Category: Climate change
From Riverboats To Global Ports: CATL Is Winning The Shipping Electrification Race
CATL’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels, a figure that on its own should reframe how maritime decarbonization is discussed. Shipping is conservative for structural reasons tied to safety, long asset lifetimes, and unforgiving certification regimes, so deployment at this scale signals … [continued]
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“You Can’t Reduce Carbon Emissions When You Can Pollute For Free” — Sheldon Whitehouse
If you haven’t had a chance to learn about Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), I recommend that you slow down your reading when you see his name in the headlines. As he champions policies to uphold US leadership in the world, he works to protect our planet in a changing climate … [continued]
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From Soviet Fields to US Committees: The Return of Institutionalized Untruth
On December 30, a little noticed federal vaccine advisory meeting took place in the United States. It was scheduled between Christmas and New Year’s, broken into four brief sessions for a specific reason, and focused on procedural matters within a committee most Americans have never heard of. There was no … [continued]
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Here Are Some Crucial Climate Actions You Can Take To Protect The Environment In 2026
Our eyes need to be on the environment in 2026. No longer will we accept individual guilt for climate degradation. Yes, changing behaviors is a starting place to protect the environment, but we can only achieve about one-tenth of the emissions-reduction potential that corporations need to adopt, says the World … [continued]
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China Built A Supercritical CO₂ Generator. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Last.
China recently placed a supercritical carbon dioxide power generator into commercial operation, and the announcement was widely framed as a technological breakthrough. The system, referred to as Chaotan One, is installed at a steel plant in Guizhou province in mountainous southwest China and is designed to recover industrial waste heat … [continued]
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