California energy officials on Friday issued a sober forecast for the state’s electrical grid, saying it lacks sufficient capacity to keep the lights on this summer and beyond if heatwaves, wildfires or other extreme events take their toll…. California has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world, Read more…
Summer has arrived in South Asia WAY too early. A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people have died of heatstroke. The region is already hard-hit by climate change. Extreme heat is common in Read more…
Volvo will only sell electrified cars in the US beginning with the 2023 model year, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. “Electrified” means that in addition to EVs, Volvo will continue to offer gas-powered cars, but they’ll all either have mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid technology. Volvo will continue to offer plug-in hybrid Read more…
According to the Irish Times, citing new figures from the Central Statistics Office, data centers used up a greater share of electricity consumption than rural homes in the State last year. The overall share of metered electricity consumed by data centers has almost tripled in just six years, from 5 Read more…
Extreme weather due to the climate crisis is expected to increasingly make some Australian homes “uninsurable,” with a new report suggesting up to one in 25 households will struggle to be covered by 2030. The analysis by the Climate Council, using data from consultants Climate Valuation, mapped the 10 electorates Read more…
It only took 25 years of development, 17 years of construction, eight launch delays, and five months of alignments, but finally, the James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for prime time. New photos released by the European Space Agency — and an accompanying video from NASA — show images Read more…
Streaming free now — tries to understand America’s early inaction on climate change. Looking back over the last few decades, The Power of Big Oil explores how the fuel industry “successfully set up a campaign to discredit climate science and targetting individual politicians to vote against measures to curb climate Read more…