article thumbnail

Des Moines, Iowa commits to 24/7 clean electricity

Renewable Energy World

Though it’s insulated from sea level rise, the state of Iowa faces many dangerous climate change impacts — which in turn threaten the nation’s food supply. In 2021, Mandelbaum and his fellow council members unanimously passed a resolution for 100 percent clean electricity by 2035. Originally published on ILSR.org .

article thumbnail

What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

Climate TRACE (short for Tracking Real-time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) intends to use a massive worldwide network of satellite images, land- and sea-based sensors and advanced artificial intelligence to generate what it’s describing as the "most thorough and reliable data on emissions the world has ever seen.".

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposal for a new 44.6

article thumbnail

A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

Happy Earth Day 2021! When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

article thumbnail

How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss’s Cabinet?

DeSmogBlog

And she has a more direct tie to the GWPF, too: her leadership bid was partly funded by a £10,000 donation from a company owned by Terence Mordaunt, who chaired the charity between 2019 and 2021. Ellis has indicated his support for climate action in a number of entries on his personal blog. Michael Ellis – Attorney General.

article thumbnail

Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

But with their emails taken out of context and posted on climate denial blogs, the scientists suddenly found themselves under vicious attack — and public faith in climate science suffered a severe, albeit temporary, setback. Multiple enquiries would clear the researchers of any wrongdoing. There was no suggestion of a link with Shell.

article thumbnail

The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

(Hi to my blog readers. Other studies tell us that sea level rise is going to be worse than we thought, Antarctica is melting three times faster than a decade ago, and Greenland is losing ice quickly as well. Happy new year. Part of the reason may be the title, which attracted some heated exchanges. only the U.S.),