From the United States to the European Union, major economies around the world are laying out plans to move away from fossil fuels in favor of low and zero-carbon technologies. It’s a colossal t...
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Greta Thunberg Detained During Climate Protest In Germany
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Greta Thunberg was among the “masses of protestors” detained in a climate protest in western Germany on Tuesday Ms. Thunberg, 20, made her name as a prominent climat...
Five Food Technologies To Curb Climate Change
Although the new year just started, we’re already facing a looming deadline. We have until the end of this decade – only seven years – to curb the worst of the climate crisis. Responsible ...
Hertz, Denver partner on a broad electric vehicle and charging program
Hertz is teaming up with the city of Denver — and soon, it hopes, with other cities — to build out its charging infrastructure to support the ongoing transition to electric vehicles. The partnership i...
Greta Thunberg and other climate activists discuss the energy transition at Davos
[The stream is slated to start at 5:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Alongside IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, activist Greta Thunberg is taking ...
Floods engulf Philippines as president declares ‘state of calamity’
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard wade through floods during a rescue operation, in Isabela City, Basilan province, Philippines, January 11, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard | via Reuters The Philippi...
Oliver Stone slams environmental movement over actions on nuclear
The environmental movement’s stance on nuclear power was “wrong” and derailed the sector’s development, according to the filmmaker Oliver Stone. During an interview with CNBC&#...
Climate Goals Are Still Doable With More Renewables And Secure Financing
A boy holds a traditional bag with a message during a rally leading to the Presidential Palace to … [+] call on Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to focus on “climate justice” ...
A Fresh Reading Of Exxon’s Predictions Of Global Warming And Climate Change From 40 Years Ago.
ExxonMobil gas station in February 2022 in Houston, Texas. Getty Images An Exxon study done in 1982 focused on global warming by increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Remarkably, thirty-seven yea...
Ripple Partners With Solana To Promote Crypto-Based Solutions For Climate Action
– Advertisement – The partnership resulted in the launch of an NGO leveraging crypto-based initiatives to combat climate change. Ripple, the American technology company in charge of the Ri...
Greta Thunberg Detained By German Police At Anti-Coal Climate Protest
Topline Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police Tuesday while protesting against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany that environmentalists say would make it impossib...
Arizona suburb sues Scottsdale for cutting off its water supply
A saguaro-cactus lined road where new homes are being built in in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, on January 7, 2023. The Washington Post | Getty Images An Arizona suburb has filed a lawsuit against the...
Developers lack enough groundwater to build in desert west of Phoenix
home is being built in in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, U.S. on January 7, 2023. The Washington Post | Getty Images Developers planning to build homes in the desert west of Phoenix don’t have en...
Fed directs big banks to disclose how they are preparing for climate change risks
The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, January 26, 2022. ...
Shift to low-carbon economy will happen, but too late: John Kerry
John Kerry photographed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The world will eventually move to a low-carbon economy, but it may...
Bloomberg Analyst Says Bitcoin Bottoming Out Like 2018 Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Macro Climate
Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone says Bitcoin (BTC) is forming a bottom similar to 2018 under but very different macroeconomic conditions. In a new interview with Scott Melk...
COP28 Chief Outlines Climate Challenge As Countdown To ‘Global Stocktake’ Starts
COP28 President Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber (L) welcomes US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, at … [+] Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the UAE. on January 14, 2023. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP...
Kerry Says Gas Can Help Climate, But Only With Carbon Capture
(Bloomberg) — The US government’s climate envoy, John Kerry, said natural gas can play a role in slowing the planet’s warming, but only if producers accelerate efforts to capture their carbon em...
An MLK Day Reflection In The Aftermath Of Selma’s EF2 Tornado
Selma, Alabama – January 13: Damage is seen the day after a tornado hit Selma, Ala. on January 12, … [+] 2023. (Photo by Cameron Carnes for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washin...
Climate tech VC argues Bitcoin’s ESG positives outweigh its negatives 31:1
A climate tech investor has painted a bright view of the Bitcoin network, suggesting its environmental positives outweigh its negatives by a whopping 31:1 ratio. On Jan. 12, self-proclaimed philanthro...
2022 was one of the 10 hottest years: NASA and NOAA
Electrical transmission towers at a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical substation during a heatwave in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. California narrowly avoided bla...
Lucid (LCID) 2022 EV production exceeds expectations
With 1,050 horsepower, the new Grand Touring Performance edition becomes the most powerful version of Lucid’s electric Air sedan. Lucid Motors Electric luxury vehicle maker Lucid Group said it p...
The world ‘is at the dawn of a new industrial age,’ IEA says
Wind turbine blades photographed at a facility in China’s Hebei Province on July 15, 2022. The world’s second largest economy is a major force in technologies crucial to the planned energy...
Burning Man sues Biden administration over geothermal project
A bagpipe player and a belly dancer on stilts, participants in the “Burning Man” festival, cross a section of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Mike Nelson | AFP | Getty Images Organizers o...
Powell reiterates Fed is not going to become a ‘climate policymaker’
Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome H. Powell participates in a panel during a Central Bank Symposium at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, January 10, 2023. Claudi...
The Earth’s ozone layer is slowly recovering, UN report finds
In this NASA false-color image, the blue and purple shows the hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer over Antarctica on Oct. 5, 2022. Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeabl...
Biden declares emergency in California as more winter storms advance
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Monday declared an...
Coinbase Dismisses 950 People Citing Current Economic Climate
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will reduce its workforce by around 950 people. The firm had previously laid off 18% of its employees due to adverse macroeconomic conditions. Brian Armst...
India is starting to love electric vehicles with two wheels
Electric vehicle charging stations from Tata Power can be found on 350 of the 600 highways in India. Puneet Vikram Singh, Nature And Concept Photographer, | Moment | Getty Images When most people thin...
Crypto and Carbon Reduction – Climate Tech Company YES WORLD…
Blockchain based climate tech company – YES WORLD Climate Tech Pte Ltd launches world’s first Energy Efficient Windows Solution for home and commercial buildings. This new product line of specia...
Biden proposes tougher limits on deadly soot pollution
Seen from the window of an Amtrak train, smoke billows up from power plants alongside the tracks in Northern Virginia. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The U.S. Environmental Pro...
Powell Says the Fed Isn’t a ‘Climate Policy Maker.’ What That Really Means.
Text size Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed is not “and will not be, a ‘climate policy maker.’” Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images About the authors: David Arkush is director of Public Citiz...