climate change
Lancaster (California) Is “Solar Power Capital Of The Universe”
Lancaster, California, produces more solar power per capita than any other city in the state. Devastated by the recession of 2009, when unemployment rose to 17%, the city has made its commitment to solar the basis of its economic rebirth.…
What Can Carbon Dioxide Levels 50 Million Years Ago Tell Us About Climate Change Today?
Scientists at Dartmouth College engage in climate change research have found a way to determine what the carbon dioxide level was in the Earth’s atmosphere during the early Eocene period that began about 60 million years ago and ended about…
Paris Wants No Conventional Cars On Its Streets By 2030
Paris is known for taking progressive measures to fight climate change. In December of 2015, delegates from every nation gathered in the City of Light to create the historic COP21 climate accords. But in March of this year, the city…
Winnipeg’s Largest Solar Installation Unveiled at FortWhyte Alive
FortWhyte Alive is putting a bright idea to work, tapping into the sun to generate half the electricity needs at its farms. The 640-acre environmental, educational and recreational centre in southwest Winnipeg unveiled the city’s largest solar panel installation on…
Pricing Carbon “New Normal” Globally For Companies, Says CDP
Putting a price on carbon is globally becoming the new normal for major companies according to a new report from CDP, with almost 1,400 companies factoring an internal price on carbon into their forward-looking business plans. CDP (formerly the Carbon…
MEPs Urge EU to Ratchet Up Climate Target
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have agreed a new resolution urging EU leaders to set out a 2050 net zero emissions target for the bloc by 2020. In a vote on Wednesday, ahead of the UN’s COP23 meeting in Bonn…
Geologists: Holocene Epoch Ended, ‘Anthropocene’ Started in 1950s
A group of scientists said that the scope of human impact on planet Earth is so great that the “Anthropocene” warrants a formal place in the Geological Time Scale. “Our findings suggest that the Anthropocene should follow on from the…