TGI Friday! I’m thawing out in California as you read this, hoping you all are getting through the dark and final days of winter. Spring is on the horizon! By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN EcoRight Speaks: Season four, episode two: It was such a pleasure to talk to and get to know Quill Robinson, the […]
When it comes to climate change, no nation is more important than China. It consumes more coal than the rest of the world combined, and it is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly 30% of global emissions. Phillip Stalley, DePaul University The Conversation Unless China takes rapid steps to control its greenhouse […]
The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must limit Earth’s rising temperature to within 1.5 C to avoid the worst effects of climate change — an especially daunting challenge in the face of the steadily increasing global demand for energy. By Jan-Hendrik Pöhls, McMaster University The Conversation Part of […]
We are in a crisis now – and omicron has made it harder to imagine the pandemic ending. But it will not last forever. When the COVID outbreak is over, what do we want the world to look like? In the early stages of the pandemic – from March to July 2020 – a rapid […]
In Electrify, the MacArthur prizewinning engineer Saul Griffith offers a detailed, optimistic and urgent roadmap for a climate-respecting energy transition that we can actually accomplish in 10-15 years. By Cory Doctorow Pluralistic There are a lot of popular science books out there, but the world really needs more popular engineering books – books that set out the technical […]
Following two months of negotiations, three political parties have agreed to form a new government in Germany, after hammering out a deal that includes plans to rapidly scale up renewables and “ideally” phase out coal power by 2030. By Josh Gabbatiss Carbon Brief Climate change was seen as an important issue in a federal election that […]
After months of negotiations, the House of Representatives (finally!) passed the Build Back Better Act despite opposition from every single Republican member. Next up: on to the Senate and President Biden’s desk — more on that below. By Morissa Zuckerman Sierra Club It’s hard to overstate the significance of this bill. If passed and implemented, […]
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping measure to upgrade many parts of the nation’s infrastructure. The bill provides US$1.2 trillion in funding, including $550 billion in new federal spending; the rest renews and updates existing transportation programs, such as highway construction. By Jennifer Weeks The Conversation While the bill is […]
Compiled from the larger BGOV Bill Summary: Infrastructure Deal Amendment to H.R. 3684 by Michael Smallberg, Christina Banoub, Naoreen Chowdhury and Brittney Washington | August 2, 2021 By Citizens’ Climate Lobby CLIMATE CHANGE & ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES Resilience: The bill would set aside $7.3 billion from the main federal-aid highway allocation and authorize an additional $1.4 […]
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland applauded the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (BID), a once-in-a-generation investment that will help communities tackle the climate crisis while creating good-paying union jobs, advancing environmental justice, and boosting local economies. The legislation is the largest investment in the resilience of physical and natural systems in American history. […]
The coronavirus pandemic has been the biggest disruption to the global labor force in generations. It’s also exacerbated inequality. Global unemployment was equivalent to 127 million full-time jobs in the second quarter of 2021. The number of people who do have jobs but are living in poverty has increased – undoing five years of progress. While in some countries […]
Join us for a (virtual) film screening: Tired of hearing doom and gloom stories about climate change? Join republicEn for an inspiring, solutions-oriented event. Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN Other Side of the Hill is a short film exploring the impacts of a changing climate in rural Eastern Oregon — as seen through the eyes of local […]
Plans next week? If you haven’t already, consider signing up for the 5th annual National Clean Energy Week, and the NCEW21 Policy Makers Symposium launch NEXT WEEK! Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN September 21-23 is the NCEW 2021 Policy Makers Symposium, which serves as a virtual centerpiece for NCEW— the Symposium is a fantastic opportunity to hear from […]
Giant kelp, the world’s largest species of marine algae, is an attractive source for making biofuels. In a recent study, we tested a novel strategy for growing kelp that could make it possible to produce it continuously on a large scale. The key idea is moving kelp stocks daily up to near-surface waters for sunlight […]
Happy Tuesday! I’m thrilled to share with you my conversation with Charles Hernick, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. Charles is a fan of the podcast, a friend of the podcast, and a great strategist when it comes to clean energy and climate change policy. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN […]