A Minnesota Utility Is Swapping Coal for Solar. It’s Like Taking 780,000 Cars Off the Road
Xcel Energy is replacing its massive coal plant in Becker, Minnesota, with a 710-megawatt solar farm. It's reigniting debate over what society owes rural coal towns struggling amid the energy transition
How do Scottish People Feel About Current Climate Policy?
Only 12% of Scots reported feeling satisfied with the current pace of climate action. Meanwhile, 45% of Scots expressed dissatisfaction with the current climate policies, with 24% being very unsatisfied and 21% unsatisfied
Disclaimer: I've never operated any fossil fuel powered device, don't have any kind of drivers license, have very rarely traveled by airplane, and don't burn wood to heat my home, …
“People will be concerned by the reports that AI poses existential risks, like pandemics or nuclear wars.”
Also Climate Change! HOW DID YOU FORGET THE THING WE ARE DOING THAT IS LITERALLY BURNING LARGE PARTS OF THE EARTH AND CAUSING A MASS EXTINCTION.
Our plans to tackle climate change with carbon storage don't add up
Modelling that shows how the world can remain below 1.5°C of warming assumes we can store vast amounts of carbon dioxide underground, but a new analysis reveals that achieving this is extremely unlikely
Plummeting prices for solar power and storage make global climate transition cheaper than expected: Study
In just the past 10 years, the cost of electricity from solar has fallen by 87 percent, and the cost of battery storage by 85 percent. Wind power, heat pumps and other fossil-free technologies are also experiencing a sharp drop in prices
‘Well below 2°C’ Paris Agreement goal will be met, says forecasting consortium
The consortium, whose approach is conceptually distinct from that of scenarios produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sees temperatures peaking at 1.7°-1.8°C by the 2040s, with net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2060 and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2080
Most respondents – 57 per cent – believe Australia has started to feel the effects of climate change. But only 15 per cent say climate change is an extremely serious problem now.
About eight per cent think its effects will be felt within the next decade and 13 per cent say they’ll be apparent within 50 years
Climate Crisis Deepens: Jammu and Kashmir Faces Record 54% Rainfall Deficit This Winter
The implications of this deficit are profound, impacting not only agriculture but also extending to crucial aspects such as ecological balance, water resource management, and the livelihoods of millions who depend on these resources
Where Hoteliers Feel Most Threatened by Climate Change
In the 2024 edition of the European Accommodation Barometer, the study has revealed that 41% of European hoteliers believe that climate change will have a high or very high impact on their business in the next 3 years
Breakingviews: UAE is timely reminder of climate plan B urgency
a robust response by the UAE government may have some spillover benefits for an oft-neglected subsection of the fight against global climate change.
UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) is unlikely to dismiss the heaviest rainfall in his country for 75 years as a one-off
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
The GOP wants to accelerate climate change, while Democratic centrists are content with slowly embracing it. As hurricane season approaches, shouldn’t we be choosing life?
A risky path to meeting climate targets for Stockholm
The Swedish capital Stockholm aims to capture more carbon dioxide than is emitted by 2030. Therefore, the city is investing in new technology at a combined heat and power plant. But it is a strategy that has been adopted without sufficient discussion of the risks, say researchers at Linköping university, Sweden
Climate Change is Fueling the Loss of Indigenous Languages That Could Be Crucial to Combating It
Climate-related migration and seasonal changes are forcing Indigenous peoples to leave their native regions—and leave behind the languages tied to them
These languages often hold secrets to the inner workings of the planet, from the best times to plant certain crops to the healing properties of critical medicinal plants
What’s with the unusually high benches in Copenhagen?
Benches raised by 33 inches (85 cm), to symbolize what the consequences of rising sea levels will be on Copenhagen, a city that is particularly vulnerable to this phenomeno
L.A. County faces $12.5 Billion in climate costs through 2040
A first-of-its-kind report has estimated that Los Angeles County must invest billions of dollars through 2040 to protect residents from worsening climate hazards, including extreme heat, increasing precipitation, worsening wildfires, rising sea levels and climate-induced public health threats
Climate change puts global semiconductor manufacturing at risk. Can the industry cope?
Looming water shortages ahead
No matter the climate change scenario considered — whether optimistic, business-as-usual or pessimistic — a minimum of 40 per cent of all existing semiconductor manufacturing plants are located in watersheds that are anticipated to experience high or extremely high water stress risk by 2030
Flying should be rationed to reduce ‘huge’ climate impacts - Environmentalist
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Aviation should be strictly rationed with frequent flyers forced to pay “much, much more” for every trip they take, according to an Irish environmentalist.
New figures show that 40% of Irish people are planning to go on three or more overseas holidays this year