Climate change
EV sales to strike all-time large in 2022, IEA saya, but a lot more function essential to place globe on internet-zero path
Tesla electric powered autos photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. In accordance to the Global Strength Agency, electrical car or truck profits are on class to hit an “all-time high” this year. Sean Gallup | Getty Illustrations or photos News | Getty Visuals Electric powered car or truck gross sales are on study course […]
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U.S. ratifies global treaty to curb climate-warming chemicals in air conditioning, refrigeration
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the 51-50 vote passed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 7, 2022. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Senate has voted to ratify a global climate treaty that will phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons, […]
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UN secretary general says ‘polluters must pay,’ calls for extra tax on fossil fuel profits
Antonio Guterres photographed in New York last September. On Tuesday, he said fossil fuel firms and their “enablers” needed to be held to account. John Minchillo | Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that developed economies should impose an extra tax on the profits of fossil fuel […]
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UN warns world is entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’ from climate crisis
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters The United Nations is warning that the impacts of global climate change are entering “uncharted territories of destruction” as countries fail to set adequate […]
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Crypto mining could hinder U.S. ability to battle climate change, White House says
An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a Cleanspark facility in College Park, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Thursday warned that cryptocurrency mining operations could hinder the country’s ability to mitigate climate change. […]
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California avoids widespread rolling blackouts as heat strains power grid
A temperature sign at an El Dorado Savings Bank during a heatwave in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California has avoided ordering rolling blackouts after electricity demand reached a record-high Tuesday night from excessive heat across the state. The California Independent System Operator, which oversees […]
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This millennial couple’s vegan ice cream company is bringing in 6 figures for each thirty day period
When Ishpal and Serina Bajaj approached a purchasing mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to open a vegan ice product store, they were being satisfied with disapproval. “They pretty much laughed, like nobody’s going to eat plant-based ice cream,” reported Ishpal. “I imagine the entire perception of it was that plant-primarily based [desserts] had been sorbets […]
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California lawmakers move to ban new oil wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools
Oil well and pump jacks near housing developments in the City of Signal Hill in Los Angeles County, California. Citizen of the Planet | Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images California lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor that would impose a statewide buffer zone to separate homes, schools, hospitals […]
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Stricter standards needed for carbon offsets, several House Democrats urge
Riverside industrial pulp mill showing smokestacks and stream releases as the facility operates on a sunny afternoon. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Several House Democrats this week called for stricter standards for voluntary carbon offsets that companies and governments buy to compensate for the greenhouse gases they emit. Reps. Jared Huffman, […]
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Mississippi governor declares emergency after Jackson’s main water plant fails
An SUV rests in flood waters in this northeast Jackson, Miss., neighborhood, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Rogelio V. Solis | AP Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, the state’s capital and largest city, do not have access to reliable drinking water for the near future after the city’s main water treatment facility failed on Monday. The state […]
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