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He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 8h

…is a piece of that puzzle. And my work is making that invisible reality clear and visible. Recently, I had three grants funding my labs, which were all canceled or discontinued in early June.

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 8h

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities—For a while, climate change was described in terms of polar bears and ice caps, not things that are part of daily life. But emissions are all around you — every action you take… www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c... @sachimulkey.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

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Australian Renewable Energy News @solardirectory.bsky.social · 1d

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
#auspol #renewables
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

www.wired.com

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 14h

Some not-so-pie-in-the-sky reasons to be hopeful for electric vehicles in the U.S., from @dangearino.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...

What’s Ahead for the US Electric Vehicle Industry After Hitting a Massive Speed Bump? - Inside Climate News

The sudden loss of tax credits hurts, but automakers are taking steps to mitigate the damage, and dozens of new models are coming soon.

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 10h

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport—Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving taxi firm, proudly proclaims that its cars do around 250,000 trips a week. Yet in New York alone that number of trips is made every three days using the city’s bike-share scheme. www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 13h

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next—Many lawmakers and companies fear that the Energy Department could soon cancel even more funding, including for projects in Republican-led states. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c... @bradplumer.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 13h

…is enough renewable energy to provide the plateau with nearly all of the power it needs, including for data centers used in China’s artificial intelligence development. Li You

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 13h

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau—The intention is to harness the region’s bright sunshine, cold temperatures and sky-touching altitude to provide low-cost, renewable energy. The result… www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b... Keith Bradsher @nytimes.com

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 13h

…across the country…At the same time, the Trump administration has continued to approve permits for new oil and gas drilling and to encourage coal mining. The burning of fossil fuels is a main driver of climate change.
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An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 14h

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump—The move comes as the Trump administration has taken a rapid-fire series of steps to slow or stop the construction of renewable energy projects on public and private lands… www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c... @maxinejoselow.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Japan’s top insurer bets on engineering acquisition to mitigate climate risk

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

…of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. “The number of customers is going to increase.”

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

Japan’s top insurer bets on engineering acquisition to mitigate climate risk—“This kind of business is not seen anywhere else globally,” said Hiroaki Shirota, chief executive… www.ft.com/content/e2f9... @davidkeo.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Tokio Marine’s purchase of design consultancy part of push to rein in clients’ costs as weather patterns change

Feds cancel review of Vegas-sized solar farm in Nevada desert

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d

This article explains that what happened to the Esmeralda seven projects: “the proponents and BLM agreed to change their approach for the Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada,” instead of programmatic review, developers can review individually. 🔌💡
www.reviewjournal.com/business/ene...

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have been among the nation’s largest solar projects. The Bureau of Land Management has listed the Nevada project as canceled since Thursday.

www.reviewjournal.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2d

…by effecting change in the real economy”.

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2d

Why pension funds are still pushing for climate action—These investors “cannot diversify away from systemic risks such as climate change,” Quigley argues, “and can only counter whole-system threats… www.ft.com/content/fd81... @simonmundy.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Why pension funds are still pushing for climate action

Long-term asset owners have bucked the financial sector trend of retreat on green goals

US Geothermal Companies Are Spending Big on Federal Land Leases

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, information is definitely what’s lacking here, this will help

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)

In a statement sent to the Las Vegas Sun, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto lambasted the administration’s “lack of transparency” and urged Burgum to provide clarity.

“Solar energy production makes electric bills cheaper, creates good-paying jobs, and drives economic growth,” Cortez Masto said.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 2d

In an unprecedented move, Senate Republicans just voted to erase public land plans in AK, MT, and ND, all to benefit corporate polluters. And they're not done yet: similar resolutions have already been introduced. Tell your members of Congress to choose the people over polluters: sc.org/LandsAction

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2d

…is opening the door for geothermal to play a bigger role, as is policy support. @laurenthal.bsky.social

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2d

US Geothermal Companies Are Spending Big on Federal Land Leases—Geothermal companies tap the Earth’s heat to generate power. While it currently generates a small share of all US electricity, a wave of new technologies… www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Renata Carlos Daou @bloomberglp.bsky.social

Geothermal energy in the US has been on a tear this year. Stocks are up and startups are raising large amounts of capital. Today’s newsletter shows that they’re putting some of that capital to use, pa...

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Solar and Wind are Winning - Legal Planet

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Evan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 3d

Solar and wind are killing it. So is China. Two energy reports out this week and an LA Times op-ed by my @law.ucla.edu
colleague @greenlawchina.bsky.social paint a clear picture of the future that may await us. 🧵

legal-planet.org/2025/10/09/s...

Two energy reports out this week paint a clear picture of the future that awaits us: Solar and wind are winning. The US is going backward.

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 3d

…it unveiled the victors in Stockholm on Wednesday. Molecular constructions known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) built by the winners contain large cavities that can be used to capture and store other chemicals, drive reactions and conduct electricity.

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 3d

Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for advances tackling carbon and ‘forever chemicals’—The trio had devised “entirely new materials with unheard of properties”, said Heiner Linke, chair of the chemistry award committee, as… www.ft.com/content/1608... @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for advances tackling carbon and ‘forever chemicals’

Three scientists win award for molecular constructions known as metal-organic frameworks

Carmakers demand EU eases ‘rigid’ 2035 petrol car ban

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 3d

Carmakers demand EU eases ‘rigid’ 2035 petrol car ban—The combustion engine ban was a flagship policy of the EU’s ambitious Green Deal climate law, which sets out a trajectory for the bloc to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. www.ft.com/content/5ab7... @alicemhancock.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Environmental groups say carmakers’ demands risk halving electric vehicle sales in Europe