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Government policy, regulations, and climate laws
US president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act Donald Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he called “clean, beautiful coal”…
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather…
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
When New York passed its first major climate law in 2019, climate advocates hailed the work as a milestone: The Empire State vowed to cut its carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, as compared to their 1990 levels, giving it some of the world’s most ambitious subnational climate policy.
Energy secretary’s proposed legally binding target sets up battle with opposition parties over ‘net zero’ policies
The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.
Climate protests, rallies, strikes, and direct action by grassroots movements and activist organizations
Across continents, a record youth generation is driving informal, leaderless protests over inflation, inequality, climate risk and regime change.
Corporate climate action, finance, and market trends
US president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act Donald Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he called “clean, beautiful coal”…
Energy secretary’s proposed legally binding target sets up battle with opposition parties over ‘net zero’ policies
A few times a year, Heatmap News surveys a few thousand Americans on the biggest questions driving the world of energy, environment, and climate change.
Two of climate tech’s hottest sectors — fusion and critical minerals — dominated this week’s funding headlines.
EU carbon prices were headed for their first weekly loss since the start of May, even as the market consolidated on Friday morning and reached midday with a modest gain, after early dip-buying brought prices back from a two-week low.
1. Ohio — This state might just be the most important flashpoint in the national fight over advanced energy and tech infrastructure.
Climate effects, extreme weather, and environmental consequences
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
West Bengal is seeing rising human-elephant conflict as herds increasingly raid paddy, corn, mustard, potato and vegetable fields.
Mangrove forests have adapted over tens of millions of years to survive in harsh flooding from salty seas, while locking away vast stores of climate-warming carbon and protecting the world’s coastlines from storm surge.
The worldwide fallout from the U.S. war in Iran isn’t limited to gas prices.
Delhi sets up cooling centres with shaded seating, drinking water and ORS to offer respite as temperatures soar above seasonal norms.
Clean technology, renewables, and climate solutions
China has surged past Japan to become the biggest car supplier to Australia, with imports from companies such as BYD Co.
Some of them, at least. According to Reuters, the news organization interviewed a former self-driving engineer at Tesla and nine former data labelers, and they did not offer a singing endorsement of Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” (FSD) system.
AI-driven growth in computing is turning data centres into one of the largest new sources of electricity demand – can renewables keep up?
Today’s chat is with Ray Long, CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy.
Our diets are, to a large degree, the result of routine.
We’ve had a few articles this week about BYD’s breakthrough decision to take on liability in the event of a crash when a BYD driver is using God’s Eye.
Climate research, studies, and scientific discoveries
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather…
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
A new academic study finds that a partial ecological collapse would be enough to increase the borrowing costs of almost two dozen countries.
Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions • ‘Happiness is not just about GDP’: ambitious plan or utopia?
Workers prepare to burn imported plastic waste at a dump in East Java, Indonesia, in 2018.