International
Unlocking the grid of the future: Expanding transmission infrastructure
The Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) and the Green Grids Initiative (GGI) published a briefing note on how expanding transmission systems should play...
2023 in review: The key developments shifting the dial on coal
The urgency of phasing out coal reached new heights in 2023. The PPCA played a key role in bringing its end closer, by...
Paris votes whether to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Parisians were voting Sunday whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to...
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead...
UN climate chief’s blunt message: Fewer loopholes, way more cash to really halt climate change
To keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more...
A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg over a protest at an oil industry conference
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted Friday of refusing to follow a police order to leave a protest blocking the...
UN agency confirms 119.8-degree reading in Sicily two years ago as Europe’s record high temperature
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s weather agency on Tuesday confirmed a reading of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Sicily two years...
Business and agricultural groups sue California over new climate disclosure laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Business and agricultural groups sued California on Tuesday over the most sweeping climate disclosure mandates in the nation, arguing...
Spring a leak? Google will find it through a new partnership aimed at saving water in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is teaming up with Google to hunt for leaky water pipes using satellite imagery as the drought-stricken...
‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so...
