Big Tech is pouring money into local PR campaigns to win support for the data centres it needs. Opposition to the buildings is spreading across the United States. They are holding town halls, dropping tax demands and sponsoring community groups. That i…
The study led the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) estimates roughly 39% more land could be burnt every year across the continent by 2100.
Germany’s ADAC measured charging losses on five EVs and found that a household socket wastes between 12.7% and 24.2% of the electricity drawn. An 11 kW wallbox cut every car’s losses to between 5.1% and 7%. Some of the electricity you buy to charge an …
Exelon Foundation’s 2c2i bets small equity checks can rival a corporate VC arm on climate impact. See how Buckstop and Public Grid are testing that model.
Exelon Foundation’s 2c2i bets small equity checks can rival a corporate VC arm on climate impact. See how Buckstop and Public Grid are testing that model.
California’s Energy Commission has unanimously approved the first US efficiency standard for replacement tyres, capping rolling resistance from 2029 and tightening it in 2033. Europe has enforced a looser ceiling since 2012 and labelled tyres for effic…
A new report warns climate disinformation about wildfires and heatwaves is spreading faster than ever, undermining public safety and emergency response.
Fairphone is selling directly in the United States for the first time, with the $650 Gen 6+ and its twelve user-replaceable parts. The Dutch company is entering a market with no equivalent of the EU repairability rules that took effect last year. Fairp…
Research published in Science finds that scrapping a petrol car in its first year and replacing it with a battery electric vehicle cuts emissions by 58% over 16 years, with carbon payback in about three years. The benefit does not hold for efficient hy…
The UK government and Google are launching a trial to steer aircraft around climate-warming contrails. Google announced Operation Blue Skies on Tuesday. It is the first such effort across an entire ocean airspace. AI forecasts will predict where contra…