Topline Man-made climate change has caused hurricanes and tropical storms to drop more rain, according to an article published Tuesday by Nature Communications that analyzed data from the record-break...
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Japanese car giant Honda targets EV expansion, earmarks billions for R&D
With several major economies looking to cut the number of diesel and gasoline vehicles on their roads, Honda and other carmakers are attempting to develop electrification strategies that will allow th...
Lululemon trade-in, resell program to launch this month
Lululemon will debut a trade-in and resale option for its gently used leggings, tops and jackets later this month following a successful pilot program prompted by rising consumer prices and a commitme...
Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance debuts with 1,050 horsepower, 446-mile range
With 1,050 horsepower, the new Grand Touring Performance edition becomes the most powerful version of Lucid’s electric Air sedan. Lucid Motors Electric vehicle maker Lucid is debuting a new edit...
Huge undersea cables to give UK, Germany first ever energy link
Onshore wind turbines in Germany. The NeuConnect project says the interconnector will enable Britain to “tap into the vast energy infrastructure in Germany, including its significant renewable e...
Jaguar Land Rover and Hitachi are backing this unique battery recycler
Lithium-ion batteries are vital to a lower-carbon future. But they require a lot of energy to produce, especially when it comes to mining and refining the metals. The worldwide lithium battery market ...
Nexum Foundation/HBK DOP Partners With The Climate Group Africa
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Enact Regulatory Reform To Unlock Climate Investment
Banners protesting against a potential wind farm development Getty Images Between Build Back Better, the Green New Deal, and the Infrastructure Bill, there has been no shortage of ambitious policy pro...
How blockchain technology is transforming climate action
The United Nations Climate Change Conference of November 2021, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland urged the world to commit to curbing contributions to carbon emissions. Achieving a net-zero world i...
Telsa may have get into mining, refining lithium directly
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty I...
Target tiptoes back into resale with new ThredUp deal
Target ThredUp website Source: Target Target is tiptoeing back into secondhand sales through a deal with resale company, ThredUp. The big-box retailer confirmed Friday that it launched a page on Thred...
7 Major Developments In The Climate Tool Marketplace
Climate risks are rising all across the world. Financial institutions and corporations are turning … [+] to analytical tools to help understand them. AFP via Getty Images As the financial sector...
Jeep says its new electric Wrangler SUV concept is as fast as a Tesla
Electric Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 concept vehicle Jeep DETROIT — Jeep has redesigned an all-electric concept version of its flagship Wrangler, as the brand pivots from gas guzzlers to zero-emissions ...
Asia faces threats from climate change. Here’s what can be done
A boy searches for remaining food in polythene packets at roadside in Allahabad, India, on May 11, 2018. In 2021, over 57 million people were affected by climate disasters in Asia, the International F...
Methane emissions surged by a record amount in 2021, NOAA says
A broken oil well pipeline gauge near Depew, Oklahoma J Pat Carter/Getty Images Global emissions of methane, the second biggest contributor to human-caused climate change after carbon dioxide, surged ...
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of which would be so-called green hydrogen – by 2030. Chr...
Porsche taking stake in ‘e-fuels’ maker Highly Innovative Fuels Global
A Porsche 911 Carrera 4S stands in the evening light in a drive-in cinema on the circuit of the Leipzig Porsche factory. Jan Woitas | picture alliance via Getty Images DETROIT — Porsche is upping its ...
Aurora AUR Werner Enterprises WERN self-driving trucks in Texas
06 January 2022, US, Las Vegas: Robotic truck company Aurora shows off a self-driving semi-truck at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. In the Corona pandemic, interest in autonomous freight transport inc...
40% Of Emissions Come From Real Estate; Here’s How The Sector Can Decarbonize
A green building in Milan provides the benefits of cleaner air and lower energy bills to its … [+] residents. Getty Images From rising sea levels that sweep away coastal properties to heatwaves ...
Cancellation Of Keystone XL Comes Back To Haunt America
“keystone pipeline protestors in silhouette with man holding ‘NO XL’ sign, panoramic frame (XXXL)” getty The Wall Street Journal carried a report on Tuesday detailing meetings ...
Developers flood Arizona with homes even as drought intensifies
California just experienced its driest January and February ever, and the snowpack is dangerously low. As the West enters its third year of drought, water sources are drying up, and restrictions on th...
GM and Honda to develop affordable electric vehicles that cost less than $30,000
DETROIT – General Motors and Honda Motor will develop a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture, the companies announced Tuesday morning. The project will utilize GM&...
Wind energy installations must quadruple to hit net-zero goals: GWEC
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images The wind energy sector had its second best year in 2021 but installations wi...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls cryptocurrency CO2 emissions a ‘growing concern’
The United Nations arm aimed at assessing the science related to climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, has named crypto among technologies that may require greater en...
U.N. Warns Greenhouse Gas Emissions Must Peak In Next 3 Years To Avoid Most Devastating Climate Change Impacts
Topline The United Nations called on governments Monday to drastically reduce fossil fuel emissions and ramp up investment in renewable energy in what it framed as a last-ditch plan to stave off the m...
Climate change could cost U.S. $2 trillion each year by 2100: OMB
Dry cracked earth is visible in an area of Lake Powell that was previously underwater on March 28, 2022 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, water levels at La...
Fuel Dictators And Climate Change, Or Help Americans Drive Electric
President Biden’s brave decision to halt Russian oil and natural gas imports in response to the unprovoked Ukraine invasion shows the United States stands in solidarity with democracies everywhere. Bu...
EV startup Polestar signs deal to supply up to 65,000 vehicles to Hertz
Swedish EV startup Polestar will supply up to 65,000 vehicles to Hertz over five years, the two companies announced on April 4, 2022. Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar will supply up to 65,000 v...