Acting Concretely
Concrete's a climate killer, so what's the alternative?
Concrete's a climate killer, so what's the alternative?
"You're here spending a few moments with me but that's nothing compared to the hours that members of Congress have spent with lobbyists from corporations that make billions of dollars off of the destruction of my generations future"#ActOnClimate #KeepItInTheGround pic.twitter.com/cKtVgKK9m2
— Paul Dawson (@PaulEDawson) December 6, 2019
Electrification? Why you need to know about its potential + its prospects
What kind of industrial policy will be up to the task of advancing essential climate action goals?
NY is one of 30 states to cut its environmental budget + staff numbers since 2008. Did its top officials figure the federal government had the state covered?
12 essential legal tools to advance our climate impact preparedness
Good morning! A first-of-its-kind complaint argues that all fossil fuel ads should be banned, unless they come with tobacco-style warnings about the climate dangers of burning fossil fuels. https://t.co/XVu582h9rR
— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) December 5, 2019
Who's on first in the Sunrise Movement's Presidential Green New Deal Scorecard?
Yes, there is an award for designing a better NYC trash can - the favorite of both Sanitation workers + the public
What are the lurching changes that are keeping climate scientists up at night?
The American Prospect devotes an entire issue to making the feasibility case for the Green New Deal. Its migraine-level headache is the politics
A net zero carbon emissions by 2050 pledge made by Spanish energy firm Respol attracts expert attention
Why are sustainable banking insiders glum about their industry's impact?
Australia has been awarded 'Fossil of the Day' at the UN climate talks in Madrid, in recognition of the Australian Government’s denial and downplaying of the link between climate change and the recent bushfires. pic.twitter.com/Sf44BfZYXA
— Climate Council (@climatecouncil) December 4, 2019
In 2006, NYC hoped to delay the need for new power plants until 2012. In 2019, it's clear the City did better than it hoped.
Allowing electric cargo-delivery bikes to park at existing commercial parking zones is a traffic decongestion experiment NYC will launch for 6 months
Now, both the State & the City of New York have PACE programs to link up lenders who want to make secure loans with owners who want to make their properties more energy efficient or transition to renewable energy. Here's how
Whose attitudes + which actions shift in the wake of recent youth-lead climate demonstrations?
The storage battery industry is changing at warp speed + generating lots of questions. Answers here
Weather exports report the 2010-2019 decade is likely to be the hottest on record + the heat's not the only thing setting records
Reader Alert. This is not about the climate crisis. Just a respite
‘The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,’ + climate laggard countries raise risks in sight now
Speaker Pelosi + 14 other House members attending the COP25 Madrid climate conference
To find your way on the NYC subway system, its map is a must, but who designed the map?
Is it the economics or the politics of the energy landscape that undercuts the power of renewables to address the climate crisis?