A mix of high-tech and old-fashioned energy efficiency tactics can deliver carbon-neutral buildings, right now. But the U.S. needs to pick up the pace. Is it too much to ask Americans to take their foot off the gas and reset their thermostats? On March 18, the International Energy Agency released a 10-point plan for reducing... Continue Reading →
InfluenceMap analysis says 11 large U.S. utilities are ‘obstructive’ to climate policy. Almost half of the largest investor-owned utilities in the U.S. are actively pushing back against climate policy, slowing government efforts to combat global warming, according to a report by climate research group InfluenceMap. Eleven of the 25 biggest U.S. utilities are viewed by InfluenceMap as “obstructionist” to... Continue Reading →
Big U.S. Utilities Are Undermining Climate Goals, Study Says
By Eric Roston April 4, 2022, 5:30 PM EDT Listen to this article instead! The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest 3,000-page look at how humanity can avoid compounding catastrophe if nations take sufficient action to do so. So far humanity hasn’t, the report concludes. Left unchanged, the world’s current emissions... Continue Reading →
Five Takeaways from the UN’s Latest 3,000-Page Climate Report
Granted it’s still early in 2022, but signs are emerging that the amount of financing going to coal-related projects is running at a rate that’s more than double last year’s pace. With the first quarter coming to a close, banks (mostly based in China) have helped coal companies raise $9.9 billion via loans and bond... Continue Reading →
Bankers Are Still Standing Behind the Dirtiest Fossil Fuel
Texas’s oil regulator has a solution for those who fear the world is over-heating: “Turn the damn air conditioner up.” The sentiment was voiced at an energy conference Friday by Wayne Christian, a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees oil and gas drilling and transportation in the biggest producing state. The remarks came... Continue Reading →
A Texas Solution to Global Warming: Use More Air-Conditioning
The extreme temperatures are linked to variations in the jet stream, a phenomenon that’s also influencing heat and drought in the Western U.S. Residents in eastern Europe and parts of Siberia unaccustomed to high temperatures are struggling to cope with heatwaves sweeping across the region. Kyiv, Belgrade and Budapest experienced record-high monthly temperatures in June, leading to a... Continue Reading →
Record Heatwaves Are Scorching Eastern Europe and Siberia
By taking global warming and demographics into account, transit agencies can better serve vulnerable populations With commuters slowly coming back and Congress considering a major infusion of cash for public transportation, mass-transit operators suddenly have a rare moment to invest for the future. But looking out over a sea of dire problems—including aging infrastructure, a backlog... Continue Reading →
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