Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residen...
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Museums are in a race to save America’s treasures from climate change
The nation’s museums are facing increased flooding and more frequent wildfires, and all that history inside is at risk. The value at stake is incalculable. Now the rush is on to make the structu...
Airbus CEO says hydrogen plane is ‘the ultimate solution’
A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges...
Digital Asset Macro Environment | Full Video
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Ethical Blockchain: Are Crypto, NFTs And DeFi Bad For The Environment? Here’s Why They’re Not
The US government raised concerns over the environmental impacts of crypto technology in a recent hearing, and how ethical blockchain plays a role in the equation. The main issue mentioned by the Ener...
Green hydrogen demo that will use offshore wind planned for North Sea
No-Mad | iStock | Getty Images German power firm RWE has signed an agreement with Neptune Energy to develop a green hydrogen demonstration project in the Dutch North Sea, targeting an electrolyzer cap...
Walmart’s InHome hunts for ways to ditch single-use plastics
Walmart is trying to reduce its reliance on single-use plastic bags. It has a pilot program through its subscription grocery service, InHome. Nicholas Pizzolato When Walmart rolled out a new grocery d...
A Rising Rate Environment will Tilt from Bonds to Crypto, Says Fundstrat Founder
Speaking on CNBC’s Crypto World Monday, Thomas (Tom) Lee, the founder of equity research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors, opined that with interest rates being on a reversal after experiencing a 30-yea...
Western drought fueled by climate change is the worst in 1,200 years
A dried cracked lake bed at Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The megadrought gripping the American W...
Flooded, disused coal mines could change how our homes are heated
LONDON — The ramifications of the Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in 18th-century Britain, were huge. Britain’s abundance of coal — as well as the ease with which it could be accessed...
EV start-up Polestar takes shots at Tesla’s Elon Musk in Super Bowl ad
Electric vehicle start-up Polestar, which is expected to go public this year, used its first-ever Super Bowl ad to indirectly take shots at its competitors, including Tesla and Volkswagen. The 30-seco...
Sustainable aviation fuel costs more but consumers willing to pay: IATA
Sustainable aviation fuel’s main challenge relates to volume rather than airlines’ desire to use it, and consumers will be willing to pay the extra costs associated with its uptake, the di...
European nuclear fusion experiment announces ‘record-breaking’ results
Nuclear fusion powers the Sun. Pierre Longnus | The Image Bank | Getty Images Researchers working on a project centered around fusion energy — the process that powers stars — have hailed “record...
Biden rolls out $5 billion to states for electric vehicle chargers
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. Evan Vucci | AP The Biden administration this week r...
Schwarzenegger, Hayek star as retired Greek gods
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek Pinault star as the Greek gods Zeus and Hera for BMW’s new Super Bowl ad for the iX electric SUV. BMW Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek Pinault star as ...
Why solar geomagnetic storms destroy satellites like SpaceX Starlink
Left: A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. Right: An April 16, 2012 solar eruption is captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. SpaceX / NASA The s...
Why Nissan is moving from the internal combustion engine in Europe
The chief operating officer of Nissan has spoken to CNBC about why his company has decided to move away from the development of new internal combustion engines in Europe once a tougher set of emission...
Army’s climate plan will slash emissions, build electric vehicle fleet
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the FY2022 defense budget request in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, June 29, 2021 ...
Number of rainy days and intense rainfall can affect economy: Study
A man walks through the floods towards destroyed houses in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr, western Germany, on July 15, 2021. Bernd Lauter | AFP | Getty Images Climate affects the “economic growth sto...
USDA to spend $1 billion on agriculture projects tackling climate change
A wind farm shares space with corn fields in Latimer, Iowa, U.S. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $1 billion on projects for farmers, ranchers, and forest landown...
Chip shortage forces Ford to cut production of F-150, Bronco SUV
Bronco SUVs in production at Ford’s Michigan Assembly plant, June 14, 2021. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting production next week of several key products due to an ongoing ...
Navitas’ gallium nitride tech could help EVs charge three times faster
A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. Mark Blinch | Reuters Navitas Semicond...
Blockchain technology and the environment
When discussing blockchain-based apps and Web3 at a time of climate crisis, it’s important to understand why and how energy is used by blockchains and how it affects the environment. What You Need To ...
Volvo Cars, Northvolt to build gigafactory in Gothenburg
A Volvo XC40 Recharge car on display at the 38th Thailand International Motor Expo 2021. Peerapon Boonyakiat /SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Volvo Cars and Northvolt said Friday they would b...
Siemens Gamesa sees revenue drop, lowers guidance
A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has cut its guidance for the comin...
Danish energy fund to lead massive green hydrogen project in Spain
Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it h...
Biden urges against USPS plan to spend billions on gas vehicles
A postal worker loads a delivery truck on October 01, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday attempted to halt the U.S. Postal Service’s plan...
Extreme heat driven by climate change is new normal for oceans
A diver checks the coral reefs of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. on May 9, 2019 in Moorea, French Polynesia. Alexis Rosenfeld | Getty Images More than half of the world’s ocean surface...
Microsoft, Shell invest in LanzaJet, sustainable jet fuel start-up
The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., is expected to begin producing 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year from sustainable ethanol in 2023. Photo courtesy LanzaJe...