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China’s Coal Dependency Hampers Clean Energy Growth: Report
China's Struggle with Coal Dependency Hindering Clean Energy Growth: An In-depth Analysis In the bustling landscape of China's energy production, a significant clash between renewable energy and coal is unfolding, presenting a critical barrier to...
Impact of Trump Funding Freeze on New Orleans Tree Canopy
When President Donald Trump issued a series of orders freezing billions of dollars in federal climate funding, the impact on New Orleans' tree canopy was immediate and devastating. The sudden halt to the city's...
How to Address Transformer Shortage: Solutions and Strategies
A recent surge in electric transformer supply shortages has sparked concerns across the United States, as highlighted in two compelling articles published by Caleb Harding and Lily Ottinger of ChinaTalk and Herman Trabish of...
Toxic Metal Pollution from U.S. Wildfire Suppressants Revealed
A recent study has exposed alarming levels of toxic metal pollution in wildfire suppressants used in the United States, with concentrations exceeding regulatory limits for drinking water by up to 2,880 times. This revelation...
Rebuilding Communities After Wildfires: Essential Steps for Recovery
Rebuilding Communities After Wildfires: Essential Steps for Recovery Nina Raj, a devoted docent at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and the visionary behind the Altadena Seed Library in Southern California, cherishes seeds in a way...
Impact of Subsidies on Fossil Fuel Industry
In the bustling world of energy, the impact of subsidies on the fossil fuel industry is a topic that often stirs up strong emotions and heated debates. But what exactly are these subsidies, and...
Billions in Climate and Infrastructure Funding: Track Spending by ZIP Code
As President Donald Trump took office, a significant amount of funding for infrastructure and climate-related projects had been announced under the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law, totaling nearly $700 billion. These...
Challenges of Germany’s Energy Transition: Unreliability and Nuances
In a recent speech, Chris Wright, the newly appointed Secretary of Energy and former fossil fuel executive, shared his views on Germany's energy transition. Wright, known for his role in hydraulic fracturing and oil...
Carbon Tax on Shipping: Climate Hope for Vulnerable Regions
Global Support Grows for Carbon Tax on Shipping to Combat Climate Change As governments worldwide race against the clock to tackle the pressing issue of climate change, a groundbreaking development is on the horizon: the...
Can Trump legally freeze climate change funds?
Trump administration's freezing of climate change funds has thrown a wrench into the gears of President Joe Biden's environmental policies, particularly the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These laws,...
