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Little progress made on energy efficiency in UK homes, report finds

Ministers have made negligible progress in improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underscored the need to cut the reliance on gas for home heating, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC)….

Climate change, gun violence concern young people in Asheville – Citizen Times

As an 18-year-old, it feels as though the world is at your fingertips, and the future is bright, bold and new. Or, rather, as an 18-year-old, that is how the world should feel. Unfortunately, for many people my age, it…

New California bill could advance carbon removal while holding polluters accountable – The Hill

New California bill could advance carbon removal while holding polluters accountable | The Hill Skip to content FILE – Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on April 29, 2020. Earlier this week, the newest report from…

CT legislators split along party lines over trash and global warming – The Connecticut Mirror

Engaging in debates over policy and process, legislators split along party lines Friday as the Environment Committee sent to the floors of the House and Senate two bills addressing Connecticut’s struggle to manage solid waste disposal and curb climate change….

Biden energy secretary defends praising China on climate change spending in fiery hearing exchange – Fox News

President Biden’s secretary of energy had an intense back-and-forth during a House Appropriations Subcommittee meeting on Friday.  Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm defended her previous comments praising China’s environmental policy under interrogation by Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler.  “Secretary,…

Why Optimism Can’t Fix Our Climate Politics – The New Republic

The release of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week has provoked a new round of discussion about how best to talk about the dire crisis it describes. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says it’s important…

Calif. Senate Passes Bill To Punish Oil Companies For High Pump Prices

A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate on Thursday at the urging of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the first major vote in an effort to pass the…

Media Parrot IPCC’s Warning Earth Mustn’t Pass 1.5°C Threshold. It Already Did

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the final part of its sixth assessment report (AR6) on Monday, March 20. Predictably, the media rushed to repeat the claims made in the report with their own scary, woefully overwrought, headlines. Here is…

UK planning to launch watered down net zero strategy in oil capital Aberdeen

The government is planning to launch its revamped net zero strategy from the UK’s oil and gas capital, Aberdeen, in a clear signal of its intention to boost the fossil fuel industry while cutting key green measures, the Guardian has…

California’s Green Energy Mandates Sending Electricity Rates Even Higher

Last week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved new regulations that will ban the use of residential and commercial natural gas-fired water heaters and furnaces in 2027. The regulation, which only applies to new appliances, prohibits residents in…

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