In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. Favorite Quote: “In just the first four and a half months of this year, America’s fleet of wind turbines, solar panels and hydroelectric dams have produced more electricity than coal on 90 separate days —...
What likely comes as no surprise, climate news this week heavily mirrored major headlines, namely the relationship between climate action and international response to COVID-19. Similarly, the U.S. stimulus package went back and forth all week with debates over who to...
It was an interesting week in climate news. Organizations, governments, activists and scientists are all figuring out how to best talk about climate during difficult times – or whether to talk about it at all. We rounded up the stories that interested us (and informed...
The Low Down on the Down Under Anja Semanco While you were getting bombarded with #newyearnewme in your newsfeeds, you may have also seen the much more devastating apocalyptic photos of Australia ablaze as the new year launched. Seen next to images of champagne...
Let’s talk about the elephant (fart) in the room: methane. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, even though it doesn’t stick around in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide (methane gets reabsorbed after about 12 years compared to the centuries it takes...
Just The Good Stuff 1. The UK Had It’s First Coal Free Week Since the 1880s And it’s about to become the new norm. The UK plans to phase out all coal power plants by 2025 with plans to go nearly emission-free by 2050. “We lead the world when it comes to tackling...
