By Paul Brown If it is to achieve its target of net zero climate emissions by 2050, all UK airports must close by mid-century and the country will have to make other drastic and fundamental lifestyle changes, says a report from a research group backed by the government in London. With the UK due to […]
Discount airline, JetBlue, plans to be the nation’s first airline to be carbon neutral when it begins in July to purchase carbon offsets for all of its flights, according to CBS News. “Air travel connects people and cultures, and supports a global economy, yet we must act to limit this critical industry’s contributions to climate […]
The Trump administration says it is moving to limit emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a rare move to limit pollution as it works to roll back a myriad of other regulations. The EPA said Monday it would soon launch its Cleaner Trucks Initiative, which would update an outdated rule aimed at cutting nitrogen dioxide pollution from […]
In 2012, Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on New York City’s transportation system. Storm surge pushed a flood of seawater into vehicle tunnels, railyards, ferry terminals, and subway lines. “Hurricane Sandy was a big wake-up call for the city,” says Susanne DesRoches, New York’s deputy director of infrastructure and energy. For example, the city has installed […]
In Long Beach, California, some electric buses can charge along their route without cords or wires. When a bus reaches the Pine Avenue station, it parks over a special charging pad. While passengers get on and off, the charger transfers energy to a receiver on the bottom of the bus. “By doing in-route charging on […]
Tesla just unveiled its first electric truck. CEO Elon Musk showed off the new design at a launch event at the company’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California Thursday. “We need sustainable energy now,” Musk said, according to Reuters. “If we don’t have a pickup truck, we can’t solve it. The top 3 selling vehicles in […]
California will stop buying vehicles from the more than a dozen automakers including General Motors (GM), Fiat Chrysler and Toyota who sided with the Trump administration on the question of whether the state has the authority to set its own emissions standards, CalMatters first reported Friday. The news came the same day that the state’s […]
By Carlo Ratti, Ida Auken On the window of a bike shop in Copenhagen, a sign reads: Your next car is a bike. More than 62 percent of Copenhageners cycle to work in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, and the municipality is actively investing in new bike lanes and green light […]
Passengers trying to reach Berlin’s Tegel Airport on Sunday were hit with delays after police blocked roads and enacted tighter security controls in response to a climate protest. Around 50 members of the group “Am Boden Bleiben,” which means “stay grounded” in German, gathered in the main entrance of Terminal A to hold a sit-in. […]
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