Better to read at source as links are enclosed there, they did not port over for some reason. Senator Joe Manchin reportedly told Democratic leaders Thursday evening that he won’t support an economic package that contains new spending on climate change. It’s a major blow to the climate — and to the Biden administration’s campaign... Continue Reading →
The Oil Giant That Turned Green
This is the incredible story of how a nationalised oil and gas company, from the tiny nation of Denmark, became a renewable electricity powerhouse in just seven years - a move which earned them the no. 7 spot on the Harvard Business Review's "Top 20 Business Transformations" from 2009 - 2019. We'll discuss how they... Continue Reading →
This story by Michael Grunwald originally appeared in Canary Media and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Feeding the world without frying the world would be a miraculous achievement. Somehow, we’d need to grow far more food with far less environmental impact... Continue Reading →
This Super-Tree Could Help Feed the World and Fight Climate Change
This spring, President Joe Biden gave a shot in the arm to solar and other clean-energy technologies with a couple of important executive actions. The move comes at a critical time, since Congress has yet to pass comprehensive legislation needed to help fight climate change. Fossil fuels still make up the largest share of electricity... Continue Reading →
Time for Solar Energy to Shine
Official Title: Warming Trends: Chilling in a Heat Wave, Healthy Food Should Eat Healthy Too, Breeding Delays for Wild Dogs, and Three Days of Climate Change in Song . A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. . SOLUTIONS 70 Degrees in the Shade–in a Heat Wave? ... Continue Reading →
Inside Climate News | Warming Trends
If the world is getting too hot, why not give it some shade? Solar geoengineering could halt global warming, but there are risks to this controversial technology. Source!
Climate change technology: is shading the earth too risky? | The Economist
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Global Council for Science and the Environment | New Date!
Techno-utopianism is popular precisely because it doesn’t challenge the status quo, and lets polluters off the hook In seeking to prevent environmental breakdown, what counts above all is not the new things we do, but the old things we stop doing. Renewable power, for instance, is useful in preventing climate chaos only to the extent... Continue Reading →
We need optimism – but Disneyfied climate predictions are just dangerous
Swedish furniture-giant IKEA wants to bring the power of the sun into U.S. homes. The company announced on May 12 that it was partnering with residential solar provider SunPower to make “home solar solutions” available to its U.S. customers. “At IKEA, we’re passionate about helping our customers live a more sustainable life at home,” IKEA... Continue Reading →
IKEA to Start Selling Solar Panels in California Stores
Communities across the world are taking power into their own hands. Analysis paralysis—being so overwhelmed by options you can’t pick a path—has new meaning thanks to climate change. Making the “right” choice has never been more complicated, but we’re here to help. This is Impact, a new sustainability series from PopSci. With constant news reports about the... Continue Reading →
Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.
The science is clearer than ever that to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change, we not only have to reduce emissions, but also pull CO2 directly out of the air with carbon removal. The U.S. Long-Term Strategy indicates that in addition to reducing emissions by at least 85% around half a billion tons... Continue Reading →
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