Weird Weather, Natural Disasters
Predicting a rise in natural disasters based on the rising climate crisis
Predicting a rise in natural disasters based on the rising climate crisis
This isn’t to minimize anyone’s work, but please don’t report on the relief package as providing $35 billion for energy R&D. It authorizes such funds over several years but doesn’t appropriate it.
— Tyler Norris (@tylerhnorris) December 22, 2020
The coronavirus does not have to kill cities, just the stale, old idea of what cities are, how they work + who they're for
The glorious glass roof of the Surrogates Court building in lower Manhattan has been restored
China's promise to achieve net-zero carbon pollution by 2060 could be undermined by utilities + industries seeking economic growth now
The pandemic showed that New Yorkers welcomed Open Streets + Open Restaurants, an emerging healthy city should both learn from + accelerate them
NYC Mayoral hopeful Shaun Donovan lays down his marker on climate + greener cities
Admit it, before COVID, who was nerdy enough to think about residential building ventilation systems? But now...
Investors are placing their bets on hydrogen as a star in the renewable energy universe
Batteries are better and cheaper than they've ever been. They’ve already transformed consumer electronics, but the bigger changes are yet to come, says @NatBullardhttps://t.co/MRmYU63SQG pic.twitter.com/8ljA2ftCRN
— Stuart Wallace (@StuartLWallace) December 17, 2020
The Public Service Commission, which regulates NY's utilities, seeks disclosure of financial risks facing utilities due to the climate crisis. This would help the financial sector interpret what utilities are or are not doing + adjust accordingly
Russia is one of the only countries that could come out ahead in the global climate crisis. Why's that?
In just 10 years, the price of electric vehicle batteries has dropped by 89%
Energy storage companies see big opportunities in China's renewable energy commitments
Who can explain a December recurrence of the great fish die off of summer 2020 in the Hudson River?
2020 is on track to tie with 2016 as the hottest year on record
Gina McCarthy is tapped by Joe Biden to be his domestic climate coordinator. In 2018, she keynoted the Sallan panel Fighting Back Against Attacks on Climate Change