Category: Climate change
DTE-funded group sues Ann Arbor after it approves November ballot question for city-owned utility
The city of Ann Arbor, and its clerk, Jacqueline Beaudry, are being sued by a DTE Energy-funded group over Beaudry’s certification of petitions to place a ballot question on the November ballot and begin the process of creating a city-owned electric utility.
China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Peaking.
Earlier this year I argued that China’s aluminum-sector carbon emissions had probably peaked around 2024. Since then, the output data have weakened one important part of that case. China produced 45.02 million tonnes of primary aluminum in 2025, 2.4% more than the year before, and another 23.19 million tonnes in … [continued]
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Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall
Ontario needs a lot more electricity. Demand hit 145.6 TWh in 2025, up 4.4% in a year, and IESO’s reference case gets to 250 TWh by 2050. But its own range runs from 207 to 297 TWh. That’s not a rounding error. It’s a completely different buildout depending on which … [continued]
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MSU researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products
Algae can be used for sustainable products but there has to be a lot of it — enough biomass — to make that work. Researchers at Michigan State University say they have developed a way to increase growth.
PTC One-C Heads Toward Hawaii; Life-Threatening Floods Possible
By Irene Sans, Yale Climate Connections The Eastern Pacific continues to be very active. This is very typical for this time of year — and especially in seasons like this one, with an El Niño event strengthening — and with record-setting sea-surface temperatures, the activity is not expected to stop … [continued]
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