#Climate policy

#Climate policy

The explosion of AI across every industry has seen hundreds of water- and power-hungry server farms sprout up across the US. Already, one-third of the world's internet traffic flows through data centers in just one US state: Virginia. However, until now, there has been no official record of the number of data centers in America, who owns them, or how much electricity they consume.

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Tropical Storm Barry developed in the Gulf of Mexico on June 29th, becoming the second named storm of the season and arriving unusually early, with significant rains leading to deadly floods.

For Wopke Hoekstra, the EU's climate commissioner, that era is over. Europe would still lead, he said, but other countries must come forward too.

The government reversed the 2018 policy, effective July 1, that placed levies on airline tickets, depending on distance flown. The flip flop comes from a country that invented the Swedish term "flygskam," or flight shame, during a pre-pandemic anti-air travel movement championed by environmental activist Greta Thunberg.

Six months ago, the carbon removal market had immense promise, with significant investments and projections of a $1.2 trillion market value by 2050.

Norway has one of the world's most ambitious climate targets. It is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030, and cutting emissions from road traffic is an important part of that.

Miliband provokes rightwing journalists and voters like no other minister, evoking comparisons to the relentless targeting faced by socialist Tony Benn in the 1970s.