UK Climate Boss: World Must End Coal To Save Planet
The world needs to ditch coal in order to tackle climate change and save the planet, former UK business secretary Alok Sharma, who is now president for this year’s global Continue Reading
Paris Will Ban Through Traffic in City Center
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo set an audacious new benchmark in her ongoing campaign to reduce car use across the French capital: a ban on most vehicle traffic crossing the city Continue Reading
Europe to Clamp Down on Air and Water Pollution Under Green Deal
The European Union is aiming to step up its efforts to cut pollution from sectors like industry and agriculture as part of its biggest economic overhaul to date. The overarching goal is Continue Reading
Air Conditioners Might Be One Water Source of Our Urban Future
No drips here. San Diego’s airport has been reusing the water from air conditioner condensation since 2014. In the coastal city of Herzliya, Israel, not far from parched mountains and Continue Reading
Climate Change Is Making Big Problems Bigger
Wildfires are bigger, and starting earlier in the year. Heat waves are more frequent. Seas are warmer, and flooding is more common. The air is getting hotter. Even ragweed pollen Continue Reading
U.S. has entered unprecedented climate territory, EPA warns
For years, President Donald Trump and his deputies played down the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and delayed the release of an Environmental Protection Agency report Continue Reading
The Dalles Dam drops to season low as Mid-C forwards continue to reach record highs
The Dalles Dam water supply forecast has reached a new season low after poor snow-building months and continued expectations of below-normal precipitation with much of the area is listed in Continue Reading
Cities Aren’t Making Climate Investments Where They Matter Most
More cities than ever are implementing measures to fight climate change and mitigate the impact of extreme weather events on their communities, but there’s still a large gap between what’s Continue Reading
Fossil fuel sector has ‘best potential’ to reduce methane emissions: report
‘Urgent steps’ needed to cut methane emissions this decade Fossil fuel sector responsible for 35% of emissions Capturing methane adds to oil, gas sector revenues The fossil fuel sector has Continue Reading
Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half
Scientists on Wednesday reported another reason the world should sharply rein in global warming: doing so would likely cut in half the current projected amount of sea level rise from Continue Reading