Tesla stock down on Red Sea delays, price cuts
An employee of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg works on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla …
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2024 is the year the world could reach peak coal use. But it’s a tough habit to quit
With the COP28 climate summit now in the rearview mirror, some researchers say the moment is here when coal consumption in power plants around the world will finally peak before beginning a …
Digitization Beats Deforestation | WIRED
If you ever had pastries at breakfast, drank soy milk, used soaps at home, or built yourself a nice flat-pack piece of furniture, you may have contributed to deforestation and …
Democracy to be put to the test in host of 2024 elections — headlined by U.S.
Dozens of elections are scheduled to take place across the globe this year, with more possible, including in seven of the world’s 10 most populous countries, such as India, Russia, Mexico …
The White House Just Announced a $623 Million EV-Charging Bonanza
In California, the Bay Area’s Contra Costa County will get $15 million, for instance, to deploy more than 100 chargers at its libraries. In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will …
Who benefits most from Canada’s ambitious EV targets? Maybe China
Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, believes the recent electric vehicle targets set out by Canada’s environment minister also carried this pointed message to Canada’s domestic auto industry: “Let them eat cake.” …
Big Canadian banks may be making misleading claims on sustainability, says securities complaint
Canada’s big five banks are potentially misleading investors with their use of terms like sustainable finance, according to a complaint to securities regulators by a climate advocacy group. Banks are …
2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot
After a year of record-breaking wildfires across Canada and the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, it likely comes as no surprise that 2023 was the hottest year on record. …
World close to 1.5 degrees threshold after hottest year on record
Greece has been struggling with forest fires that could not be controlled for 10 days on July 27, 2023 in Rhodes, Greece. Dia Images | Getty Images News | Getty …
Thunderstorms and earthquakes cost $250 billion in damages in 2023
Cars stranded in a flash flood caused by a monsoonal thunderstorm on Sept. 1, 2023, in Thermal, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Destructive thunderstorms in …