India: Prime Minister's Perculiar Proposal
Headline, verbatim "Indian PM Modi's office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal"
December 31, 2019
Hobart: Hot As Hell
With temperatures hitting 105 degrees, is the capital of the Australian state nearest Antarctica suffering the new climate normal?
Now We Know, Climate Scientists Got It Right
Eloquent writing about our planet + knowledge about our climate tragedy
December 30, 2019
Paris Is For Bike Lane Lovers
How the City of Light is becoming the City Of Bikes
Local Climate News In An Era Of Shrinking Local Newspapers
8 targeted tips to aid local reporters excel at climate journalism
2020: More Than A New Year, A New Era
This.
— Alex Steffen (@AlexSteffen) December 30, 2019
The climate emergency is not an issue, it's an era, and we're only at the beginning of it. https://t.co/uGYKQiacbt
Protect Cyclists Now
What's NYC doing to counteract the shocking rise in 2019's bike deaths?
December 27, 2019
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Governor Cuomo to propose a feasibility study for high-speed rail in NY
2010's: Top Climate Science Lessons
A decade of climate research reveals that risks are rising now. Take aways: feedback loops + tipping points
Attention Must Be Paid
"The bigger message for today is arguably that as the climate changes, nations will be stronger if they stick together and not try to go it alone,” Prof Rosanne D’Arrigo of @LamontEarth on work on tree rings and what caused famine in Scotland 300 yrs ago. https://t.co/C6cJ3ZEknY pic.twitter.com/CEUolJDQS8
— Earth Institute (@earthinstitute) December 27, 2019
December 26, 2019
Northeast Heating Fastest
Evidence shows northeast states as the fastest-warming part of the US over the last 5 years
Cruise Ships In Brooklyn - Exhausting
Cruise ships in port in Red Hook, could plug into to pollution-free electricity, but they don't. Who's going to make them?
December 24, 2019
Con Ed's Climate Vulnersability Report
New Yorkers depend on reliable electric power, now, Con Ed examines its climate risks
Word Of The Year - Trashion
Fast, cheap + out of eco-control, what's the fix for "trashion"? Sallan found fashion fixers in 2016
December 23, 2019
Summer's Coming
Get ready for having the coolest summer ever with this Lower East Side Green Map
Utility Biz Transformers
3 emerging trends will mean it's no longer your grandpa's utility business
Bye-Bye Styrofoam
Will NY become the second state to ban single use polystyrene food containers + packaging? If not, why not?
CMA - Yes We Can
NYC's track record of doing big, difficult things boosts hopes for a sustainable energy future by way of keeping its Climate Mobilization Act promises
Climate's Fingerprints Make Weather Weirder
Signs of climate change impacts on globe-wide weather events
How 2019 Will Pollute 2020
The Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks could significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions and lead to thousands of extra deaths from poor air quality every year.https://t.co/90vmjNjTR6
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) December 23, 2019
FERC - The 2019 Finale
The federal regulator of interstate electric markets, FERC, issues a year-end rule hostile to renewable energy. Read + prepare for 2020
December 20, 2019
The Price Of Oil Painting
Can museums filled with great art survive without oil industry money?
Holland: High Court Upholds Emissions Cuts
The Dutch high court rules GHG emissions cuts of at least 25% must occur in 2020
Pulaski Bridge Bike Lane Safety
Want to stop cyclist/pedestrian crashes? Here's how
Federal Energy Regulator Riles Enviros
FERC, the federal energy system regulator, issues a rule that will raise costs for clean energy suppliers, environmentalists call this a partisan attempt to protect fossil fuels
Green New Deal Endorsement Goes To...
I am proud to have @RGunns, one of the architects of the #GreenNewDeal, in this fight. Together, we can root out the corruption in Washington that's holding up progress and fight to defeat the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/WnahVZtR8P
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Guess What's 75 Years Old And Growing Greener
Stuyvesant Town + Peter Cooper Village were built in the 1940's, now they're leaders of 21 century residential sustainability
Candidates' Climate Platform - Mike Bloomberg
Based on his record + his platform, what would President Bloomberg do to advance climate protection?
Control Climate Anxiety - Be Prepared
12 specific + realistic legal tools to advance climate 'preparedness'
A Winner With Potential
Congratulations to @handelarch: Their design for the passive house-certified Sendero Verde in East Harlem is AN's 2019 Best of Design award winner for an unbuilt green project.https://t.co/cMRHwEXX8W
— Architects Newspaper (@archpaper) December 19, 2019
December 18, 2019
Miracle On 34th 14th Street
The 14th Street busway is making bus tri[ps faster, boosting both ridership + biking, a transportation hat trick!
Energy Transition - An Optimist's POV
Making the case for global carbon emissions peaking now, but declining by the end of the 2020's with insurgent renewable energy
Australia: Too Hot For Humans
First nations peoples of Australia could become the world's first heat-crisis refugees
Before Tuning Out For The Holidays
Net-Zero Buildings Get Real
Net zero energy buildings move from aspiration to reality
Making Take Out Guilt Free
DeliverZero provides a take out container recycling service at nine Park Slope restaurants.
Kick Tansport Emissions To the Curb
A cap + trade program for tailpipe emissions announced by 11 east coast states + Washington DC
Space Heating - The Next Carbon Frontier
(READ THE LINK, READ THE THREAD)The power sector is EASY with a commitment to deep decarbonization. A lot will occur even without climate policies. Space heating is not that.
— Noah Kaufman (@noahqk) December 18, 2019
Industry is HARD. We don't know how to decarbonize some emissions sources. Space heating is not that either.
But how easy/hard is it?
December 17, 2019
California: Energy Efficiency Pacesetter
States can do big things when innovating their regulatory frameworks for energy efficiency, check out California
At Long Last
I am proposing banning single-use styrofoam food containers statewide.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 17, 2019
Styrofoam is one of the most common pollutants and a public health hazard. It's everywhere and it will continue to pollute our environment if we don't act. #SOTS2020 #MakingProgressHappen
Germany: Increase Carbon Cost
Germany is poised to double its carbon emissions price, but critics demand higher prices
December 16, 2019
Electric Buses Ply 14 Street
The MTA makes mass transit history, deploys its first fleet of 15 articulated all-electric buses on 14th Street, with the purchase of another 500 in the works
NYC's For The Birds
It's for the birds: Last week, the New York City Council approved legislation that would mandate the use of bird-safe glass in new construction.https://t.co/JHySoTVz6V
— Architects Newspaper (@archpaper) December 16, 2019
COP25 - Global Futility
COP 25 fails to make any progress on global climate action plans, with the US, China, India + Brazil the biggest baddies
COP25 - Diplomacy's A Climate Bust
The failure of UN climate diplomacy in Madrid makes the economic self-interest of advancing decarbonizing technologies our best hope
December 13, 2019
Electrifying And Passive In Brooklyn
NYC's first all electric hi-rise, also meeting Passive House standards, will be built on Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue
Bloomberg Climate Plan - Part 1
With a goal of cutting carbon emissions 50% by 2030, the Bloomberg-for-President climate plan starts with actions that can be taken by Executive Order
Waking Up To the Climate Alarm
Legal Eagles To Climate Caring Cities
5 legal issues that climate-action cities need to tackle
December 12, 2019
If You're Going To Give Gifts
79 ideas for climate-friendly gifts
The Big Melt
Wow. This is a truly *fantastic* piece of work by my @CarbonBrief colleagues @daisydunnesci and @tomoprater... https://t.co/n5kl6C4gPG
— Leo Hickman (@LeoHickman) December 12, 2019
Australia: Not The Smoke I Had In Mind
Demonstrators in Sydney protest bushfires + demand immediate climate action
Composting - Good To Do, But NYC Could Do Better
In 2018, New Yorkers composted just 5% of their food waste, but they could catch up with Seoul + Milan
Madrid: COP25 Stumbles
Overhauling + refreshing the old emissions trading scheme is a big stumbling block at the COP25 meeting in Madrid
Not Your Granddad's Roof
Seize the the high points of NYC's new sustainable roof laws
What A Waste
Can you guess how much energy is lost via today's electric power grid + translate that into added carbon emissions?
EU: A Green New Deal
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announces a Green New Deal, that'd sets a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 + equitable economic growth, starting now
December 11, 2019
Madrid: COP25 Update
Is there a 'corporate takeover' of the UN's COP25 climate meeting?
A Climate Generation Gap Opens
Is the climate crisis movement suffering from a generation gap or is it facing big strategic choices?
Advance Planning
Humans can become trees! New Seattle funeral service opening 2021 will convert humans into soil in just 30 days. @recomposelife @UrbanDeathProj#sustainability #innovation #lifecycles #carbonfootprint https://t.co/MtevhuXooa
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) December 11, 2019
December 10, 2019
Arctic Report Card: D
Rapid heating, disappearing sea ice, methane-leaking permafrost, the Arctic as we know it gets a D grade, as in Dying
Read The Tweet Thread, No Skimming
After a long dry spell, today we have a new climate plan! It’s another one from @ewarren, and it’s a Blue New Deal for our oceans. Get ready to dig into what’s in this plan with me, in another edition of my climate plan THREADS! 🧵https://t.co/15haYiqYJd
— Leah Stokes (@leahstokes) December 10, 2019
December 09, 2019
On The Climate Front Line - Building Codes
What's a make or break in successful state + local climate action? Building codes
Introducing Community Choice Aggregation
With local government as the electric power purchaser, can renewable energy get cheaper + more in demand? BTW, the NYC Council is considering just such legislation
Community Coalition Building For Climate Activism
If denser building near mass transit is a good urban climate policy, how to push for affordable development as part of the package? And that's not all
December 06, 2019
Acting Concretely
Concrete's a climate killer, so what's the alternative?
You're Promising Us Lies
"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 101
Electrification? Why you need to know about its potential + its prospects
Think Like A Green Political Economist
What kind of industrial policy will be up to the task of advancing essential climate action goals?
NY: Environmental Budget Cutter
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?
Be Prepared
12 essential legal tools to advance our climate impact preparedness
December 05, 2019
You Betcha
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
Sunrise: The Green New Deal Scorecard
Who's on first in the Sunrise Movement's Presidential Green New Deal Scorecard?
Build A Better Trash Can
Yes, there is an award for designing a better NYC trash can - the favorite of both Sanitation workers + the public
Faster Crisis Onset
What are the lurching changes that are keeping climate scientists up at night?
Making The Case For The GND
The American Prospect devotes an entire issue to making the feasibility case for the Green New Deal. Its migraine-level headache is the politics
Spain: Energy Big Pledges Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
A net zero carbon emissions by 2050 pledge made by Spanish energy firm Respol attracts expert attention
Valuing Sustainable Finance
Why are sustainable banking insiders glum about their industry's impact?
December 04, 2019
Australia: Fossil Award
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
From The Archives
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.
Delivering Less Congestion
Allowing electric cargo-delivery bikes to park at existing commercial parking zones is a traffic decongestion experiment NYC will launch for 6 months
December 03, 2019
NY's PACE-Setters — The Slide Show
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
Talking About Climate Activism
Whose attitudes + which actions shift in the wake of recent youth-lead climate demonstrations?
Storage Batteries: Some Q's Some A's
The storage battery industry is changing at warp speed + generating lots of questions. Answers here
2010-2019: The Weather Report
Weather exports report the 2010-2019 decade is likely to be the hottest on record + the heat's not the only thing setting records
A Bit Of Brooklyn History
Reader Alert. This is not about the climate crisis. Just a respite
Madrid: Climate Summit Update
‘The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,’ + climate laggard countries raise risks in sight now
An Excellent Climate And Energy Adventure
December 02, 2019
Pelosi Takes An Impeachment Breather
Speaker Pelosi + 14 other House members attending the COP25 Madrid climate conference
Know Before You Go
To find your way on the NYC subway system, its map is a must, but who designed the map?
More Renewables Won't End The Climate Crisis
Is it the economics or the politics of the energy landscape that undercuts the power of renewables to address the climate crisis?