Global CO2 emissions rebound by nearly 5% in 2021, approaching the 2018-2019 peak
Global CO2 emissions declined by 5.8% in 2020, or almost 2 Gt CO2 – the largest ever decline and almost five times greater than the 2009 decline that followed the global financial crisis.
U.S. emissions surged in 2021, putting the nation further off track from its climate targets
A jump in coal-fired power helped drive the increase, according to a report from the Rhodium Group.
The Return of the Urban Firestorm
What happened in Colorado was something much scarier than a wildfire.
British Satellite scale-up raises £15m to help battle Climate Change
British satellite scale-up Satellite Vu, founded in 2016, has successfully raised £15 million ($20.7 million), as it looks to ramp up its plans to launch seven thermal and infrared imaging satellites into space that will be able to provide real-time data on how green every building on the planet is.
‘Move: The Forces Uprooting Us’: Parag Khanna’s Exposé About 4 Billion Movers Who Will Change the Planet
Pushed by climate change and demographic transition and pulled by urbanization and technology, human migration is set to accelerate and become the defining trend of our near-term future and beyond.
JOANNA MACY: Climate Crisis as a Spiritual Path
This 20 minute interview with Joanna Macy will help answer an essential question: How are we going to live our lives fully, with inner peace and courage (and even joy) as we confront a world that is destroying itself?
How close are hydrogen planes, really?
Last month, Airbus announced plans for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft models that run on hydrogen and said they could be flying by 2035. Boeing, meanwhile, has done several tests of hydrogen-powered aircraft — both manned and unmanned.
Your Business Can Make A Positive Community Impact
By David Dixon Starting a woman-owned business in your local community is an investment that can be personally rewarding and professionally fulfilling, and have societal value as well. Companies that are good corporate citizens can have a notable positive impact on the communities they serve, and in turn, are typically well patronized by citizens.
Dramatically more powerful: world’s first battery-electric freight train unveiled
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based freight train manufacturer Wabtec unveiled its first battery-electric locomotive on September 10. The company said it could help significantly reduce carbon emissions in the future.
Democrats Will Subpoena Big Oil to Force Disclosure of Climate Denial Campaigns
In a historic hearing on Thursday, House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-New York) announced her plan to subpoena documents from oil and gas companies to discern their role in spreading climate denial and disinformation.
Markey-Merkley Bill Would Stop Big Banks From 'Throwing Money at Dirty Fossil Fuel Projects'
"As climate chaos continues to threaten Americans—endangering livelihoods and putting our future at risk—the role of big financial institutions in accelerating this crisis must be addressed."
Biden Administration Will Hold US’s Largest Offshore Drilling Auction Days After COP26
The Biden administration is preparing to auction off more than 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling companies less than a week after the United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, where global negotiations over plans to reduce fossil fuel emissions faced an official deadline on Friday.
Ratchets, phase-downs and a fragile agreement: how Cop26 played out
Last-minute hitch on coal almost reduced Alok Sharma to tears as Glasgow climate pact made imperfect progress
Students’ solar-powered camper van turns heads on 1,800-mile road trip
A team of students from the Netherlands are due to complete an 1,800-mile (3,000km) road trip across western Europe in a solar-powered camper van that they designed and built themselves.
5 Issues to Watch at Climate Week 2021
World leaders are gathering in New York this week and next for the UN General Assembly meeting (UNGA76) and Climate Week. The two major events come at a critical moment for climate action.
Cop26: world poised for big leap forward on climate crisis, says John Kerry
The world is poised to make a big leap forward at the UN Cop26 climate summit, with world leaders “sharpening their pencils” to make fresh commitments that could put the goals of the 2015 Paris agreement within reach, John Kerry has said.
'A Choice Point for Humanity': Women Demand Visionary Shift at UN Climate Talks
"This is the time to unite together to build the healthy and just future we know is possible for each other and the Earth."
San Francisco Leads Legal Effort Pressing Big Oil to Pay for Climate Impacts
To force fossil fuel companies to cover the costs of unnatural disasters, more than 20 municipalities are suing them over decades of deception.
The planet is in peril. We’re building Congress’s strongest-ever climate bill - Bernie Sanders
More than any other legislation in US history it will transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energy
Solar panels are key to Biden's energy plan. But the global supply chain may rely on forced labor from China
China's Xinjiang region has evolved over the past two decades into a major production hub for many of the companies that supply the world with parts needed to build solar panels.
