Masdar says Egypt’s abundance of solar and wind will “allow generation of renewable power at a highly competitive cost – a key enabler for green hydrogen production.” Ute Grabowsky |...
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How Oil And Gas Is Being Affected By Climate Change – Response To A Presentation In Mid-America.
A pumpjack siphons oil in the foreground of a wind farm near Sweetwater, Texas. Corbis via Getty Images Independence, Kansas, is a small conservative town in the heart of the USA. The area produced oi...
Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic
A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Reuters The Biden administration on Monda...
Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup could win first-mover advantage
A Ford F-150 Lightning on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is set to be the first automaker to bring a mainstream, full-size electric pickup to...
GE hoping to 3D print concrete components for wind turbines
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be installed in the years ahead. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | G...
Leonardo DiCaprio Backed Climate Fund Regeneration.VC Closes $45 Million To Bring Sustainability Across Omnichannel
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 22: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for a photo following a Divest-Invest … [+] new conference on September 22, 2015 in New York City. Leonardo DiCaprio joined leade...
What The West’s Drought Means For Food, Why The Food Industry Needs Economic Justice And Have We Reached Peak Vegan Chicken Nugget?
I started Fresh Take to keep sustainability at the forefront of the conversation every week, not just when the newsletter falls on Earth Day. That said, I’ve put together a particularly climate-focuse...
Searching For First City To Implement 12 Best Motoring-Reduction Measures Ranked By Climate Science
Cities are for people, says Kim Nicholas. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images American climate scientist Kim Nicholas is seeking city leaders prepared to implem...
4 Earth Day Actions Companies Can Take — And 5 Reasons Why They Should
This post was written by Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director at EDF+Business. No Planet B: Consumers and investors want to see real climate progress, not empty pledges. Aleksandar Georgiev Every Apr...
New 12-Point Climate Change Standard Introduced For Hotels
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO; Philippines Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat; and … [+] Arnold W. Donald, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer, Carnival...
Taiwan’s ‘biggest offshore wind farm’ generates its first power
An offshore wind turbine in waters off Taiwan. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs says it’s targeting 20% renewable energy generation by the middle of this decade. Billy H.C. Kwok | Blo...
Algorand invests $15 million over 5 years in Climate Ride
Algorand Foundation has entered into a five-year partnership with Climate Ride to promote environmental health and sustainability. Algorand is becoming greener with a multi-million dollar grant to Cl...
Ford announces Lincoln Star EV concept, four new EVs to debut by 2026
Lincoln Star concept electric vehicle Lincoln DETROIT – Ford Motor plans to introduce four new electric vehicles into its Lincoln lineup by 2026, as the once-dominant American luxury brand reinvents i...
Blockchain Can Improve Climate Crisis through Smart Contracts, Study Shows
As climate change is considered a desperate issue in modern times. Blockchain technology is expected to act as a stepping stone towards addressing economic complexities and interoperability when trans...
Siemens Gamesa in $629 million sale of south European assets to SSE
Details of the agreement between SSE and SGRE were announced on the same day the latter released preliminary results for the second quarter, reporting revenue of around 2.2 billion euros and an operat...
BMW i7 electric sedan added to 7-Series lineup, starting at $119,300
BMW 760i xDrive (European model shown) BMW BMW is adding an all-electric model to its flagship 7-Series sedan lineup as the German luxury brand pivots to EVs to better compete against industry leader ...
Blockchain can help the world manage climate change: Report
With the annual Earth Day coming this week, undoubtedly, the focus will once again be one of the key objectives: environmental protection. And as it is, with climate change a global engagement, a new ...
BP deal sends Nasdaq-listed EV charging stock Tritium surging
The need for new charging infrastructure in the U.K. is likely to become increasingly pressing in the years ahead, not least because authorities want to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars a...
Audi’s new concept car is a ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers
Audi electric Urbansphere concept car Audi Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’...
Mercedes-Benz unveils its new electric EQS SUV built in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz electric EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the wraps off its new EQS SUV, its first fully electric SUV built domestically for the U.S. market. The vehicle is the siblin...
How Net Zero Became Our Global Climate Goal And Why We Need It
The latest IPCC report is a grave warning from scientists about the health of the planet in the face … [+] of climate change. Future Publishing via Getty Images 2021 was the year net-zero commit...
Western U.S. Drought Approaches Historic Levels
Hurricanes and tornadoes get a lot of attention and rightfully so. They can be significant stressors on our socio-economic fabric in the United States. They are also more episodic and “buzzworthy” eve...
China’s Emissions Trading System Will Be The World’s Biggest Climate Policy. Here’s What Comes Next.
China’s new emissions trading system (ETS) is already the world’s largest carbon market, three times bigger than the European Union’s. And China’s ETS is about to grow 70 percent under plans to add he...
Rivian CEO on growth, Amazon vans, SPAC bubble and lower-priced EVs
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on April 11, 2022 inside the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC NORMAL, Ill. – Rivian Automotive CEO Robert Scaringe hops out of one the automaker̵...
Climate Scientists Are Concerned About Carbon Linked Cryptocurrency Coins
Clima’s price soared to nearly $3,600 in October 2021 before plummeting to roughly $20 this month. During that time, the token offset ranged between $2 and $9. Crypto traders are scanning carbon marke...
Meet CNN’s Bill Weir, The Anthony Bourdain Of Climate Reporting
CNN’s Bill Weir, the host of “The Wonder List,” on location in Hawaii. Evelio Contreras/CNN “My name is Bill Weir, and I’m a storyteller.” That’s how CNN’s chief climate corresponden...
Ukraine war sees some countries focus on food, fuel, not clean energy
Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into sharp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, recent months have also seen commodity pr...
Is Netflix Transforming How Hollywood Approaches Climate Change?
Many people stream Netflix to binge watch their favorite shows or movies. As a climate scientist, it has been interesting to watch the impact of “Don’t Look Up.” It is Netflix’s second most-watched En...
California releases proposal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035
Morning traffic makes its way along a freeway in Los Angeles, California, September 19, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters California’s clean-air regulators unveiled a plan this week that would ramp up ...
Climate Activists Renew Pressure On ‘Devastating’ East African Oil Pipeline
Star Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has spoken out against a major crude oil pipeline being … [+] developed in Uganda and Tanzania. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images A huge crude oi...
Kia unveils redesigned Niro EV and updated Telluride SUV
Kia on Wednesday unveiled its new lineup of Niro hybrid and EV crossovers as well as updates to its extremely popular Telluride SUV. Both nameplates are important to the automaker in different ways. T...
The race to roll out ‘super-sized’ wind turbines is on
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be installed in the years ahead. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | G...