The Car Giants That Knew About Climate Change 50 Years Ago
General Motors and Ford have known about the effect burning fossil fuels has on climate for 50 years, a report from E&E News has revealed. And not just this: the Continue Reading
S. Korea Beefs Up Climate Goal Amid Mounting Global Pressure
South Korea is joining China and Japan in setting a deadline to zero-out carbon emissions. The Asian country is targeting to become carbon neutral by 2050, President Moon Jae-in said during Continue Reading
Green Power to Draw $11 Trillion Investment by 2050: BNEF
Green power is set to draw around $11 trillion of investment in the coming decades as the cost of renewables plummets and more of the world’s energy comes from electricity. That’s Continue Reading
Why ExxonMobil is sticking with oil as rivals look to a greener future
In late 2011, ExxonMobil announced plans to drill for oil in disputed land between Kurdistan and the rest of Iraq. Baghdad’s government, fearing the move could break up the country, Continue Reading
California wildfire leaves two firefighters critically injured, forces 90,000 to evacuate
A fast-moving, wind-whipped wildfire left two firefighters critically injured and forced more than 90,000 residents in Southern California to evacuate Monday, while huge swaths of the Golden State went without Continue Reading
Zero-Emission Climate Targets Should Be Seen as Credible
It’s only natural to be skeptical when a political leader stands up and makes a promise about a target that’s far off, hard to achieve, and lacks a clear pathway. So Continue Reading
Study finds significant link between PM2.5 pollution and neurological disorders in US
PM 2.5 pollution was significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for several neurological disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias, in a long-term study of Continue Reading
EU Green Deal will drive clean growth and virus recovery: EC’s Timmermans
Highlights New industrial revolution will drive ‘massive energy shift’ Europe targets jobs boost, clean air, climate protection EU ready to apply carbon border measures if needed London — The EU’s Continue Reading
Suga Pledges Carbon Neutral Japan by 2050 in Policy Speech
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga set an ambitious target for his country to become carbon neutral by 2050 in his first policy speech to parliament since taking office as premier Continue Reading
Tropical Storm Zeta Is Forecast to Grow to Hurricane and Hit Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Zeta’s forecasted path for where it will hit the U.S. A new tropical storm formed in the Caribbean Sunday morning, with forecasters predicting it will move north and Continue Reading
US EPA issues final rule relaxing air permitting for existing power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 22 released a final rule that allows industrial facilities, such as power plants and refineries, to make upgrades in certain cases without obtaining Continue Reading
U.S. Businesses Say One Thing on Climate Change, But Their Campaign Giving Says Another
As Americans vote in an election that will redefine national climate priorities, the biggest U.S. companies—even those with ambitious green agendas—are throwing their support behind lawmakers who routinely stall climate Continue Reading
Late-Season Wildfires Rampage Through Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park was burning. Once-tranquil mountain valleys and ranches were choked with smoke and flames. Thousands of cars jammed onto two-lane rural roads as new evacuation orders popped Continue Reading
Climate change isn’t the only environmental crisis Biden wants to confront
One of the biggest parts of Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s green platform — and one that’s gotten little attention so far — is his commitment to protect nearly a third Continue Reading
Dueling Climate Analyses Offer a Preview of Political Tensions to Come
Over the summer, environmental and clean energy groups put aside their reservations about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and came together behind his $2.2 trillion dollar climate plan—the most ambitious Continue Reading
Big Oil Hamstrung In Tackling Methane Problem
When the coronavirus first spread around the world, emissions-tracking organizations reported good news: the drop in industrial activity and oil and gas drilling had resulted in lower emissions of a Continue Reading
Methane Maps: Climate Satellites From GHGSat Reveal Rising Emissions
Orange and yellow pixels flash over American drilling heartlands around the Gulf Coast, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Dark red stretches across Middle East and China, while disturbing dots of color Continue Reading
China’s Pollution Effort Falls Short Of Expectations
Despite ambitious efforts to reduce air pollution levels across China over the last five years, results have fallen short of expectations, Reuters reports , citing a senior government official. “While Continue Reading
Carbon Capture Is Going To Become Critical
“Reaching net zero will be virtually impossible without CCUS,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a recent report on the role of carbon capture, utilization, and storage in the Continue Reading
Net Zero Goals Impossible Without Costly Carbon Capture
“Reaching net zero will be virtually impossible without CCUS,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a recent report on the role of carbon capture, utilization, and storage in the Continue Reading
SpaceX Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Tracks Rising Seas, Climate Damage –
A new payload that Elon Musk’s SpaceX will deliver into orbit next month will play a pivotal role in measuring sea level increases, potentially helping to spare economies from billions of euros in Continue Reading
The West’s Infernos Are Melting Our Sense of How Fire Works
42,000-foot plumes of ash. 143-mph firenadoes. 1,500-degree heat. These wildfires are a new kind of hell on earth, and scientists are racing to learn its rules. “We’re running 400 to Continue Reading
Forecasters: Drought more likely than blizzards this winter
Don’t expect much of a winter wallop this year, except for the pain of worsening drought, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. Two-thirds of the United States should get a warmer Continue Reading
Nearly Half of the U.S. Is in Drought. It May Get Worse.
Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA, via Shutterstock Nearly half of the continental United States is gripped by drought, government forecasters said Thursday, and conditions are expected to worsen this winter across much Continue Reading
Earth has warmest September on record, and 2020 may clinch hottest year
The planet just recorded its hottest September since at least 1880, according to three of the authoritative temperature-tracking agencies in the world. The data, most of which was released Wednesday, Continue Reading
The number of global methane hot spots has soared this year despite the economic slowdown
Flames from a flaring pit near a natural gas well. The worldwide number of methane hot spots has soared 32 percent so far this year despite the economic slowdown, according Continue Reading
Maui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to Pay the Cost of Sea Level Rise.
A lawsuit in Maui alleges that Big Oil hid the risks of their products on the climate and should be held responsible for the costs of sea level rise. Credit: Continue Reading
Climate Change Prompts Energy Economists to Plan for Net-Zero CO₂ – Bloomberg
The world’s most authoritative body of energy analysts, the International Energy Agency, has found in its annual flagship report that the world is headed toward global warming higher than the Continue Reading
Hurricanes can be vicious and destructive. But their rainfall is often essential.
Hurricanes can be monsters. They bring destructive winds and hazardous storm surge, and their floodwaters can engulf communities. But their drenching downpours can also translate to needed, life-giving rains; tropical Continue Reading
Russian LNG Gets A Climate Change Boost
Russia’s Novatek said last week it planned to triple current liquefied natural gas production rates to as much as 70 million tons annually by 2030. That’s despite the current glut Continue Reading
Green Hydrogen Projects Are Surging, But Are They Feasible?
Proposed green hydrogen projects are surging across the globe as governments seize opportunities afforded by post-pandemic green stimulus packages. Rystad Energy research shows the global pipeline of utility scale green Continue Reading
Oil Site Leaked Gases Uncontrollably for Months, Group Says
An oil well site in the Permian Basin owned by a bankrupt shale producer has spewed polluting gases into the atmosphere for 10 months, despite being investigated by Texas regulators, Continue Reading
Biden Considering New White House Office on Climate Change
Democrat Joe Biden is considering creating a special White House office led by a climate “czar” to coordinate efforts to fight global warming if he is elected president, according to Continue Reading
Joe Biden’s Climate Policy Advisers: AOC, Conor Lamb Fight for Influence
Joe Biden has put forth the most ambitious climate plan of any presidential candidate in history—promising, among other things, to get the country to 100% clean electricity generation by 2035 Continue Reading
Ozone-Destroying Nitrous Oxide Emissions Are Growing
The colossal amount of nitrogen used as fertilizer in agriculture is leading to an increase in emissions of nitrous oxide, a lesser-known greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and Continue Reading
Amy Coney Barrett at Supreme Court on Environment, Climate Change, Regulations
The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court could make it harder for future administrations to adapt laws that have been on the books for decades to meet Continue Reading
Climate Change: 2020 Could Be the Hottest Year On Record, Scientists Say
Climate scientists warned 2020 could be the world’s hottest year on record, with September temperatures eclipsing previous highs and Arctic ice retreating from the seas it usually covers. Global year-to-date temperatures Continue Reading
How Aaswath Raman and SkyCool are modifying an ancient practice to create carbon-free cooling systems on Earth – The Washington Post
ong ago, in lands that were always warm, people got ice from the heavens. At sunset, they poured water into shallow earthen pits or ceramic trays insulated with reeds. All through Continue Reading
Oil Rig Evacuations Continue Ahead Of Hurricane Delta
Oil and gas companies are evacuating more platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Delta barrels toward the coast, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Continue Reading
Exxon Climate Disclosures: Big Oil Hides Carbon Forecasts From Investors
A giant oil company like Exxon Mobil Corp. will publicly disclose forward-looking numbers on production forecasts, earnings potential and capital expenditures. But the biggest fossil-fuel producers don’t provide short-term guidance to Continue Reading
Climate Risk Could Hit Already Vulnerable Nations With a Double Whammy
When investors thought about how climate change might affect their portfolios a decade ago, their attention was usually focused on the companies they were investing in. How big was a Continue Reading
Big fossil fuel groups all failing climate goals, study shows
No major oil, gas or coal company is on track to align their business with the Paris climate goal of limiting the global temperature rise to well below 2°C by Continue Reading
Flooding hits six million people in East Africa
The number of people hit by seasonal flooding in East Africa has increased more than fivefold in four years, according to UN figures. Nearly six million people have been affected Continue Reading
Exxon Carbon Emissions and Climate: Leaked Plans Reveal Rising CO2 Output
Exxon Mobil Corp. had plans to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece, an analysis of internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg shows, setting Continue Reading
Storm Delta Sparks Warnings in Caribbean, Seen Heading for Gulf
A second system gathering strength south of Jamaica may threaten Gulf energy production and Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane later this week even as Tropical Storm Gamma skirts the Continue Reading
Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land
Crop switching and relocation of crop production to different states could prevent up to half of predicted losses in agricultural profits from climate change impacts according to new research conducted Continue Reading
Pandemics Overtake Climate Change as Biggest Worry for Insurers
Pandemics became the top concern for insurance professionals this year as the Covid-19 crisis roils the industry worldwide. Infectious diseases and pandemics were ranked as the most significant risks to society Continue Reading
Greenland ice sheet on course to lose ice at fastest rate in 12,000 years, study finds
Melt water sits on the Greenland ice sheet. (Thomas R. Chudley/University of Cambridge) The Greenland ice sheet is on track to lose mass at about four times the fastest rate Continue Reading
California Wine Country Glass Fire Update: Firefighters Face Dire Forecast
Even as firefighters in Northern California’s wine country battle a blaze that forced the evacuation of entire towns, a forecast of extreme heat and dry winds threatens to breath new Continue Reading
Mixing of the planet’s ocean waters is slowing down, speeding up global warming, study finds
An iceberg floats past Bylot Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in 2017. (David Goldman/AP) The layers of the world’s oceans aren’t mixing like they used to due to climate Continue Reading