By Frank Landymore, Futurism Just ‘one simple trick’ that actually works! The behemoth cargo ships that serve as the lifeblood of our global economy have an enormous environmental toll; the maritime shipping industry released more than a billion tons of CO2 in 2018. But researchers at a project called the “Blue …
How Europe reduced its greenhouse gas emissions last year
By Kate Abnett, Reuters BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) – The European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5% last year, official data published this week showed, continuing a trend of declining emissions in Europe. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, where climate change is already worsening droughts, wildfires …
To aid the green energy transition, we need to modernize our grid infrastructure
By Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), The Hill While it’s true that some things get better with age, the United States’ aging transmission infrastructure is not one of them. Updated transmission infrastructure is crucial to reducing emissions and ensuring dependable electricity service. Congress has passed green energy laws to help make …
Which technologies will enable a cleaner steel industry?
By Daniel Boero Vargas and Mandy Chan, Freethink Decarbonizing the steel industry is a crucial challenge to overcome if the world is going to meet its climate goals. Steel production contributes around 11% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, making it one of the heaviest polluting industries and a heavy-emitting …
Their batteries hurt the environment, but EVs still beat gas cars. Here’s why
By Camila Domonoske, NPR Electric vehicles are sometimes called “zero-emission vehicles.” But the batteries that go into them are not zero-emission at all. In fact, making those batteries takes a lot of (mostly-not-clean) energy and hurts the environment in other ways, a fact that’s become common knowledge after widespread media coverage. Does that environmental damage cancel …
Natural disasters are scaring property insurers away. States are trying to help
Fast Company Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. It’s a problem that has played out in states across the U.S. as climate change and increasing development has …
Will alternative seafood sink or swim?
By Alex Robinson, Corporate Knights Canadian faux fish and seafood startups are hoping to serve ocean-friendly food for a growing planet. When Chris Bryson sees a problem, he has a lot of trouble looking away. In the early days of the pandemic, when pet adoptions were on the rise, he …
The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool
By Gautama Mehta, Grist The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. The Department of Energy, or DOE, announced Friday that it’s strengthening energy efficiency requirements for light bulbs …
Can Single European Sky slash aviation emissions by 10%?
By Marta Pacheco, EuroNews Air traffic management measures can play a key role in decreasing emissions but the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels and a clear airspace design between civil and military space is crucial, according to aviation experts. Aviation players were divided on the extent air traffic management measures …
The US aims to ‘crack the code’ on scaling up geothermal energy production
By Oliver Milman, Grist A limitless supply of heat exists beneath our feet within the Earth’s crust, but harnessing it at scale has proved challenging. Now, a combination of new techniques, government support, and the pressing need to secure continuous clean power in an era of climate crisis means that …