In the aftermath of 2021’s Hurricane Ida, the most devastating hurricane in Louisiana after Katrina, power disappeared from New Orleans. All eight transmission lines went down, leaving more than a million in Southeastern Louisiana without power, all in extreme heat; in some outer regions of the city, it wasn’t restored ... read more

For electric cars, bigger is not necessarily better. In fact, it can be decidedly worse. Such is the case with the Hummer EV, the new and electrified reincarnation of the vehicle that brought a military aesthetic to American roadways 30 years ago. The revamped Hummer no longer emits tailpipe emissions, ... read more

There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a bucket of ice water and the right in a bucket of hot water, so that his overall temperature is average. That seems to apply to the climate during 2022’s northern summer of extremes: Overall, the planet ... read more

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. CATL, a Chinese batteries manufacturer and one of the world’s leading makers of EV batteries, has announced that its next-generation battery has a range of 621 miles and will debut ... read more

When economies face a downturn, companies need to make cuts to survive. Often, the axe falls on social impact initiatives that can be seen as nonessential to the company’s core business. These cuts may help the company stay afloat through a few tough quarters, but that’s a short-sighted view. The ... read more

The City of Light will get a little bit dimmer—at least for about an hour each night. In an effort to save energy amid rising costs and the climate crisis, the Eiffel Tower’s flashing lights will turn off early, going out at 11:45 p.m. rather than the usual 1 a.m. ... read more

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops—surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil. Some of this attention is overdue: Induction has long been popular in Europe and Asia, ... read more

While startups race to build machines that can suck CO2 from the air, the world’s 3 billion trees are already doing the same thing at a massive scale. A new platform is designed to track exactly how much they’re helping by counting the carbon stored in every tree on the ... read more

Since Patagonia’s founding in 1973, Yvon Chouinard and his family have been its owners. Now, almost 50 years later, the company is announcing that the Chouinards are transferring all ownership to two newly created entities in an effort both to cement the company’s values in its operating structure and step ... read more

The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world’s greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to become carbon-neutral by 2025. This early failure in the global race to net zero emissions (a balance between CO₂ emitted and absorbed) may foreshadow backtracking ... read more

Gen Z is being faced with a new age paradox. They’ve built a reputation as the most eco-friendly generation, yet they buy cheap, disposable clothing more than any other consumer group. So why is Gen Z overlooking damning information about fashion’s biggest offenders, blowing past their sustainable intentions, and continuing ... read more

If you happen to be reading this a million years from now, maybe a movement called effective altruism really took off. Perhaps it protected the lives of the 80 trillion human beings between our generation and yours, who managed to stave off ravaging poverty, man-made pathogens, and nuclear war. More ... read more

We have an opportunity to restore confidence in the American dream and an opportunity to rebuild a vibrant middle class. But it will take leadership and courage. It will take action from each one of us to support that courage. We can do so by practicing what’s called “collective consumerism.” ... read more

If you buy a house in Miami or Phoenix in 2022, what will it be worth in five years or ten years as climate change progresses? A new tech platform, Climate Alpha, uses a “scenario forecaster” to help answer that question—and to help predict where it might make sense to ... read more

Tesla plans to begin delivering its first electric semi trucks later this year. Other electric big rigs are already on the road, joining electric delivery vans, and several more companies will soon launch other models. The number of commercial EVs keeps growing as companies with giant fleets, like Walmart and ... read more