A speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour (19 miles per hour) came into force on most streets in Paris on Monday. Despite some criticism, officials in the French capital said their decision was in line with a survey that showed 59% of Parisians were in favor of the new speed limit. The measure is […]
By Jessica Corbett As scientific studies continue to show the necessity of sweeping societal reforms to reduce planet-heating emissions, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joined with Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Sherrod Brown on Tuesday to unveil a plan — backed by green groups and union leaders — that would invest $73 […]
By Douglas Broom If online deliveries continue with fossil-fuel trucks, emissions will increase by a third. So cities in the Netherlands will allow only emission-free delivery vehicles after 2025. The government is giving delivery firms cash help to buy or lease electric vehicles. The bans will save 1 megaton of CO2 every year by 2030. […]
By Brett Wilkins As world leaders prepare for this November’s United Nations Climate Conference in Scotland, a new report from the Cambridge Sustainability Commission reveals that the world’s wealthiest 5% were responsible for well over a third of all global emissions growth between 1990 and 2015. The report, Changing Our Ways: Behavior Change and the […]
France moved one step closer this weekend to banning short-haul flights in an attempt to fight the climate crisis. A bill prohibiting regional flights that could be replaced with an existing train journey of less than two and a half hours passed the country’s National Assembly late on Saturday, as Reuters reported. “We know that […]
By Katharine Lusk Through a year of pandemic shutdowns and protests, Americans have rediscovered their public spaces. Homebound city dwellers sought havens in parks, plazas and reclaimed streets. Many of these places also became stages for protests against police violence and systemic racism in the U.S. Mayors around the world have used this time to […]
Another study finds evidence that the majority of climate-damaging flights are undertaken by a small minority of frequent travelers. The research, published by the UK-based climate charity Possible, is based on a review of the existing literature on global flight frequency before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the aviation industry. It found extensive evidence of flight […]
Champion NASCAR drivers recently had a chance to test a new Ford vehicle. It has seven motors in it. It has 1,400 horsepower. And it’s electric. Mark Rushbrook is global director of Ford Performance Motorsports. The company developed a racing version of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E crossover.
By Kenny Stancil Four congressional Democrats on Friday unveiled the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act, a bill that would invest $500 billion over 10 years in state, local, and tribal projects to galvanize the transition to all electric public transportation — reducing climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions and health-threatening air pollution while expanding clean mass […]
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