Scotland is betting on tidal energy
As Scotland transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy, it is investing in an unexpected source: tidal currents.
At last, divestment is hitting the fossil fuel industry where it hurts - Bill Mckibben
Iremember well the first institution to announce it was divesting from fossil fuel. It was 2012 and I was on the second week of a gruelling tour across the US trying to spark a movement.
You Are Stealing Our Future: Greta Thunberg, 15, Condemns the World’s Inaction on Climate Change
Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the U.N. plenary last night in Katowice, Poland, condemning global inaction in the face of catastrophic climate change.
Welcome to 'Climate City'
Asheville, North Carolina, known for its vibrant culture, has also become an important hub of climate expertise.
The unlikely, eccentric inventor turning inedible plant life into fuel
Marshall Medoff unveils to 60 Minutes his innovative method of turning plant life into fuel and other useful products
Boulder, Pueblo could be the next cities to create their own utilities in pursuit of 100 percent renewable energy
Nine governments are moving toward having their cities powered by 100 percent renewable energy. Longmont and Fort Collins have the best chances.
Global food system is broken, say world’s science academies
Radical overhaul in farming and consumption, with less meat eating, needed to avoid hunger and climate catastrophe
The California Green Rush: How UCS Helped Point the Way
With smart, science-based policies, California shows the world it’s possible to reduce emissions, protect the environment, and grow the economy at the same time.
Australian kids walk out of school to protest climate inaction
Thousands of children walked out of school across Australia on Friday in protest against government inaction on climate change, prompting a rebuke from a minister who said they were setting themselves up for “failure”.
Study Warns of Cascading Health Risks From the Changing Climate
Crop yields are declining. Tropical diseases like dengue fever are showing up in unfamiliar places, including in the United States. Tens of millions of people are exposed to extreme heat.
New report expected to boost push to make company climate-risk disclosures mandatory
Investors are demanding better information about the impact on corporate bottom lines of events like the California wildfires
How Extreme Weather Is Shrinking the Planet
With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea levels, large tracts of the earth are at risk of becoming uninhabitable. But the fossil-fuel industry continues its assault on the facts.
By Bill McKibben
California wildfires: Nearly 1,000 unaccounted for in Camp Fire
The death toll from the Camp Fire in Northern California increased by one Sunday to 77, while the number of people unaccounted for has decreased to 993 people. The blaze was two-thirds contained as of Sunday night after consuming some 150,000 acres.
Stop Biodiversity Loss or We Could Face Our Own Extinction, Warns UN
The world has two years to secure a deal for nature to halt a ‘silent killer’ as dangerous as climate change, says biodiversity chief.
UK renewables capacity overtakes fossil fuels for the first time…
New report from Drax reveals UK renewables now stands at a record 42GW of capacity, exceeding the fossil fuel power fleet for the first time
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Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds
China, Russia and Canada’s current climate policies would drive the world above a catastrophic 5C of warming by the end of the century, according to a study that ranks the climate goals of different countries.
Move Over, Tesla. This Little Dutch Company Makes Big Batteries
As a tourist boat called the Berlin glides down Amsterdam’s Singelgracht, guide Emiliano Fernandez reels off the history of the majestic Rijksmuseum alongside the tree-lined canal. On the tour company’s other vessels, he would be competing with the rumble and fumes of a diesel engine. But since the Berlin hit the water with its electric motor two years ago, he’s been able to speak more softly. “It’s so quiet inside,” Fernandez enthuses.
Cheaper Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid
Lithium-ion batteries have become essential for powering electric cars and storing energy generated by solar panels and wind turbines. But their drawbacks are also by now familiar: They use scarce minerals, are vulnerable to fires and explosions, and are pricey.
Tesla to achieve leading $100/kWh battery cell cost this year, says investor after Gigafactory 1 tour
Tesla recently gave factory tours to investors and Wall Street analysts. We reported on a positive note from Baird after Fremont factory tour earlier this week and now it’s about Worm Capital’s turn, but this time it was a tour of Gigafactory 1.
The firm claims that Tesla is on track to achieve “a battery cell cost of $100 per kWh by the end of the year.”