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Electric Trucks Will Take Center Stage At IAA Transportation Show In Hannover This Week
European truck manufacturers will showcase a wave of electric heavy-duty vehicles this week at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany, expos…
AI May Be on Verge of Causing Internet Chaos, Economic Catastrophe — Warning from Top AI CEO
# AI's Energy Footprint Threatens Grid Stability and Climate Goals An AI industry leader has warned that artificial intelligence systems risk destabi…
CarbonPH Coalition Charts Roadmap for Philippine Forest Carbon in ASEAN
The Philippine government is mobilizing private sector investment in forest restoration through a new carbon accounting framework. Officials from the …
El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century
Indonesia's ongoing wildfires are projected to generate greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the worst fire year recorded this century, driven by in…
UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits
The UK government substantially revised upward its projections for aviation emissions in 2050, now expecting them to be 50% higher than previous forec…
Research Suggests Auto Loans Should Account for Vehicle Efficiency
# Research Suggests Auto Loans Should Account for Vehicle Efficiency Banks consistently undervalue fuel efficiency when calculating loan risk for veh…
As Hostilities Flare and Oil Prices Spike, U.S. Consumers Pay at the Pump
# Geopolitical Tensions Drive Oil Prices Higher as Middle East Volatility Threatens Gas Pump Relief Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is drivi…
What Lithium EV Battery Shortage? New Recycler Picks Up Where Ascend Elements Left Off
A Georgia-based battery recycling facility has resumed operations under new ownership following the bankruptcy of Ascend Elements, restoring domestic …
ICCT Claims EV Operating Costs ⅓ Lower In Europe
The International Council On Clean Transportation released analysis on September 6, 2026, showing that electric vehicle operating costs in Europe drop…
US Lobby’s $1.1 Trillion Freight Rail Electrification Study Intentionally Asked The Wrong Question
A major US rail industry lobbying group shaped research that distorted the economic case for electrifying freight rail, asking whether the technology …
Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say
Britain's government is set to greenlight the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea this month, marking a sharp reversal from the country's climate commit…
Volkswagen Superviosory Board Approves Plan To Slash Models & Reduce Workforce By 100,000
Volkswagen's supervisory board has approved a sweeping restructuring plan that will eliminate 100,000 jobs globally and close four German factories by…
Hydrogen Kept Failing The Test — And Getting Another Test
Hydrogen projects continue to advance despite persistent technical and economic failures, revealing a pattern where unsuccessful hydrogen applications…
Elevated Crack Spreads & Crude Oil Prices Contribute to Higher Prices at the Pump
Refinery profit margins have widened sharply, pushing gasoline and diesel prices higher at the pump even as crude oil costs stabilize. The culprit is …
These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom
# U.S. Power Generation Surges 2.1 Percent in First Half of 2024, Driven by Data Center Demand U.S. electricity generation climbed 2.1 percent in the…
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use
China recorded a 1% decline in carbon dioxide emissions during the second quarter of 2026, marking a rare reversal in a nation responsible for roughly…
China’s Carbon Pollution Fell in Recent Months as Oil Demand Plummeted
# China's Carbon Emissions Decline as Oil Demand Collapses China's carbon dioxide emissions contracted in recent months following a sharp drop in oil…
Polluting Nylon Plants Clean Up Their Acts
# Nylon Manufacturers Face Pressure to Cut Nitrous Oxide Emissions From Production Inside Climate News has documented a shift among nylon producers r…
Guest post: Why tough methane cuts are crucial for keeping warming ‘well-below’ 2C
Methane emissions pose a direct threat to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C or 2C, requiring aggressive reduction strategies that governments h…
Hydrogen Gets Far More Attention Than Its Deployment Justifies
Hydrogen captures outsized media attention relative to its actual role in global decarbonization efforts, creating a misleading narrative about its de…
‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Turkmenistan has begun repairing cracked pipelines and faulty equipment at aging oil and gas facilities, marking the first documented reduction in met…
Poland’s Coal Problem Has Changed
Poland's electricity grid transformed faster than international observers anticipated. Coal's share of generation plummeted from 72.5 percent in 2021 …
Stranded Asset, What Happens When A Gas Car Becomes Worth Less Than Zero As Transportation?
# The Economics of Stranded Gasoline Vehicles: When Ownership Costs Exceed Resale Value A shift in vehicle economics could accelerate the retirement …
Is the environmental impact of datacentres finally cutting through?
# Data Centers Face Growing Political Resistance Over Energy Demands Opposition to data center expansion is hardening across the American political l…
California Dairy Farm’s New Biogas Project Makes History and Raises Eyebrows
# California Dairy Farm Converts Manure to Biogas in First-of-Its-Kind Project In Kerman, California, a dairy operation has begun converting cow manu…
Methane Thermolysis Has A Carbon Market Problem
Methane thermolysis, a hydrogen production method that breaks down natural gas using heat rather than combustion, faces a structural problem in existi…
Vycarb Successfully Stores Low-Purity CO2 In Seawater
Vycarb, a Brooklyn-based startup, demonstrated a working process for storing carbon dioxide directly in seawater, potentially lowering the cost of car…
As Diesel Prices Surge, Trump Administration Moves to Make Fueling Large Trucks Even More Expensive
The Trump administration finalized a rule weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, a move that locks in …
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
# Chefs Ditch Gas Stoves for Electric as Restaurant Heat Becomes Unbearable Restaurant kitchens across the UK faced dangerous working conditions duri…
Battery Costs Are Global. Freight Geography Isn’t.
Battery cost declines alone will not trigger uniform freight electrification across major economies. While lithium-ion battery prices have fallen 89 p…
The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says
A new study attributes half of the American West's climate-driven water loss directly to emissions from the world's largest fossil fuel producers, est…
Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects
# Texas Data Centers Driving 50% Surge in Planned Gas Power Generation Data center developers in Texas are planning twelve large-scale natural gas po…
Hydrogen Is Still A Tonnes Market, No Matter How Many MWh We Assign To It
Global hydrogen demand reached 100 million tonnes in 2025, yet the industry remains locked in its traditional end uses. Nearly all hydrogen consumptio…
The Trump Administration Has Spent Billions Boosting Gas Exports, Spurring More Fracking
# Trump Administration Directs Billions to Natural Gas Export Infrastructure Amid Oversupply The Trump administration has committed substantial feder…
Cleveland-Cliffs Redirects Half a Billion Dollars in Clean Steel Funding to Coal at Middletown Works
Cleveland-Cliffs has redirected $500 million in federal clean steel funding toward coal operations at its Middletown Works facility in Ohio, abandonin…
Bill McKibben Explores The AI Dystopia
Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben has turned his scrutiny toward artificial intelligence, warning that the technology poses a distinct t…
Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
The Conservative Party's report promoting cheaper electricity contains at least ten significant factual errors and misleading claims about UK energy p…
Homebuyers are choosing homes with much higher carbon footprints than they realize
Homebuyers unknowingly purchase properties with substantially higher carbon footprints than necessary, according to recent research examining resident…
Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
Long-duration energy storage (LDES) refers to systems that can store electrical energy for extended periods, typically 10 hours or more, to balance gr…
Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather
A "super El Niño" event is unfolding this year, with meteorologists anticipating it will rank among the strongest on record. This climate pattern, dri…
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
A draft United Nations report finds that countries are failing to meet nearly all biodiversity targets set for 2030. Of 23 global nature conservation …
Analysis: The two largest reservoirs in the US have hit record-low levels
Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the United States, both hit historic low water levels this week. Lake Powell reached record-l…
AI could help fossil fuel companies create more emissions
Artificial intelligence tools deployed in fossil fuel operations could drive global carbon emissions up by nearly 5 percent, according to new research…
Cash Cow
# Industrial Livestock's Hidden Climate Toll Inside Climate News examines the sprawling environmental footprint of American animal agriculture throug…
Porsche Ditches Volkswagen Group Emissions Pool, Joins Up With XPENG
Porsche has withdrawn from the Volkswagen Group's emissions pool and formed a partnership with Chinese automaker XPeng to meet European Union fleet em…