UN Chief Heat Officer says there is an urgent need to redesign cities to keep asphalted areas from turning into impossible-to-escape ‘ovens’
Category: Energy & Environment
Posted inEconomy
Canada inflation plunges as the consumer carbon tax halts
Canada’s inflation rate plunged in April on lower energy prices, but food costs continued to rise: Statistics Canada
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Trump admin axes safeguards against ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to retain maximum contaminant levels for just two of the most notorious class of ‘forever’ chemicals
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Manitoba wildfire kills 2, prompts 1,000 evacuees
Authorities have warned the wildfire season in central and western Canada could be more intense than normal due to drought conditions
Posted inEnergy & Environment
EU proposes ending all Russian gas imports by 2027
The EU banned Russian oil in late 2022 in response to Putin invading Ukraine, and has since sought to wean itself off Russian gas
Posted inEnergy & Environment
World’s richest 10% caused two thirds of global warming: study
How the World’s richest consume and invest has substantially increased the risk of deadly heatwaves and drought: study
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Carney government faces early conflicts with Alberta, industry on energy
While the Carney government says it wants to grow the energy sector, many of its promises are at odds with Alberta and energy executives’ demands
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Google agrees to fund three U.S. nuclear plantsÂ
Google’s agreement to fund nuclear power plants comes as technology companies seek new power sources to meet the growing energy demands of AI
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Bowing to EU, Coca-Cola changes plastic bottle recycling claims
Coca-Cola will no longer say its bottles are ‘100% recycled plastic,’ but make it clear certain elements are not made from recycled material
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Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity
The European Union hopes to pay farmers for protecting birds or plants by creating a market for ‘nature credits’