Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:56:40 +0000
With the release of the 2024 Democratic platform is a great opportunity to more finely determine how the Democratic party is considering climate action compared to other agenda items.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:16:03 +0000
All of us want to protect the climate. Why wouldn’t we? It’s the mechanism by which human life flourishes. The impacts of climate pollution, though, are affecting us all. The consequences include warming temperatures, changes in precipitation, increases in the frequency or intensity of some extreme weather events, and rising … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45:06 +0000
For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Mark Z. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this. Luminaries from around the world, such as Saul Griffith, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:24:31 +0000
Climate activist Bill McKibben wrote with disgust and dismay about the X conversation that owner Elon Musk (“the richest person in the history of money”) shared with former US President Donald Trump (“gave his standard riff”) on Monday evening. McKibben described the Trump and Musk exchange as “spreading the most … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:23:47 +0000
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:14:58 +0000
Gas Leaks Cost U.S. Fire Departments Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Each Year Every three minutes, a fire department responds to a suspected gas leak in the U.S. Now, new research suggests these emergencies place a significant burden on first responders and taxpayers. The new peer-reviewed study from scientists at … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:25:21 +0000
Big Oil spends a lot of time fighting lawsuits, as dozens of cities and states over the last decade have sued these major climate polluters. Claimants want to hold fossil fuel producers accountable for their role in causing the climate crisis. Companies like Exxon and Chevron, the applicants argue, knowingly … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:28 +0000
In my regularly iterated Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work, there’s a big broom: Price Carbon Aggressively. In the maritime shipping world, it would be a big trawler net that scoops up emissions regardless of technology, allowing the market to figure out the cheapest way to achieve decarbonization. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:26:14 +0000
In 2020, Joe Biden ran for president on the most ambitious climate action platform of any major presidential candidate in U.S. history. As President Biden finishes his term, it’s time to take stock of what his administration accomplished, what is still a work in progress, and what is off track. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:01:34 +0000
Plants already do so many magical things. They are truly wonders of the world — as all life is. However, scientists continue to play with plants in order to reach new frontiers and solve more problems. One new plant is the Neo Px. It is a bioengineered plant that can … [continued]
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