Climate
Fraying U.S.-China relations could have big implications for Earth
Chinese President Xi Jinping is not scheduled to go to COP27, even though the state has reportedly despatched a delegation of a lot more than 50 people today to Egypt. Xinhua Information Agency | Xinhua Information Company | Getty Illustrations or photos SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Fraying diplomatic tensions concerning the U.S. and China are […]
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‘This is not likely to stop’: Pakistan claims apocalyptic flooding reveals the need to have for reparations
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Pakistan’s foreign minister says catastrophic flooding that submerged just one-third of the place earlier this 12 months reaffirms the have to have for rich international locations to deliver on reparations, a hugely contentious situation that has taken center stage at the U.N.’s flagship weather convention. Reparations, or “decline and problems” funding, […]
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Rivian sticks to full-year EV production target as quarterly losses come in narrower than expected
Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Wednesday reaffirmed its 25,000-vehicle production target for 2022, but said it plans to spend less to do it as the company […]
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U.S. launches carbon offset program to help developing countries speed clean energy transition
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks at the opening of the US Pavilion during the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of the same name, on November 8, 2022. Ahmad Gharabli | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry on […]
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UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery chooses location as race for ‘white gold’ intensifies
A lithium-ion battery photographed at a Volkswagen facility in Germany. Lithium-ion batteries are crucial components in electric vehicles. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — A facility described as the U.K.’s “first large-scale lithium refinery” will be located in the north of England, with those behind the project hoping its output will […]
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Autos giant Renault is betting the market for gasoline cars will continue to grow
Renault sees the internal combustion engine continuing to play a crucial role in its business over the coming years, according to a top executive at the French automotive giant. On Tuesday, it was announced that the Renault Group and Chinese firm Geely had signed a non-binding framework agreement to establish a company focused on […]
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Electric vehicle maker Lucid reports third-quarter loss, confirms it’s on track to meet production guidance
Electric vehicle start-up Lucid on Sept. 28, 2021 said production of its first cars for customers has started at its factory in in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group on Tuesday reported that it lost $530 million in the third quarter but confirmed that it’s still on track to make between 6,000 […]
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Climate change threatens to destroy ‘the things Americans value most,’ U.S. government warns
The Jade Isle Mobile Home Park is flooded in this aerial view from a drone in St. Cloud. Residents of the community were issued a voluntary evacuation order due to rising water levels in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. must ramp up efforts to reduce greenhouse […]
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Lordstown aims to boost EV production with Foxconn investment, seeks new automaker partner
Signage outside Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters in Lordstown, Ohio, on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Dustin Franz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Struggling electric truck startup Lordstown Motors still plans to deliver the first examples of its Endurance pickup truck before the end of the year, the company said Tuesday, a day after it announced a […]
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Billionaires emit a million situations extra greenhouse gases than the regular individual: Oxfam
The investments of 125 billionaires trigger 393 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every 12 months in accordance to a report revealed by world poverty charity Oxfam. Florian Gaertner / Contributor / Getty Visuals The investments of 125 billionaires deliver 393 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each individual calendar year, according to a […]
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