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fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

The China factor in the great progression of the next 25 years

China transformed from a predominantly rural, steam-powered nation into a modern, urbanized economy with high-speed rail and extensive clean energy infrastructure in 35 years.
Environment
fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago

Collins identity for a new climate movement emulates the healing feeling of sitting in the sun

Sun Day's visual identity promotes the collective, healing power of solar energy to accelerate a clean energy transition through unified, grassroots action and policy mobilization.
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here's What That Looks Like

Speaking by video at the UN Climate Summit in New York last week, China's president Xi Jinping laid out his country's climate ambitions. While the stated goals may not have been aggressive as some environmentalists would like, Xi at least reaffirmed China's green commitment. "Despite some countries going against the trend, the international community should stay on the right track, maintain unwavering confidence, unwavering action, and undiminished efforts," he said. Any reference to Donald Trump and the United States was surely intended (though not explicit).
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial

All is not lost, Simon Stiell, the UN's climate chief, told the Guardian last week. But the latest planetary health check from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is a brutal reminder of how close the Earth is being pushed beyond repair. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries are now breached, with ocean acidification added to the danger list. Yet the world has proved that cooperation works: the ozone layer is healing, air pollution controls are working.
Environment
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles

An onshore wave-energy pilot at the Port of Los Angeles produces continuous clean power and could scale along the breakwater to supply about 60,000 homes.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Opinion: As D.C. Retreats, California must lead on affordable clean energy

California must lead the clean energy transition by redesigning its electric grid to maximize renewable abundance, reduce costs, and ensure affordable resilience amid federal retreat.
fromQNS
3 months ago

BP Richards, city officials launch 'historic' community-driven 'Reimagine Ravenswood' plan - QNS

Richards emphasized the need for involvement of local residents and stated that just 2% of residents in the nearby Ravenswood and Queensbridge Houses are employed locally, highlighting a significant opportunity for economic improvement through the transformation of the plant.
New York City
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 months ago

Miliband accuses net zero opponents of 'nonsense and lies'

The UK government is committed to its net-zero agenda despite political opposition, emphasizing the importance of clean energy for jobs and social justice.
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