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September 30, 2020

Changing the odds: Rebecca Solnit on hope and action in dark times

I’ve long admired Rebecca Solnit’s writing, and today I want to share some excerpts from her essay in The Guardian, “Climate change, Covid–our hearts ache. But a new era is possible. We can do it,” to inspire you. If you want more, you can read...

Carla W
August 28, 2020

Most fossil fuel energy is wasted–New analysis shows how to fix this!

With catastrophic fires again raging in California and hurricane Laura devastating the Gulf Coast, the urgency of the climate crisis is painfully clear. You may wonder if it’s too late to do anything meaningful to avert climate chaos. A new analysis finds we can still eliminate 70-80%...

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July 30, 2020

What the coming together of the left on climate looks like

In just six weeks, we’ve seen three major climate proposals indicating that the factions of the Democratic Party are aligning on climate policy after a decade of disarray and disagreement. This policy platform on climate shows how much interest groups and politicians agree on and...

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June 23, 2020

Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035–at no extra cost

Silvio Marcacci – Forbes, June 9, 2020 Renewable energy has been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our grid, but new research has overturned that trope for good. Plummeting wind, solar, and storage prices have fallen so fast that the United States can...

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June 11, 2020

How South Korea, France and Italy are using the COVID-19 response to fight climate change

Umair Irfan – Vox, 6/8/20 With clear roads, clear skies, oil prices plummeting, businesses needing bailouts, and political capital to spend, countries like South Korea, Italy, and France have decided that the pandemic response is an opportunity to rethink energy, infrastructure, industry, and government in...

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May 21, 2020

Solar’s future is insanely cheap

Ramez Naam – Blog, 5/14/20 Over the past decade, Ramez Naam has made forecasts about the future costs of clean energy technologies, including solar. In this post, he explains that Solar has plunged in price faster than anyone – including he – predicted…

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Last week, President-elect Joe Biden named John Ke

Last week, President-elect Joe Biden named John Kerry as the first-ever climate envoy for national security. Kerry has tremendous experience in tackling climate change in Washington. He was instrumental in negotiating the Paris Accord in 2015 and worked with Chinese officials on an agreement to reduce that nation's greenhouse gas emissions. This new national security position is part of the Biden administration’s commitment in make the climate a top priority.

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s project, G

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s project, Grassland 2.0, is focused on revolutionize agricultural systems in the region from 75% corn and soybeans to 75% perennial grassland. Grassland 2.0 aims to help revolutionize agricultural systems in the region with a focus on livestock and milk production. Providing perennial grassland that allows livestock to access rotational grazing and incorporating other sustainable practices can reduce carbon emissions in the region up to 35%.

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Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) are gaining moment

Ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) are gaining momentum as a decarbonization technology that could be the most efficient source of large-scale heating and cooling for buildings! This technology could be transformative because building heating and cooling systems account for 12% of the United States total greenhouse gas emissions! GSHPs utilize the earth’s crust to pump or dump heat based on need. Pipes are buried to a depth of between 10-1,000 feet where the mantel maintains a steady 54°F year-round. GSHPs take advantage of this by pumping heat when air temperatures dip below 54°F and dumping heat when air temperatures exceed this. As efforts ramp up in U.S. cities of getting to net-zero emissions between 2035 and 2050, this technology could be a major factor in helping reach these goals!

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In a big win for climate action, San Francisco’s

In a big win for climate action, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to ban natural gas in new buildings last week. This means that in all new buildings, stoves, furnaces, and water heaters will be electric and no longer burn gas. Because 40% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions come from powering buildings, and natural gas IS the second largest source of building emissions, city officials understand that all-electric construction will be essential in meeting their goals of carbon neutrality by 2045.

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Last week, Nevada voters approved Question 6, amen

Last week, Nevada voters approved Question 6, amending the state constitution to mandate that the Nevada’s electricity providers shift to at least 50% renewable energy by 2030. With Nevadans ensuring this mandate in the state's constitution, there’s little chance of its overturn by future administrations.

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U.S. president-elect Joe Biden took the stage Satu

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden took the stage Saturday night in Delaware vowing to combat the climate crisis and rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. Biden has promised to restore dozens of environmental safeguards abolished under the Trump administration and launch the boldest climate action plan in U.S. history.

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In October 2020, Maid of the Mist, the U.S. Niagar

In October 2020, Maid of the Mist, the U.S. Niagara Falls passenger ferry tour company launched two electric catamarans. The first of their kind in North America, these catamarans run on dual banks of lithium-ion batteries. With catamaran charging stations obtaining power from Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, a hydroelectric plant, these electric passenger ferries are 100% emission free. This shift has put Maid of the Mist in the forefront of what observer’s claim is an emerging trend in maritime operations.

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A recent study conducted by investment bank UBS fo

A recent study conducted by investment bank UBS found that the cost of manufacturing electric vehicles (E.V.) will likely be equivalent to gasoline cars by 2024. This study analyzed the top seven global E.V. battery manufacturer’s production costs and found that if cost declines continue at the same rate, production costs of E.V. batteries will be as low as internal combustion engines by 2024. This is big news for car companies looking to produce affordable E.V.s to reduce carbon emissions.

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This month, Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers and D

This month, Mars Inc., the maker of Snickers and Dove candy announced that they will now eliminate palm oil suppliers who violate deforestation practices known to contribute to global warming. By use of satellite mapping and third-party validation, Mars Inc. can monitor direct and second-tier suppliers to ensure they are abiding to practices that do not contribute to tropical deforestation. Those found to be in violation will be eliminated until a full investigation is conducted and it is determined if they were indeed violating these goals.

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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2020 Wor

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2020 World Energy Outlook (WEO) has confirmed that solar energy has become the cheapest source of energy in history. As of this year, new utility-scale solar projects reduced production costs to $30-60/MWh in Europe and the US, and $20-40/MWh in China and India. These expense reductions don’t just make solar an affordable source of energy, but can significantly reduce carbon emissions.

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London’s financial district (AKA “Square Mile”) has vowed to eliminate its carbon dioxide emissions by 2040. Plans include implementing new walking and cycling paths, new parks, timed street closures, and installing flood-resistant road surfaces. To meet this 2040 goal, the square mile has invested 68 million pounds (88 million dollars) to tackle climate change and intends to create 800 jobs over the next six years.

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Prince William spoke about the climate crisis and

Prince William spoke about the climate crisis and urged leaders to take immediate action in his first Ted Talk on Saturday. He spoke about the unjust nature of climate impacts, stating that “those with the fewest resources and those who have done the least to cause climate change will be impacted the most.” William also noted that if we act now, our lives will be better and healthier, but if we don’t, "the damage that we have done will be irreversible".

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“Young voters are intimately aware that they wil

“Young voters are intimately aware that they will be force to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.” Climate justice advocates from Rock the Vote, Zero Hour, and Sunrise Movement are helping to turn youth into an unstoppable voting block for climate action!

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Many German truckers and freight companies could p

Many German truckers and freight companies could potentially be saying goodbye to stopping for gas while driving on the autobahn (highway).
Siemens Mobility CTO Roland Edel has been able to create a 5 kilometer stretch of eHighway in Germany. According to Fast Company, "after tests in Berlin, Sweden, and L.A., the company successfully opened a five-kilometer stretch of eHighway in Germany in May 2019.
Siemens’s system converts energy from overhead contact lines to current in the motors of specially outfitted freight trucks, allowing them to run without fossil fuels. The experiment has gone well.
Over the past year, the eHighway has withstood winter storms and auto fires and has proved so promising that the German government is currently considering signing off on another 4,000 kilometers, which would make up one-third of the country’s entire highway system and convert 60% of its trucking to be fossil fuel-free.

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Microsoft however, went much further. Earlier this

Microsoft however, went much further. Earlier this year, it committed not just to reducing its emissions but to going carbon negative.
In recent weeks, Microsoft has released a flurry of new announcements, including this: They will not only reduce all their emissions by 55% but continue to go carbon negative until their supply chain achieves negative emissions by 2030. By 2050 their goal is to erase their entire carbon footprint since the company’s founding in 1975!

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Clearer skies, less pollution, and healthier child

Clearer skies, less pollution, and healthier children are some of the benefits of a Northeastern US climate initiative focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions!
This initiative, the RCCI, includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. These states have reported a decrease of CO2 emissions by more than 50% since 2005.

Researchers found that reduced air pollution associated with lowered emissions has greatly impacted children’s health - including a reduction in asthma, preterm births, and low birth weights.

The estimated economic savings of avoiding these health issues is between $191 million to $350 million.

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Three major Japanese banks have announced they wil

Three major Japanese banks have announced they will divest from coal projects; South Korea’s ruling party has proposed similar plans.

COVID-19 and its economic impacts have accelerated investor backlash against fossil fuels, especially coal.

This comes at a time when coal as an energy source is rapidly declining in the US and Europe. Climate activists applaud the Japanese Banks' move, adding tha more pressure is needed to ensure these trends continue for a future green and resilient economy and environment.

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The US gas and oil sectors are in rapid decline: t

The US gas and oil sectors are in rapid decline: the shift to renewable energy coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 100,000 oil and gas workers to be laid off, deeply affecting communities and families.

We can help solve two challenges--leaking methane worsening the climate crisis and lost jobs through “one elegant solution” - paying laid-off energy workers to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells.

According to the EPA, cleaning up a single well can cut its methane emissions by 99% and it is within the scope of skills that oil and gas workers already possess.

A federal well-plugging program, in the recent infrastructure bill passed in the House, would reduce emissions, create jobs for laid-off fossil fuel workers, and should garner support from everyone, including environmental and fossil fuel groups.

Creating good jobs and fighting climate change can definitely go hand in hand!

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A new report from World Resources Institute shows

A new report from World Resources Institute shows that 41 out of 50 states have decoupled emissions growth from economic growth. This is a big deal!

From 2005 to 2018, the country’s overall GDP increased by 25%, while energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell 12%.

We can accelerate this decoupling with a green COVID-19 recovery that will rebuild the economy, create jobs, and reduce emissions.

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Search engine Ecosia, Germany's first B Corporatio

Search engine Ecosia, Germany's first B Corporation, uses its profits from user searches to plant trees around the world!
As of July 11, 2020, they funded the planting fo their 100-millionth tree!

For the past 11 years, they've been planting trees in biodiverse regions where trees and species are being lost.
You can help their reforestation efforts and contribute to climate solutions by switching your primary search engine to Ecosia!

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