant onli …›
2025-12-17 Over his six-decade tenure as a ranger, Douglas Follett explained the wonders of nature to park visitors. …›
2025-12-17 There’s been a flurry of announcements this week about L3 autonomous driving in China. I’ll get to them in a moment, but let’s first explain what L3 autonomous driving is. L2 autonomous driving is the driver-assist technology most aut …›
2025-12-17 WASHINGTON, DC — Calls for EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to step down or be fired have grown across the political and ideological spectrum in recent days, with conservative activists in the Trump-aligned “Make America Healthy Again” movement cir …›
2025-12-17 After years of battle on this topic, a California judge has ruled that Tesla’s use of the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving” has effectively been false advertising. Judge Juliet Cox’s proposal was that Tesla&# …›
2025-12-17 A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation. …›
2025-12-17 VinFast loves doing things fast. In keeping with this reputation, the Vietnamese EV maker inaugurated its assembly plant in Subang, West Java, on December 15, completing the facility in 17 months and establishing its first production base in Southeast …›
2025-12-17 Colder weather and rising electricity and fuel costs will lead to a big jump in costs for individuals, according to estimates from a group representing state energy officials. …›
2025-12-17 The Midwestern city went fare-free two years ago, mainly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …›
2025-12-17 Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas. The projects could help lower emissions, but they are having significant social, environmental and human rights impacts.By Nicholas Kusne …›
2025-12-17 Waymo has updated its “Waymo Safety Impact” webpage. The page starts with this line: “The trust and safety of the communities where we operate is paramount to us. That’s why we’re voluntarily sharing our safety data.” The la …›
2025-12-17 Elections matter. Xi Jinping was elected President of China on March 14, 2013. As a scientifically aware leader with long-term economic vision, Xi Jinping implemented strong, aggressive cleantech policies that made China the global leader in solar powe …›
2025-12-17 Following my latest article on the long-running Waymo vs. Tesla FSD debate, a few readers tore into me (and Tesla) a little bit. One comment jumped out at me as a really important and interesting point, and then another did, and then another. So, IR …›
2025-12-17 Trump’s Executive Order Threatens Consumer Protection Options COLUMBIA, S.C. — An executive order issued by Donald Trump last week could block state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI data centers, i …›
2025-12-17 Millions of Americans Would Breathe Easier if Trump Admin Unlocks Clean Transportation Funds WASHINGTON STATE – With the prospect of people across the country losing out on the benefits from cleaner transportation, today, Sierra Club, Climate Soluti …›
2025-12-17 It seems like only yesterday that Ford Motor Company was all in on electric vehicles. Well, that was then. Today, good old-fashioned gasmobiles and hybrid gas-electric vehicles are the name of Ford’s game, along with a massively expanded interest …›
2025-12-17 Who would’ve thought it? Regulations that were put in place in order to make cars and trucks more fuel efficient and save people money are important for making cars and trucks more fuel efficient and saving people money, and when you completely c …›
2025-12-17 GLOBAL — Yesterday was the deadline for global automaker Toyota to respond to the letter sent by advocacy organizations on Nov. 21, urging the automaker to reduce emissions and combat the climate crisis. The letter urges the automaker to reduce its …›
2025-12-17 Event at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, December 18, outside Interior Department WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups including Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity will deliver hundreds of thousands of comments on Thursday, December 18, to the Dep …›
2025-12-17 Extending the sales of combustion engines would divert investment from EVs while China races further ahead. Reversing the EU’s 2035 phase-out of combustion engine sales sends a confusing signal to the European car industry and consumers, T&E has …›
2025-12-16 In what seems to be a weekly edition of “Weird Things Happening with Robotaxis,” a friend of mine sent me the following funny clip of a Waymo robotaxi being stalled for 45 minutes trying to cross a tiny bridge due to a Christmas canal boat …›