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China’s plastic flood, Yellen’s journey to Beijing, chartering a private yacht: Asia rundown

China’s plastic flood, Yellen’s journey to Beijing, chartering a private yacht: Asia rundown

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen finished her job in Beijing today and might bring..

Statement on Foreign Pollution Fee Act

Statement on Foreign Pollution Fee Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement on Foreign Pollution Fee Act April 8, 2025 – Citizens’ Climate..

Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy

Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy

Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high” in 2024, despite solar and wind power..

Digging in to defend clean energy tax credits

Digging in to defend clean energy tax credits

Digging in to defend clean energy tax credits By Flannery Winchester At the end of February, we..

GE Vernova Customer Center, Sophia Offshore Wind Project

GE Vernova Customer Center, Sophia Offshore Wind Project

Weather Guard Lightning TechGE Vernova Customer Center, Sophia Offshore Wind ProjectThis week, SSE..

Coca-Cola’s Plastic Waste Polluting Oceans Projected to Reach 1.3 Billion Pounds per Year by 2030:..

Coca-Cola’s Plastic Waste Polluting Oceans Projected to Reach 1.3 Billion Pounds per Year by 2030:..

Coca-Cola products will be responsible for up to 1.33 billion pounds of plastic waste making its..

Investing in Solar for Your Business? A Guide by Cyanergy

Investing in Solar for Your Business? A Guide by Cyanergy

In Australia, people are looking forward to a future where businesses run on clean, renewable..

IntoMachines: Smarter Turbine Bolt Tensioning

IntoMachines: Smarter Turbine Bolt Tensioning

Weather Guard Lightning TechIntoMachines: Smarter Turbine Bolt TensioningMartin Kristelijn, the..

Reforming the Democratic Party

Reforming the Democratic Party

I trust Bernie Sanders, and I’d like to believe he’s right here, but I actually don’t. In 2024, a..

Canada as the 51st State?

Canada as the 51st State?

Of course, this is not going to happen, for dozens of different reasons, but the author of the meme ..

American Quality of Life

American Quality of Life

As shown here, the United States ranks #22 in the world in terms of quality of life. Not too bad,..

NSK Super-TF Strengthens Main Bearings

NSK Super-TF Strengthens Main Bearings

Weather Guard Lightning TechNSK Super-TF Strengthens Main BearingsLoren Walton from NSK discusses..

Half of global croplands could see a drop in suitable crops at 2C of warming

Half of global croplands could see a drop in suitable crops at 2C of warming

More than half of global cropland areas could see a decline in the number of...The post Half of..

Learnings from the National Working Waterfronts Networks Conference

Learnings from the National Working Waterfronts Networks Conference

How Ocean Conservancy is working across industries to achieve port decarbonizationThe post..

Conservatives to meet with Republican offices in defense of clean energy tax credits

Conservatives to meet with Republican offices in defense of clean energy tax credits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservatives to meet with Republican offices in defense of clean energy tax..

A Snowy Georgia Winter Put This Homeowner’s Heat Pump HVAC to the Test

A Snowy Georgia Winter Put This Homeowner’s Heat Pump HVAC to the Test

Last September, we spoke with Clean Energy Generation member Larry Heiman about his plan to more..

SkySpecs Predicts Component Remaining Useful Life

SkySpecs Predicts Component Remaining Useful Life

Weather Guard Lightning TechSkySpecs Predicts Component Remaining Useful LifeAllen and Joel speak..

The Truth About Plastic Fragments

The Truth About Plastic Fragments

How one plastic item turns into hundreds (or thousands!) of plastic piecesThe post The Truth About..

Should Federal Employees Be Forced to Defend Their Productivity?

Should Federal Employees Be Forced to Defend Their Productivity?

These folks’ labor union is a bit cheesed off at the idea. Complete chaos and outrageous behavior..

Transforming Auto Dealerships with Solar Energy in Australia

Transforming Auto Dealerships with Solar Energy in Australia

Auto dealerships in Australia are beginning to use energy more efficiently by switching to solar..

‘Electrify the South’ Collaborative 2025: Driving Change Through Local Leadership

‘Electrify the South’ Collaborative 2025: Driving Change Through Local Leadership

Local governments from across the Southeast convened in Orlando, Florida, this February for the..

SACE Launches Fossil Gas Resource Hub

SACE Launches Fossil Gas Resource Hub

The fossil gas industry is sitting on a massive supply of shale gas in the Appalachian Basin,..

Trump’s Lies

Trump’s Lies

Former college basketball star and math teacher extraordinaire Joe Turk (shown at left) offers “13..

Reading the Bible at School

Reading the Bible at School

As at least 99% of us know, school students can read the Bible if they so choose. School students..

DeBriefed 21 February 2025: Brazil joins oil bloc ahead of COP30; US ‘pulled’ from IPCC meeting;..

DeBriefed 21 February 2025: Brazil joins oil bloc ahead of COP30; US ‘pulled’ from IPCC meeting;..

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to..

How Should Government Operate?

How Should Government Operate?

The meme here came from a reader who makes an excellent point. As a country, we don’t seem to be..

World’s Richest Nations Are ‘Exporting Extinction’ With Demand for Agricultural and Forestry..

World’s Richest Nations Are ‘Exporting Extinction’ With Demand for Agricultural and Forestry..

The richest countries in the world are “exporting extinction” by destroying 15 times more..

Wind Energy O&M Australia’s Success in Melbourne

Wind Energy O&M Australia’s Success in Melbourne

Weather Guard Lightning TechWind Energy O&M Australia’s Success in MelbourneFor the first time ever,..

Trump’s Appeal

Trump’s Appeal

This from a reader who comments: “Crude, but true.” We need to add “mean people” to this. Trump..

11 Ethical & Eco-Friendly Dinnerware Brands To Set Your Table Sustainably

11 Ethical & Eco-Friendly Dinnerware Brands To Set Your Table Sustainably

Set the table sustainably with these eco-friendly dinnerware and tableware brands including bamboo..

DeBriefed 7 February 2025: Hottest January on record; Trump tariffs; UN climate talks star in..

DeBriefed 7 February 2025: Hottest January on record; Trump tariffs; UN climate talks star in..

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to..

Mapped: How ‘natural’ world heritage sites are threatened by climate extremes

Mapped: How ‘natural’ world heritage sites are threatened by climate extremes

“Natural” world heritage sites, such as the Galápagos Islands, Serengeti national park and Great..

Solar United National Empowers Historically Disadvantaged Communities to See a Bright, Clean Energy ..

Solar United National Empowers Historically Disadvantaged Communities to See a Bright, Clean Energy ..

Charleston, SC-based Solar United National (SUN) believes that a clean energy future can only be..

Wind Turbine Cooling System Improvements

Wind Turbine Cooling System Improvements

Weather Guard Lightning TechWind Turbine Cooling System ImprovementsThis week we discuss cooling..

Benefits of LED Lighting for Commercial Spaces in Australia

Benefits of LED Lighting for Commercial Spaces in Australia

Lighting can use up to 40% of the energy in commercial spaces. The amount of […]The post Benefits..

Visa vs. Mastercard: Who’s Leading the Charge in Finance, Sustainability, and Net Zero?

Visa vs. Mastercard: Who’s Leading the Charge in Finance, Sustainability, and Net Zero?

Visa and Mastercard, processing billions of payment transactions yearly, reported strong financial..

Trump Executive Order Focuses on the Non-Existent

Trump Executive Order Focuses on the Non-Existent

Here’s something from a Trumper that I thought I’d share. A reader notes: Hard to believe such a..

God as the Ultimate Mathematician

God as the Ultimate Mathematician

Paul Dirac was one of human history’s most influential mathematicians and physicists, and..

Chemours Chemical Plant Still Polluting West Virginia Water With Toxic PFAS After Almost 25 Years,..

Chemours Chemical Plant Still Polluting West Virginia Water With Toxic PFAS After Almost 25 Years,..

A Chemours chemical plant in West Virginia is polluting nearby waters with toxic PFAS “forever..

Trump Freezes $50 Billion in DOE Funding for Programs Including Clean Energy Innovation

Trump Freezes $50 Billion in DOE Funding for Programs Including Clean Energy Innovation

The Trump administration has halted spending from the United States Department of Energy (DOE)’s..