China's taxis and ride hailing vehicles are already electric. City policies matter, but so do economics. High mileage = more savings. Chart from Andrew Grant

UK onshore wind project pipeline expanded by 4.2 gigawatts (GW) over past year, bringing total to 42.7GW. Currently, UK has 15.5GW of onshore wind capacity in operation, enough to power 10.9 million homes. energylivenews.com/2024/09/02/uk-…

France’s pioneering plan to create a more sustainable fashion industry Among other things, fast-fashion labels will essentially subsidise more sustainable brands. theprogressplaybook.com/2024/03/18/fra…

Despite achieving rapid economic growth, China has reduced air pollution by 41% since 2013 — the year before the country began its “war against pollution.” As a result, the average Chinese citizen can expect to live two years longer, researchers say. theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/28/chi…

'Children living in ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) Nearly four times as likely to switch to walking and cycling compared with those outside the zone.' Wow bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

New legislation in Brazil is set to support farmers by pushing additional demand toward biofuels — and away from the fossil fuels produced by state oil giant Petrobras trib.al/y2VpV6k

The US Agriculture Department today announced $7.3 billion for rural electric cooperatives to build "clean" energy projects. link.axios.com/click/36633818…

ICC prosecutor says world leaders 'threatened' him over Israel arrest warrants ift.tt/creWKXd

New Pew poll shows that 59 percent of Israelis think social media posts expressing sympathy for civilians in Gaza should be restricted, while 41 percent think posts criticizing the government should be censored haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Absolutely incredible.

Q Energy has started building a 74.3 MW floating solar plant in northeastern France. Commissioning is planned for the first quarter of next year. pv-magazine.com/2024/09/05/q-e…

The Gautrain really is some of South Africa’s best work. More of this please

Experts Recommend Raising Minimum Age For Committing Mass Shootings To 21 bit.ly/4gct6ri

News24 Business | SA reached agreement with China on energy security, Ramaphosa says dlvr.it/TCsmMk

This is something else! It's not supposed to look like a hockey stick! Area burnt by wildfires globally by week January 2012 to present.

The New York Times’ “Climate Forward” conference is basically an oil & gas lobbying event. Wild. Announcing the 2024 Climate Forward Speaker Lineup nytco.com/press/2024-cli…

Climate change is causing weather extremes that have been costly for African economies, according to a report trib.al/WPBHFHB

Former US President Donald Trump pledged to rescind unspent funding from Democrats’ signature climate law in the most definitive remarks yet on his intentions for the Inflation Reduction Act trib.al/HXtjk4r

Montreal kicked cars to the curb and thrived thewalrus.ca/montreal-kicke…

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