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NASA satellite will use radar to map Earth's crust in extreme detail
NASA and India's space agency are teaming up to launch a satellite that uses radar to study even the tiniest details of Earth's crust.
Antartica’s only EV had to be redesigned because of climate change
The only EV operating in Antarctica needed an upgrade because of climate change — it's just too warm.
'Toothless' big Canadian investment firms vote down shareholder climate asks: study
I4PC found 10 out of 19 Canadian investment firms shot down the majority of climate-related proposals they voted on last year.
Wind and solar surpass gas for European Union electricity in 2022: Report
Wind and solar power generated a record 22.3% of the European Union's electricity in 2022, topping the amount generated from gas (19.9%) for the first time, according to a report released Tuesday.
How soon will it be until the world reaches 'peak oil'?
Oil giant BP released a report Monday predicting that the world sharply reduce its reliance on the company's signature product, oil and gas, over the next 25 years as countries hastened their transition to renewable sources of energy so as to combat climate change.
Biden granted more oil and gas drilling permits than Trump in his first 2 years in office
Data from the Bureau of Land Management shows that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Donald Trump.
A global rush is on to reduce cow burps — and help save the world from climate change
When a cow belches, it releases methane, around 220 pounds of it every year, into the atmosphere. When more than 1.7 billion cows and buffalo currently on the planet burp, the resulting methane, a potent greenhouse gas contributing to climate change, is a big problem.
Most U.S. mayors don't want to ban gas stoves, leaf blowers over climate change impact, survey finds
Mayors of American cities are overwhelmingly concerned about climate change and how it will affect their city, but they are much more divided on whether to restrict the use of fossil fuels in home appliances and lawn tools like gas stoves and leaf blowers, according to a survey released last week.
RBC, Wall St. banks face climate demands from NYC pensions, comptroller
Among the big Canadian banks, RBC has faced the most criticism for its ties to the fossil fuel sector.
Granholm ecstatic at red state surge in renewable energy: 'That is fantastic'
While many Republican lawmakers and governors have shied away from supporting laws that would start to address rising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels, they are less resistant to the renewable energy jobs boom that has resulted from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Bigger population, smaller carbon footprint: Can Canada have both?
Experts are hoping immigration-fuelled population growth will create economies of scale for Canada's energy transition.
Scientists found a new emperor penguin colony by tracking poo markings from space
Half of the 66 emperor penguin colonies humans know about have been found using satellite imagery.
Zero-emission vehicles made up nearly 19 percent of car sales in California last year
Electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles accounted for 18.8 percent of all new car sales in California this past year, according to the state's Energy Commission.
My first boss: Jean-Michel Grand, CEO of Action Against Hunger UK
Jean-Michel Grand joined in 1994 as a field worker and spent nine years in some of the world’s most challenging environments before becoming Action Against Hunger UK’s CEO.
Legendary chef Alice Waters 'absolutely ready to go electric' on stoves
In the wake of the Consumer Product Safety Commission floating, and then disavowing, the possibility of a ban on selling new gas stoves, some professional chefs have expressed opposition to giving up gas stoves.
The rich and powerful flocked to Davos via private jet to discuss climate change, study finds
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the global business and political elite will discuss how to combat climate change, but their own private jet travel to attend the conference will cause a spike in planet-warming carbon emissions, according to a study from Greenpeace.
Biden administration announces conditional $700 million loan for Nevada lithium mine
This week, the Department of Energy said it would provide a mining company with a conditional loan valued at up to $700 million to develop a lithium mine in Nevada’s Esmeralda County
Wyoming wants to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035
In a symbolic action, Wyoming’s state legislature is considering a resolution that calls for a phaseout of new electric vehicle sales by 2035.
England is banning the sale of some single-use plastics
By the end of the year, England will ban the sale of many single-use plastics, including cutlery and plates.
Is going vegan really the way to stop climate change? Here's why some say it’s better than 'cutting down on your flights or buying an electric car.'
Animal agriculture is one of the largest sources of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how to be part of the solution.
N.Y. Gov. Hochul proposes ban on new gas hookups, to fight climate change
In the same week that the Biden administration reversed course on whether a ban on the sale of new gas stoves is under consideration, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed banning fossil fuel infrastructure, including lines that power gas stoves and furnaces, in smaller new residential buildings by 2025 and in larger ones by 2028.
California storms erase extreme drought from nearly all of state
In a single week, extreme drought conditions that had gripped nearly one-third of California have been downgraded nearly everywhere.
As storms batter California, Newsom says state is 'proof that the climate crisis is real'
In the course of the last few weeks, California has gone from extreme drought to unrelenting flooding, experiencing "whiplash" that its governor says is "proof that the climate crisis is real."
Biden administration: We have no plans to ban gas stoves
A Biden administration official said Wednesday there is no ban on the sale of new gas stoves in the works, after a colleague’s Monday comments raising the possibility sparked backlash from conservatives.
U.N.: Depletion of ozone layer will be fixed in 40 years
The ozone layer is on track to fully recover from its depletion within the next four decades, a panel of scientists gathered by the United Nations said on Monday.
2022 was the 5th warmest year on record, adding further evidence of climate change
The Earth experienced the fifth warmest year in recorded history in 2022, adding to a streak in which the last eight years have been the hottest on record thanks to climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels.