A BP logo photographed in London on May 12, 2021. The International Energy Agency recently reported that 2021 saw energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rise to their highest level in history. Glyn K...
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Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are based on ‘greater fool theory’
Bill Gates Gerard Miller | CNBC Bill Gates is not a fan of cryptocurrencies or non-fungible tokens. Speaking at a TechCrunch talk on climate change Tuesday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder descri...
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat ...
And Suddenly, The Race For Carbon Capture Is On
carbon Anete Lusina The Covid-19 pandemic, combined with ominous signs of global warming, made 2020 and 2021 years of widespread anxiety. Many for the first time confronted the possibility that humani...
Ford issues stop-sale of Mustang Mach-Es due to potential safety defect
People visit Ford’s all-electric SUV Mustang Mach-E at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, the United States, Nov. 22, 2019. Xinhua via Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor is instructin...
UN chief slams new fossil fuel funding
In remarks delivered to the Austrian World Summit in Vienna via video, Antonio Guterres issued a sobering assessment of the planet’s prospects. “Most national climate pledges are simply no...
FAA SpaceX Starship environmental review clears Texas program to move forward
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it will require Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
CEOs of GM, Ford and others urge Congress to lift EV tax credit cap
The all-electric Chevrolet Silverado at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – The CEOs of General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler parent Stellantis and Toyota Motor North Am...
EV start-up Electric Last Mile Solutions to declare bankruptcy
The ELMS Urban Delivery, anticipated to launch later this year, is expected to be the first Class 1 commercial electric vehicle available in the U.S. market and will be produced at the Company’s...
Forbes Global 2000 Firms Judged ‘Alarmingly Weak’ On Climate Plans
Companies such as Exxon Mobil have climate pledges that might look good on paper – but with no plan … [+] to account for the emissions released when the firm’s gasoline is burned, th...
IOTA and Dell together to fight climate change
IOTA Foundation partners with Dell Technologies to combat climate change and develop a data-driven solution to track carbon footprints in real time. IOTA partners with Dell to track carbon footprints...
Sky backs £100mn climate investment fund
British media group Sky will back a £100mn investment fund set up by Brent Hoberman’s Founders Factory to support start-ups focused on climate-related technology. The new fund will be chaired by Sir I...
UNFCCC weighs blockchain use cases to fight climate change with Cointelegraph
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) along with climate change entrepreneurs and Cointelegraph delved into discussing the role of emerging technologies such as blockchain...
Why QuantumScape investors are still waiting for new EV batteries
A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape The electric vehicle space has seen a handful of impressive stock market debuts in recent years, but battery start-up QuantumScape&...
Yes, It Is Possible For DTC Brands To Grow In Today’s Economic Climate
Mobile ecommerce getty The highest inflation in forty years has caused consumer confidence to dip to a three-month low, forcing many to forgo new home, appliance and car purchases, according to the Co...
Nio Q1 2022 earnings reveal wider loss
Nio’s et5 electric sedan is set to begin deliveries in Sept. 2022. Nio Chinese electric-vehicle maker Nio lost $281.2 million in the first quarter, wider than the $68.8 million it lost a year ag...
Goodbye gasoline cars? EU lawmakers vote to ban new sales from 2035
Traffic in Paris, France, on May 12, 2020. The European Parliament now supports the European Commission’s goal of a 100% cut in emissions from new passenger cars and vans by 2035. Ludovic Marin ...
Biden announces standards for electric vehicle charging stations
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasolin...
Climate change will force some UK communities to move, official says
Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move....
Volkswagen looks to build new EV facilities in the U.S., exec says
Scott Keogh, VW, in San Francisco, California, Sept. 18, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Volkswagen is “actively” looking to establish new assembly ...
U.S. to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, parks by 2032
Trash in the saw grass at the Big Cypress National Preserve Park. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out the sale of si...
Is Climate Pledge Arena A Sustainability Model For Venues Going Forward?
I was in that zone just before drifting off to sleep last night. I flipped the channel over to the last half of the game between our hometown Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm. The WNBA is awesome, ...
Chipotle and Kraft Heinz use start-up HowGood to track sustainability
Consumers are now demanding environmental accountability in everything — from the buildings they live in to the products they purchase. Food is a big one. While more and more food companies are ...
Solid Power begins pilot production of solid-state EV battery
Solid Power’s 22-layer, 20Ah all solid-state lithium metal cell compared to the company’s first-generation 10-layer, 2Ah cell. Solid Power Solid Power, a Colorado-based battery start-up ba...
Why the global soil shortage threatens food, medicine and the climate
Soil can be considered black gold, and we’re running out it. The United Nations declared soil finite and predicted catastrophic loss within 60 years. “There are places that have already lo...
Maui’s Public Nuisance Climate Lawsuit
Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. None has yet succeeded. That fact in and of itself should give pause. In countries where plaintiffs who lose lawsuits must pay the defendant’s l...
House Republicans’ energy and climate plan pushes fossil fuels, hydro
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 11,...
CEOs on gas, renewables and the energy crisis
From the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain shocks to rising inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments and businesses around the world are attempting to tackle and solve major cris...
White House Zeroes In on Bitcoin’s Climate Impact
Alex Dovbnya Bitcoin’s climate impact comes under scrutiny in Washington, D.C. Bitcoin’s energy needs have attracted scrutiny from the Biden administration, which is currently working on p...
The SEC Is Fed Up With ESG Greenwashing
It was a bad May for greenwashing. On the 31st, German police raided Deutsche Bank and its asset management group DWS over accusations that they fudged their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...
Ford’s US sales decline narrows in May amid tight supplies
The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first new all-electric vehicle under an $11 billion investment plan in electrified vehicles through 2022. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor said Thursday that its U....