Climate change
Renault wants to use water from depths of 4,000 meters to supply heat to an old production plant
A Renault logo photographed in Bavaria, Germany. The French automotive giant says it’s targeting carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Igor Golovniov/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Renault Group is working with French utility Engie on the development of a geothermal energy project at the automaker’s Douai facility, with […]
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After decades as a nuclear powerhouse, France makes its play in offshore wind
This image, from Sept. 2022, shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with workers on board a boat during a visit to the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm. Stephane Mahe | AFP | Getty Images A facility described as “France’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project” is fully operational, multinational utility EDF said this week. The news represents […]
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Youthful men and women just got a louder voice on world wide weather challenges — and could shortly be shaping coverage
COP27 was an additional milestone for younger climate activists as they turned formal weather policy stakeholders beneath the ACE Action Approach. Photograph by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Photos/LightRocket by means of Getty Photographs Youthful people today have extended been at the forefront of conversations and activism all over local climate transform. This year’s COP27 was an additional […]
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Biden grants PG&E $1.1 billion to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon, the only operational nuclear plant left in California, due to be shutdown in 2024 despite safely producing nearly 15% of the state’s green electrical energy power, is viewed in these aerial photos taken on December 1, 2021, near Avila Beach, California. George Rose | Getty Images The Biden administration […]
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Is Patagonia the end game for profits in a world of climate change?
A Patagonia store signage is seen on Greene Street on September 14, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Many brands are aligning profits with purpose, but Patagonia’s decision in September to convert its for-profit business to one under which all the profits flow through to fighting […]
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New global local weather offer struck at conference in Egypt
Local climate reparations, or “reduction and injury” funding, is a very divisive and emotive difficulty that is noticed as a fundamental problem of local weather justice. Sean Gallup | Getty Visuals News | Getty Illustrations or photos Government ministers and negotiators from approximately 200 nations lastly secured an settlement Sunday aimed at trying to keep […]
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The big new Exxon Mobil climate change deal that got an assist from Joe Biden
Could it be that Big Oil’s next big thing got a big assist from Joe Biden? Maybe, if carbon capture and storage is indeed as big a deal as ExxonMobil’s first-of-its-kind deal to extract, transport and store carbon from other companies’ factories implies. The deal, announced last month, calls for ExxonMobil to capture carbon emitted […]
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FDA says lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption
Uma Valeti, CEO and founder, UPSIDE Foods speaks at the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, October 18, 2021. David Swanson | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration for the first time cleared a lab-grown meat product developed by a California start-up as safe for human consumption, marking a key milestone for […]
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See which states have suffered the most major weather disasters since 2011
Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday that calls for urgent investment in climate adaptation and hazard mitigation. During that same period, 29 states on average endured at least one federally declared disaster, according […]
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The ‘world’s largest floating wind farm’ produces its first power
Offices of Equinor photographed in Feb. 2019. Equinor is one of several companies looking at developing floating wind farms. Odin Jaeger | Bloomberg | Getty Images A facility described as the world’s largest floating wind farm produced its first power over the weekend, with more turbines set to come online before the year is out. […]
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