The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the previous year, making it the best year ever for new wind energy projects, according to a new report from the industry association. The latest Global Wind Report, published Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council, examines the state… Read More »
Record-breaking heat, rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather and more are fueled by the man-made climate crisis. It doesn’t feel like a great time to be raising kids, or having them at all. But perhaps that is still true, if we can counter fear with knowledge and hope. I chatted with Bill Weir, CNN’s chief… Read More »
It is a major contributor to climate change – the way buildings and roads are made of concrete. It is also a problem that is growing as more of the world develops. So the race is on to find solutions for a material responsible for roughly 8% of global CO2 emissions. Now a California startup… Read More »
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related diseases across Malaysia. That same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried up entire rice fields. And in the Philippines, hundreds of schools suspended classes after daily temperatures rose above 42 degrees Celsius. The… Read More »
Morocco’s second-largest reservoir, which serves some of the major cities and has been crucial for farm irrigation, is drying up, according to satellite images analyzed by the BBC. The Al Massira dam, located about halfway between Casablanca and Marrakesh, holds just 3% of the average amount of water it held nine years ago, figures show.… Read More »
(Updates with statements) By Gloria Dickie, Emma Farge LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That’s the question the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, answered when it ruled on three separate climate cases as part of a growing trend of communities bringing climate lawsuits against… Read More »
(Updates prior to the statements) By Gloria Dickie and Emma Farge LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That’s the question the European Court of Human Rights will try to answer for the first time in Strasbourg, France, as it rules on three separate climate cases on Tuesday.… Read More »
The bears that scientists shot in the Canadian Arctic in 2016 were a biological mystery. He looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of his fur was white. Call it a pizzly or maybe a grolar beer. Whatever the case, scientists have determined that the animal was… Read More »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday defended a new $20 billion federal “green bank” program, saying it will finance a variety of projects to create low-carbon solutions to fight climate change, including in disadvantaged communities that are most affected by pollution. The money could fund tens of thousands of… Read More »
By Jake Spring, Mircely Guanipa and Maria Ramirez SAO PAULO/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela is battling a record number of forest fires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate change-induced drought ravages the Amazon rainforest. Satellites recorded more than 30,200 focal points in Venezuela from January to March, the highest level for that… Read More »