Climate
Tesla shares climb to record, boosted by 64% pop since Trump election victory
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Tesla shares jumped to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing their prior record reached in 2021, sparked by a post-election rally and Wall […]
Read More
Trump may cancel U.S. Postal Service electric mail truck contract: Reuters sources
The United States Postal Service unveils two of its battery-powered vehicles at an event announcing its plan on implementing electric vehicles, at the Postal Service Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service’s contracts to electrify its delivery […]
Read More
Why thermal batteries could replace lithium-ion batteries for energy storage
Thermal batteries could transform renewable energy storage and provide a cheaper and scalable alternative to lithium-ion technology. “Intermittent wind and solar power are becoming the cheapest forms of energy that humans have ever known, and all kinds of energy storage is now being used to harness that, to drive transportation, to drive the electricity grid,” […]
Read More
Winter weather blast to bring more snow to Northern states making travel hazardous
Area residents dig out stranded and buried cars after a record snowfall left over 3 feet on the ground on December 2, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Images A new Arctic blast is set to dump more snow onto the Great Lakes and the Northeast, as winter weather caused transport chaos and […]
Read More
‘Realistic’ green policies good for the U.S., Aramco CEO says, with Trump to return to White House
Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, speaks at the 2024 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, on March 18, 2024. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images “Realistic” green transition standards will benefit the U.S. energy industry, the CEO of the world’s largest oil producer said Tuesday, as the White House prepares […]
Read More
Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated
Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Allison Robbert | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his bid to get his 2018 CEO pay package reinstated on Monday when a Delaware judge […]
Read More
Death toll rises to 12 as Thailand and Malaysia face worst floods in decades
The flag of Thailand flies over Bangkok on May 13, 2023, on the eve of the general election. Jack Taylor | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people […]
Read More
Shipping giant Maersk unveils latest ‘dual-fuel methanol vessel’ in decarbonization shift
The container ship Gunde Maersk docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024, in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Denmark-based shipping and logistics giant Maersk unveiled its latest dual-fuel methanol vessel in the Southeast Asian country on Thursday as the industry ramps up decarbonization efforts. The newly named A.P. […]
Read More
This startup makes thrifting furniture far easier, even for big retailers like Pottery Barn
Furniture waste is a growing concern as consumers and companies seek to reduce carbon emissions. In the U.S. alone, we throw out roughly 12 million tons of furniture every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, leaving it to rot in landfills. Most of it is less than fifteen years old. Recycling furniture can be […]
Read More
They’re here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering.
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaks in the early hours at the conclusion of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 24, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ambitious climate action often requires ambitious financing — be it a clean energy transition project or helping developing countries mitigate […]
Read More