This week’s Current Climate , which every Monday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. current_climate_Underwater split shot of coral reef and a tropical island in French Polynesia Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, […] Click here to view original […]

Something unusual is happening in America. Demand for electricity, which has stayed largely flat for two decades, has begun to surge. Over the past year, electric utilities have nearly doubled their forecasts of how much additional power they’ll need by 2028 as they confront an unexpected explosion in the […] Click here to view original

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Big Oil’s appetite for fossil fuels isn’t showing any signs of receding. This week Shell ( SHELL ) dialed back its target for carbon emissions. The decision comes amid an energy transition that is decades away from full implementation as countries and industries around the world aim to reach […] Click here to view original

Saving the ice – a daring experiment or a dangerous distraction? Perched on sea-ice off Canada’s northern coast, parka-clad scientists watch saltwater pump out over the frozen ocean. Their goal? To slow global warming. As sea-ice vanishes, the dark ocean surface can absorb more of the Sun’s energy, which […] Click here to view original

The rules have been challenged by industry as too restrictive, but also by environmentalists as not strong enough.Credit…Meridith Kohut for The New York Times A federal court on Friday temporarily halted new rules from the Securities Exchange Commission that require public companies to disclose more about the business risks […] Click here to view original