Insurance company Lemonade has partnered with prominent blockchain companies to form the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition (L3C) decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to protect farmers from cli...
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Lemonade to Offer Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance for Farmers in Emerging Markets
Lemonade, a top American insurance company, has revealed the formation of the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition meant to offer blockchain-enabled climate insurance to the most vulnerable farmers acros...
The Lemonade Foundation to use blockchain to insure millions of small farmers against climate risks
The Lemonade Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Lemonade and which aims to use technology to bring about social and environmental change, has announced a new blockchain-based initiative targeted at pr...
SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules Advance Biden’s Epic Whole-Of-Government Regulatory Agenda
“The President will advance his climate agenda using every tool at his disposal and can make significant progress in curbing emissions, growing our economy, and good-paying union jobs. And so he could...
Ford F-150 Lightning’s range beats Rivian electric pickups, lags GMC
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup will have an electric range of up to 320 miles, according to final Environmental Protection Agency estimates rel...
New SEC Rule Would Require Businesses To Reveal Their Climate Impacts
Topline The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday issued a proposed rule that would require all publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse emissions and other climate impacts—a mo...
8 Misused Weather Terms – Are You Guilty?
I was listening to sports talk radio last week, and one of the guys used the term “tsunami” to describe rainstorms that had moved through our area. While I often hear that description, it is a misuse ...
Oregon’s $4 Billion Economic Opportunity From Ambitious Climate Policy
Oregon vaulted to the vanguard of United States climate policy when Governor Brown issued Executive Order (EO) 20-04 in March 2020, targeting at least 45% economy-wide emissions reductions by 2035, an...
The Routing Company lets you hail a ride on public transit
The Routing Company powers on-demand bus and shuttle service for public transit agencies. Courtesy: The Routing Company The Routing Company is rolling out apps that bring the convenience of on-demand ...
Coal is a ‘stupid investment’: UN chief Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. Secretary General issu...
Green Startups, Flush With Cash, Face Pressure to Make Climate Advances
Green startups hit the lottery last year. Investors have turned cautious since then, putting added pressure on the cash-rich companies to deliver better batteries, more sustainable materials and zippy...
The Challenges Of War And Climate
The nuclear power plant Grohnde near Hamelin, Germany was decommissioned on 31 December 2021. Getty Images The UK prime minister said last week that he may consider shifting to nuclear power to offset...
Cost of charging EV vs. gas prices
A driver uses a fast-charging station for electric in the cell phone lot at John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport on April 02, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images It has been true for years: M...
California slashes supplies to water agencies amid record drought
A cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California water officials on Friday said the...
From Pariah to Partner: Crypto’s Climate Answers
Firstly, there’s an emerging recognition that, whether people like them or not, these new, essentially unstoppable systems are not going away. Many MEPs who’d considered supporting the so-called “Bitc...
IEA’s plan to cut oil use
Cyclists photographed in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2018. Kamisoka | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images Speed limits on highways should be cut by at least 10 kilometers per hour (6.2 mph) to help lowe...
Porsche increases EV targets, confirms 911 hybrid sports car
The all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo. Source: Porsche AG DETROIT – As the all-electric Porsche Taycan sedan outsells the German carmaker’s iconic 911 sports car, the company is increasing its E...
Maserati to go all-electric starting with 1,200 horsepower GranTurismo
The new GranTurismo Folgore will be the first car in Maserati history Maserati Luxury auto brand Maserati plans to offer electric versions of its entire lineup by 2025, starting next year with a new G...
Target’s solar panel carports at California store may be a green model
Target has added carport canopies with solar panels to power one of its California stores with renewable energy. The retailer said it will test the approach and may expand it to other locations. Targe...
Dictator Inspires UN To Adopt Resolution Promoting Cycling To Combat Climate Change
Cyclists attach banner to their bicycles on the transport day at COP26 in Glasgow. Carlton Reid The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 15 March stating that the...
Hydrogen-powered train a step closer to passenger service in Germany
A model of Siemens Mobility’s Mireo Plus photographed in 2019. Nicolas Armer | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Plans to deploy a hydrogen-powered train in the southern German state of Bavaria to...
Changing The Global Climate Conversation In Under Six Months
Standing on decades of leadership as a British politician and impact leader, The Right Honorable Nick Hurd’s next chapter could be his biggest lift. At last year’s G7 Summit, Hurd was named President ...
VW and Goldman Sachs-backed Northvolt plans German gigafactory
A lithium-ion prismatic cell battery from Northvolt, photographed on Feb. 17, 2022. Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Northvolt said Tuesday it would look to build a gigafactory in Germany, wi...
Starbucks unveils new plans to eliminate single-use cups, encourage reusable mugs
A protestor walks past a caricature made of coffee cups outside of the Starbucks Annual Shareholders Meeting at McCaw Hall, on March 21, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Wh...
Democrats urge Biden to restart climate negotiations in stalled plan
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at Germanna Community College February 10, 2022 in Culpeper. Virginia. Win McNamee | Getty Images More than 80 House Democrats this week called on Presi...
Starbucks, Volvo test EV charging network at coffee giant’s stores
Volvo will install as many as 60 Volvo-branded, ChargePoint DC fast chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route from the Denver area to the coffee company’s Seattle headqua...
Volkswagen VOW VWAGY 2022 annual meeting EV updates
A technician fixes a VW sign in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen’s electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Volkswagen said Tuesday that ...
GM to begin production next week brand’s first EV
An undated handout photo shows the new Cadillac Lyriq, one of the electric vehicles that General Motors Co said on October 20, 2020, that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory will begin to produce. Gen...
Ford to sell Explorer SUVs missing rear climate controls due to chip crunch
Ford (F) is taking an unusual approach to battle the ongoing semiconductor crunch afflicting global automakers — doing without them, for the time being. “We are working as hard as we can and offering ...
NIO XPEV LI trading down on delisting fears
Nio’s et5 electric sedan is set to begin deliveries in Sept. 2022. Nio U.S.-listed shares of Chinese electric vehicle makers opened sharply lower on Monday, under pressure with other Chinese com...
Nikola wants to increase shares by 200 million
San Pedro, CA – December 17: The first two zero-emissions electric trucks, from an order of 100 vehicles, delivered from the Nikola Corporation to Total Transportation Services at the Port of Lo...