$10-billion climate bond will go before voters in November
California voters will get to decide in November if they want the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects —…
General Motors to pay $146m fine over excess emissions from older vehicles | Automotive Industry News
Emissions from certain vehicles were 10 percent more on average than GM’s initial compliance testing claimed. General Motors will pay nearly $146m in penalties to the…
Why is Hurricane Beryl of so much global scientific concern? | Climate Crisis
Major storm batters Caribbean earlier and with more ferocity than in previous seasons. A hurricane rips through the Caribbean – causing devastation, but alarm too…
Hurricane Beryl kills six, causes ‘immense destruction’ in Caribbean | Weather News
Hurricane Beryl is barrelling towards Jamaica after battering the southeastern Caribbean, killing at least six people across the region and flattening some 90 percent of…
Google blames AI as its emissions grow instead of heading to net zero | Climate Crisis News
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero”, meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into…
How dangerous is Hurricane Beryl? | Weather News
It flattened the island of Carriacou in half an hour on Monday morning and has knocked out 95 percent of the power in Grenada, leaving…
Beryl makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on island near Grenada | Climate Crisis News
The first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season slams into Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, amid warnings of ‘life-threatening conditions’. Hurricane Beryl, the first…
California ballot could include $10-million climate and school bonds
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have announced plans to pursue bond measures that would add $20 billion to the state’s debt but help fund the response to…
Why is July the hottest month of the year? | Climate News
EXPLAINERThe world has faced its 12th straight month of historic heat, with this summer on track to be among the hottest yet. While summer has…
Budget ax falls on California Climate Information System
Never before have Californians had more climate information at their fingertips: Planes soar above the Sierra measuring snowpack with lasers; cameras enhanced with artificial intelligence…
A court will enforce California-style climate goals in Hawaii
This week, 13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs were set to take the state’s Department of Transportation to trial for failing to make real headway on reducing…
Record heat, surging blazes push Delhi’s firefighters to the brink | Climate
Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he cannot recall responding to as many fires as this summer. Temperatures…
Commentary: How Trump lied about his climate record during debate
Two-thirds of the way through Thursday night’s presidential debate, CNN journalist Dana Bash finally asked the candidates how they would tackle a challenge that scientists…
Sitting in traffic sucks. Climate change is worse
The more time I spend writing about climate change — and air pollution, and freeways, and heat, and nuclear power, and lithium-ion batteries — the…
Indonesia’s Tenggerese pray for rain as climate change threatens crops | Climate Crisis News
The ancient thanksgiving rituals of the Yadnya Kasada festival have been part of the lives of Indonesia’s Tenggerese people for centuries. Today, the increasingly unpredictable…
A right to drink? Inside the debate to protect US workers against the heat | Climate Crisis News
Dallas, Texas – More than a decade later, Eva Marroquin’s voice still shakes when she talks about it. The 51-year-old mother of five had been…
Get ready, California. Geothermal energy has finally arrived
In the fight against climate change, they’re humanity’s mighty Avengers: Solar panels. Wind turbines. Electric cars. And now, superheated rocks. Geothermal power plants — which…
European Union: Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Change is one of the crucial issues facing the world today. Its impact has been felt in various countries. Facing this threat requires collective and…
US reels under scorching temperatures, heavy flooding | Climate Crisis News
More than 50 million people in the US under heat warnings while hundreds are evacuated from flooding in the Midwest. Soaring temperatures have placed more…
The Role of IPCC in Shaping National Policy on Climate Change Mitigation
Climate change has become a global discourse in the last two decades, with world leaders emphasizing the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C by…