This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. … [continued]
RMI releases climate scorecards that track progress of six key US states based on climate commitments and greenhouse gas emissions
Officials from Portland, New York, Miami and Phoenix discuss plans to keep residents safe in extreme heat.
Statement by Mark Specht, Western States Energy Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists. SACRAMENTO — California’s draft plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 overly relies on carbon dioxide removal and should instead incorporate more ambitious emissions reductions, particularly in the electricity sector, according to the Union of Concerned … [continued]
George Monbiot advocates for a bold climate plan that cancels the debts owed by third world countries.
A formidable space tourism industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL Earth’s Future. Courtesy of UCL. Published today in the journal Earth’s Future, researchers from UCL, the University … [continued]
Germany activated the “alarm stage,” phase two of three of the country’s emergency methane-based gas plans, on Thursday after Russia’s Gazprom throttled deliveries by 60%. Phase three would allow the government to implement energy rationing. German economic minister Robert Habeck told reporters the cutbacks were a direct political attack in … [continued]
A Diné (Navajo) community activist investigates leaks at oil and gas sites in New Mexico. With an infrared camera in hand, a Diné (Navajo) community activist investigates methane leaks at oil and gas sites. Environmental protectors sound the alarm and push for regulation in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin. In … [continued]
Preparing for emergencies and preventing disasters requires planning, equipment and communications. This is true for fighting fires and for keeping the electric power system operating in extreme weather. Firefighters have strategic plans regarding territory to address, as well as operational plans. Equipment includes fire trucks, protective gear and hoses. First … [continued]
Andy Tang, Wärtsilä’s global VP of energy storage and optimization, talks microgrids, optimizing battery safety and revenue, and flexible fuels.
