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US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition
US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration. Washington, DC – The United States has released what it calls the “strongest ever” regulations for car tailpipe pollution, as the country looks to accelerate its sales…
41% of French support lifetime limit of 4 flights per person to combat climate change: Survey
A recent poll found that 41% of French citizens surveyed support a lifetime limit of four flights per person due to concerns regarding climate change. A survey conducted by the research firm the Consumer Science and Analytics Institute revealed that a startling number of individuals supported strictly limiting airplane travel to combat climate change. When…
Addressing Climate Change Will Not “Save the Planet”
A boiler tower surrounded by mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2022. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Conservation biology finds itself in a terrifying place today, witness to mass extinction, helpless to stop the march of industrial Homo sapiens, the pillage of habitat, the loss of…
How we can keep global warming below the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal – Washington Post
It’s the world’s most important climate goal: limiting the Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). It’s the aspiration of global agreements, and to inhabitants of some small island nations, the marker of whether their homes will continue to exist. Keeping warming this low will help save the world’s coral reefs, preserve the Arctic’s…
CalBank, SUNREF and others launch electronic bikes to fight climate change
As parts of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in fighting climate change, CalBank PLC, Agence Française de Development (AFD), the European Union (EU), and the Energy Commission have launched energy-efficient electric motorcycles assembled by Solar Taxi under a SUNREF program. Solar Taxi Limited will assemble 1,200 energy-efficient electric motorcycles for use in Ghana under the…
What Climate Change Could Mean for Fog in the San Francisco Bay Area – The New York Times
The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog John Branch, a Times reporter based in the Bay Area, and photographer Nina Riggio spent months chasing fog in and around San Francisco. Scott Reinhard, a Times graphics editor, worked with researchers to visualize decades of fog data. Sept. 14, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — It was the first…
These climate change FACTS will SHOCK your liberal friends
If you regularly watch the mainstream media, you probably think climate change will cause Earth’s extinction — and SOON. But that’s not the case says Bjorn Lomborg, author of ‘False Alarm.’ He joins Glenn to share the FACTS on climate change — ones that will SHOCK your liberal friends. For example, did you know human…
It grows 1,500 times the food with 5% of the water. How a Utah vertical farm combats climate change.
This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. Before Utah’s searing, mega-drought summer, came the winter storm of 2021. In February tornadoes and ice storms swept across the nation causing massive damage. Hardest hit was Texas, where millions…
Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change
Shutterstock When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you’ll picture a car. But there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes to motorbikes to buses to freight trains and even to tractors and heavy trucks. There…
