On average, around half of all early deaths from poor air quality in the U.S. are associated with pollution produced out-of-state, a new study has found. The findings are especially concerning for New Yorkers: ozone and fine particulate matter from emitters in other states accounted for 60 percent of air pollution-related premature deaths, The New […]
Japan is planning to build as many as 22 new coal plants at 17 different sites over the next five years, The New York Times reports, a sharp uptick in coal-fired power as the rest of the world eases off coal and looks to cut emissions. The projects would collectively emit as much carbon dioxide […]
By Andrea Germanos Climate campaigners drew attention to CNBC’s Jim Cramer’s comments Friday that he’s “done with fossil fuels” because they’re “in the death knell phase.” Cramer added that “the world’s turned on” the industry as they did with tobacco. “They’re done,” Cramer said of fossil fuels on the network’s “Squawk Box.” “We’re starting to […]
The world is using up more and more resources and global recycling is falling. That’s the grim takeaway from a new report by the Circle Economy think tank, which found that the world used up more than 110 billion tons, or 100.6 billion metric tons, of natural resources, as Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The Dutch […]
By Gero Rueter Heating with coal, oil and natural gas accounts for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. But that’s something we can change, says Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passive House Institute in the western German city of Darmstadt. “Buildings can be powered in a climate-neutral way, and that’s possible worldwide with […]
By Jeff Turrentine To celebrate the 50th birthday of one of America’s most important environmental laws, President Trump has decided to make a mockery out of it. On the first day of January 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In doing so, he formally acknowledged that the […]
Germany reached an agreement Thursday that will allow it to stop burning coal by 2038. The national government struck a deal with the leaders of the country’s coal-producing regions that will compensate workers, companies and regional governments more than 40 billion euros (approximately .7 billion), Reuters reported. Legislation finalizing the coal phaseout will be presented […]
BlackRock, an investment fund that manages nearly $7 trillion, will “reshape” its strategy toward investments that support environmental sustainability, according to a letter to investors from its founder and Chief Executive Larry Fink, as The New York Times reported. In the letter, Fink wrote, “Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects […]
By Andy Rowell After weeks of inaction and ineptitude as his country burns, as a billion animals die, with entire species potentially wiped out, and with dozens of people dead and communities and lives ripped apart, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has finally slumbered into action. Over the weekend, Morrison tweeted, “We’re putting more Defense […]
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