Climate Change
The Guardian Brian Kahn March 10, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/11/heat-pump-revolution-what-you-need-to-know Heat pumps have become the tech of choice to keep homes warm – but what are they and how do they work? 1. Heat pumps are becoming the tech of choice to keep homes warm.: – Heat pumps both heat and cool Read more…
Following a plant-based diet and reducing food waste are climate-friendly behaviors that kids can understand The Hechinger Report by SARA ELNAKIB and JENNIFER SHUKAITIS February 21, 2023 Most of the behaviors we associate with preventing climate change are totally inaccessible to younger children. They can’t buy electric cars or redirect their retirement accounts away Read more…
The Inflation Reduction Act will help the US cut emissions to approximately 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, putting the national target of a 50-52% reduction in reach. Here’s how the country can get all the way there. After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal Read more…
The Federal Infrastructure Law has allocated $5 billion to convert diesel school buses to run on batteries and alternative fuels. School districts must apply for this money before the grant deadline on Aug. 22. Many mayors and other officials don’t know the opportunity exists. “Climate Changemakers” put together a packet Read more…
bloomberg.comCopy Author: Todd Woody URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-27/us-states-can-start-applying-for-ira-incentive-money?leadSource=uverify%20wall#xj4y7vzkg Almost a year after US President Joe Biden signed the [Inflation Reduction Act into law](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-28/here-s-how-manchin-s-climate-deal-could-make-energy-bills-cheaper?sref=aiiNijqZ&srnd=green), American consumers are one step closer to receiving the generous rebates it includes for heat pumps and other high-efficiency electrical appliances. On Thursday, the federal government began accepting applications Read more…
TED Talk by Simon Stiell, executive secretary of UN Climate Change, whose aim is to address the climate crisis by supporting countries to move towards climate resilience and low-emissions strategies: I want you to imagine it’s 1992, and you’re talking to a telecoms expert. She tells you that mobile phone text messaging Read more…
By Peter Knapp The rise of a particular trend, often echoed even by environmental commentators, suggests that individual efforts to combat climate change are both difficult and inconsequential. According to this narrative, individual actions are insignificant in the face of the enormous challenges posed by climate change, and it is Read more…
By David Gelles Erin Schaff New York Times The article discusses attorney Lee Sims’ groundbreaking lawsuit against major fossil fuel companies on behalf of 16 Puerto Rican municipalities affected by climate change-related damages. Sims argues that these companies, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, intentionally deceived the public about Read more…
By Rebecca Solnit March 15, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Rebecca Solnit, a writer and historian, is the author of more than 20 books and co-editor of the anthology “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story From Despair to Possibility,” [__publishing in April_](https://www.nottoolateclimate.com/)_._ In this text, Rebecca Solnit explores a Read more…
How the ‘electrify everything’ movement went mainstream Author: chuck URL: how-the-electrify-everything-movement-went-mainstream “Building electrification,” once a subject embraced only by energy and climate nerds, is going mainstream. In 2019, Berkeley, California passed the nation’s first ordinance [banning new buildings from hooking up to the natural gas system](https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/07/17/natural-gas-pipes-now-banned-in-new-berkeley-buildings-with-some-exceptions). A [report](https://buildingdecarb.org/resource/innovation-acceleration) published Wednesday Read more…