Climate Politics Are Worse Than You Think
Texas is often hot, but not like this: Current forecasts have the temperature in Dallas hitting 109 degrees Tuesday, with highs in triple digits well into next week. Britain, on Continue Reading
Airbus and major airlines partner to explore direct air carbon capture technology
Airbus and a number of major airlines—Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic—have signed Letters of Intent (LoI) to explore opportunities Continue Reading
Sweltering US temperatures promise fresh demand records for gas generation
US natural gas-fired power generators are bracing for record-setting demand this week as temperatures in states stretching from Texas to Kansas and Mississippi to Missouri top 100 degrees Fahrenheit. On Continue Reading
London Set to Bake In More 40-Degree Days as Planet Warms
Temperatures in London and the south of England might hit a record-setting 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit) next week, hotter than the forecast in Madrid, Rome or Marseille. The English may Continue Reading
Joe Manchin Defends Retreat on Climate and Tax Plans
It was a familiar, if excruciating, position for Democrats. A day after pulling the plug on his party’s plans to pass a climate, energy and tax package this summer, Senator Joe Manchin Continue Reading
Scorching Summer Heatwave Throws Britain Into More Chaos
The Met Office issued its most severe warning for next week with temperatures set to rise above 35 degrees Celsius. Photographer: Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing/Getty Images After strikes, transport disruption, soaring Continue Reading
Extreme heat propels more Chinese provinces’ peak power loads to record highs
Highlights Record temperatures logged by 71 national weather stations Power loads in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu hit record highs China’s power consumption to grow 5%-6% in 2022 Extreme heat is sweeping Continue Reading
Unforgiving heat wave in Texas and Southern Plains to worsen next week – The Washington Post
The temperatures in Texas and the Southern Plains are about to be turned up during an already historically hot summer. Next week, some areas of interior Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas Continue Reading
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is drying out, threatening ecological, economic disaster
Utah’s Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest recorded level this month amid a two-decade drought, a grim milestone as researchers and politicians point to grave threats to wildlife and Continue Reading
As Europe bakes in heatwave, wildfires rage from Portugal to Croatia
Wildfires raged across the tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has pushed Continue Reading
Heatwaves hammer megacities in China’s Yangtze River basin
Searing heatwaves swept across China’s vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands. More than 90 red Continue Reading
Europe Is Frying in Devastating Heat Even as it Brings Back Coal
As gas-hungry Europe revives coal plants, complicating its climate ambitions, the blistering heat this summer shows just what’s at stake. Southern France was slammed by a heat wave so intense Continue Reading
Global population growth hits lowest rate since 1950
The global population grew by less than 1 per cent a year for the first time since the aftermath of the second world war in 2020 and 2021 with Europe’s Continue Reading
Yosemite wildfire smoke chokes national park’s views and air quality
A wildfire threatening some of the world’s oldest giant sequoia trees in California’s Yosemite National Park expanded five-fold over the weekend as smoke prompted air quality alerts throughout the park Continue Reading
China’s Renewed Use of Coal Will Endanger Its Crops
China is turning back to low-cost coal to boost its ailing economy. It’s an understandable reaction to the toll caused by Covid lockdowns. But it will come with a steep price for Continue Reading
Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin work to clinch deal on climate and energy – The Washington Post
Democratic leaders are racing to finalize a revised proposal to tackle climate change and jump-start the nation’s transition to clean energy, part of a larger sprint to strike a deal Continue Reading
Ukraine Invasion Threatens Europe’s Climate Change Goals
Last summer the European Union unveiled “Fit for 55,” a radical plan to move away from carbon-based energy, which envisions deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to meet a goal Continue Reading
Mumbai: Heavy rains bring Indian city to a standstill
It’s that time of the year again when heavy rains in the Indian city of Mumbai and nearby areas have disrupted the lives of millions of people in the country’s Continue Reading
Putin’s War Throws Crucial EU Vote on ‘Green’ Gas Into Doubt
European lawmakers are under pressure from Ukraine to block plans to treat gas as a green asset, plunging into serious doubt an EU Parliament vote that not long ago seemed Continue Reading
Europe’s String of Extreme Heat Waves Linked to Jet Stream
The extreme heat in Spain, the UK and France this summer was made worse by changes in the jet stream , the strong westerly winds that blow above the planet’s Continue Reading
Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city
Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made Continue Reading
Italy Declares State of Emergency in Regions Hit by Drought
Italy’s Cabinet declared a state of emergency in five regions that have been heavily hit by drought, according to a government statement. View full article at www.bloomberg.com
As Federal Climate-Fighting Tools Are Taken Away, Cities and States Step Up
Legislators in Colorado, historically a major coal state, have passed more than 50 climate-related laws since 2019. The liquor store in the farming town of Morris, Minn., cools its beer Continue Reading
The Supreme Court Tries to Overrule the Climate
Credit where due: the Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling in West Virginia v. E.P.A. is the culmination of a five-decade effort to make sure that the federal government won’t threaten the Continue Reading
Peak hurricane season looms with no room for U.S. refining outages
A busy Atlantic hurricane season and tight fuel supplies could further strain U.S. refiners who already have the lowest oil-processing capacity in eight years, analysts warned, adding this would boost Continue Reading
A short history of U.S. oil refining losses due to hurricanes
Clouds from Hurricane Harvey are seen in the background as smoke rises from a burn off at an oil refinery Historically, the Atlantic hurricanes have prompted U.S. oil refiners to Continue Reading
EPA Isn’t ‘Knocked Out,’ But Doing Its Job Just Got Much Harder
The Supreme Court ruling Thursday that curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s flexibility to curb power-plant emissions on a systematic basis is setting the stage for a piecemeal approach to the Continue Reading
Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change
One by one, the tools available to President Biden to fight climate change are being stripped away. After a Supreme Court decision on Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency will have less authority Continue Reading
G-7 Leaders Just Made Success at COP27 Even Harder
Olaf Scholz departs following his closing news conference on the final day of the G-7 summit in Elmau, Germany, on June 28.Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg Leaders of the world’s richest economies Continue Reading
Rice fields dry up as Italy’s drought lingers on
The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is thirsting paddy fields in the river Po valley and jeopardizing the harvest of the premium rice used for risotto. Italy’s Continue Reading
World methane emissions are heading in the wrong direction, study says
Kayrros, a firm that analyzes satellite data, says methane emissions from fossil fuels have intensified, rising faster than the rebound in oil, gas and coal production since the easing of Continue Reading
UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation
The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new Continue Reading
EU Nations Brace for Spat Over Flagship Fund to Help Green Shift
European Union governments are poised for a fight over the the size of a fund designed to cushion some consumers from costs in a new carbon market, with France to Continue Reading
Concrete is Worse for the Climate Than Flying. Why Aren’t More People Talking About It?
Over the past 20 years, cement manufacturers have quietly doubled their carbon dioxide emissions, highlighting a sector that has received relatively little public scrutiny despite contributing nearly three times as Continue Reading
Energy investment treaty update fails to win over environmentalists
Years-long talks over updating an international energy investment treaty ended on Friday with a provisional deal which would allow the exclusion of fossil fuels interests but not fast enough to Continue Reading
Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘To the Edge’
A wildfire raged in the Sierra de la Culebra in Zamora Province in Spain this month.Credit…Emilio Fraile/Europa Press, via Associated Press Millions of Americans are once again in the grips Continue Reading
Northern Chinese provinces hit peak power loads on heat wave
Highlights State Grid says northern grids hit peak power loads multiple times High temperature alert issued for 12 provinces and regions Li Keqiang stresses on maximizing coal production A heat Continue Reading
Texas repeatedly raises pollution limits for Cheniere LNG plant
Cheniere, the largest U.S. exporter of liquefied natural gas, boasts that it’s helping to “improve local air quality in communities globally” because the cleaner burning fuel it ships displaces coal Continue Reading
Alaska’s June wildfires break records, fueled by hot, dry weather
A record number of acres have burned this month in Alaska, forcing Indigenous people from their homes, compromising air quality and stretching firefighting resources thin. More than 1 million acres Continue Reading
Saudi Oil Giant Understates Carbon Footprint by Up to 50%
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal. Many refineries operated by the world’s biggest oil company have been excluded from its disclosure of greenhouse emissions. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Before Continue Reading
Global climate goal could be in peril without carbon price reform
Investors managing $10.6 trillion on Wednesday said an overhaul of international carbon pricing policies was necessary to prevent the world from missing a goal to limit climate change. As part Continue Reading
Florida Homeowners to Pay Higher Premiums as Reinsurers See Risks and Pull Back
Home insurance rates are going up again in Florida, as rate increases by reinsurers get passed on to homeowners. Reinsurers are reacting partly to five years of outsize losses from Continue Reading
Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave
Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has Continue Reading
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could severely limit the federal government’s authority to reduce carbon dioxide from power Continue Reading
Millions stranded as floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, India, more rain forecast
Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. The flooding in Bangladesh, described by Continue Reading
Triple digit heat possible for East Coast, Southeast next week
The signs are growing that there could be a significant heat wave across the South, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic next week, with tropical humidity and highs 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit Continue Reading
Tense Mid-Year Climate Talks Raise Concerns of COP27 Flop
Negotiators representing dozens of developing nations left Germany empty-handed as rich countries blocked their attempts to secure compensation for the damage caused by climate change. The talks that ended in Continue Reading
US Weather Service forecast put gas generators on deck for record summer demand
Lower 48 states at 33-40% risk for hotter temperatures Heat risk highest for Northeast, Texas, the West Coal generation constrained by capacity, supply US gas-fired power generators could see a Continue Reading
A string of climate disasters strike before summer even starts
In eastern Montana and Wyoming, massive flooding has destroyed bridges, swept away homes, and forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 visitors from Yellowstone National Park. Half a million households in the Continue Reading
Spain, France to see historic June heatwave through weekend
A punishing heat wave is underway in parts of Western Europe, with widespread temperatures near or above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) expected through the weekend. Heat is expected to Continue Reading