Category Archives: Global warming

The Future May Not Be As Electric as We Think

Is there a ceiling to electric vehicle uptake? And even worse, is that lower than many assume?

Climate Change Is Coming for Hospitals

Many hospitals will have their operations interrupted and/or degraded by climate change. What to do?

Radioactive Real Estate: Finding a Forever Home for Nuclear Waste

Castoffs from U.S. nuclear weapons get buried at one site in New Mexico. But what happens when that facility fills up?

Germany’s Grid Is Getting Greener as Its Industry Is Weakening

Why Germany’s claimed green transition progress is less impressive than it appears when you decompose the data.

Biden’s De Facto EV Mandate at Risk After Supreme Court ‘Chevron’ Ruling

A look at just one implication of the fresh Chevron Supreme Court ruling demonstrates how far-reaching it is.

Balancing Green Goals and Financial Realities: Labour’s Net Zero Dilemma

Yet another example of inadequate green targets meeting the notion that even that much action is somehow too costly.

After the European Elections: Fiscal Policy is the Elephant in the Room

Fiscal pressures are set to intensify battles among shifting European leadership groups as to how much to spend and on what.

The U.S. Is Nowhere Near Ready for Climate Change

Climate change is cooking our collective gooses. What can be done to reduce the damage?

Inside Big Oil’s Business as Usual: Failure on Climate and Profits from War

A new report shows oil majors fall short of meeting Paris Agreement targets while fueling global military conflicts.

Biofuels Manufacturing Found To Be a Significant Source of Hazardous Air Pollution

Biofuels plants emit serious nasties like formaldehyde.

Heatwaves Ripple into the Financial System

Heat stress affects the financial system by increasing defaults and producing tighter lending terms to others in the same area.

Carbon Capture Will Extend Oil Production by 84 Years, Industry Study Finds

A Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 can now keep producing oil until 2100.

When It Comes to the Environment, There Really Is No Such Thing as a “Good” Car

The problem with the EV as a climate change remedy is that it is still a car.