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The Urban Heat Island Effect - ClimateYou

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this video by City Tech CUNY student Evelyn Pulla exploring the Urban Heat Island Effect and why cities get hotter and how we can cool them down.

#UrbanHeatIsland #Sustainability #CUNY #CityTech #ClimateAction

Evelyn Pulla is a student at City Tech University, part of CUNY college university. Her video is about the Urban...

Video: Underwater windmills could revolutionize our energy systems | CNN Business

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 3d

Off Scotland’s coast, Nova Innovation is using underwater turbines, like windmills beneath the sea to turn the power of the tides into electricity.

One of the most powerful forces on the planet is that which controls tides. Powered by the gravitational pull of the moon, these repetitive ebbs and flows are predictable and renewable. In the UK, whi...

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Chart: See how solar is booming globally

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 5d

Solar power is having a moment.

The world installed 64% more solar in the first half of this year than it did last year, according to Ember.

#SolarEnergy #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction

The world installed 64% more solar in the first half of this year than it did in the first half of last year. The driving force? China.

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 10d

In Malawi, farmers are boosting harvests with the help of a little electric tractor that runs on solar power.

#ClimateSmart #SustainableFarming #CleanEnergy #FoodSecurity #RenewableEnergy

Little Electric Tractor Supports Better Crop Yields, Runs On Solar Power - CleanTechnica

An electric tractor can also be used to do the same work requiring much less effort and exertion than manual labor.

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 11d

A federal judge just cleared the way for Revolution Wind to move forward.

Now, with the pause lifted, more than 1,000 workers can get back to building clean energy for the region.

#CleanEnergy #OffshoreWind #ClimateAction

Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of nearly complete offshore wind farm in New England

A federal judge has ruled that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S...

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 14d

Great turnout at the Green Jobs Pavilion session on Sustainable Fashion during #ClimateWeekNYC! Inspiring to see so much interest toward building a sustainable future in fashion.

#SustainableFashion #NestClimateCampus #ClimateAction

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 15d

Today during Climate Week NYC, we joined “Where Change Becomes Delicious” which was an inspiring conversation with Ed Brown (Restaurant Associates) and Amy Keister (Compass Group) on how bold ideas in sustainability are transforming the way we eat, cook, and serve.

#ClimateWeekNYC

Waterfront Alliance: From Planting to Performance at Climate WeekNYC - ClimateYou

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 16d

From planting to performance, the Waterfront Alliance at #ClimateWeekNYC showed how monitoring and data make green infrastructure (like rain gardens, trees and living shorelines) truly resilient.

Catch the highlights and full recording below.

#GreenInfrastructure

Yesterday at Climate WeekNYC the Waterfront Alliance featured “From Planting to Performance: The Crucial Role of Monitoring in Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience. The event featured the foll...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: WEDG® 101: Designing Waterfronts with Community at the Core. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 16d

Join Waterfront Alliance for WEDG 101: Designing Waterfronts with Community at the Core!

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 25 at 12pm.

Learn how resilient, community-centered waterfronts are shaping the future of our cities. Don’t miss it!

#ClimateWeekNYC

Discover how the WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) can help create resilient, ecological, and community-centered waterfronts. This session explores how WEDG supports community-driven design, u...

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‎The Nest Climate Campus, the largest U.S. climate event, provides a unifying destination for climate action during Climate Week NYC. Home to thousands of sustainable brands, organizations, policy mak...

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 17d

Heading to Climate Week NYC?

Don’t miss a thing, download The Nest Climate Campus app to explore live activities, events, and updates right at your fingertips.

#ClimateWeekNYC #NestClimateCampus #ClimateAction

‎The Nest Climate Campus

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From Planting to Performance: The Crucial Role of Monitoring in Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience. After registering, you will receive a confirmat...

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 18d

Tomorrow, September 24 at 12pm!

From Planting to Performance: The Crucial Role of Monitoring in Green Infrastructure for Climate Resilience.

Green infrastructure, like restored wetlands and living shorelines, is key to climate resilience. Learn more at tomorrow’s webinar!

Register below.

Green infrastructure projects, like restored wetlands and living shorelines, are increasingly seen as essential tools for bolstering climate resilience. However, the lack of consistent monitoring and ...

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CLIMATE WEEK NYC! - ClimateYou

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 20d

Climate Week NYC kicks off September 21-28! With more than 1,000 events across the city, it’s one of the biggest climate gatherings in the U.S. Some of the highlights include the Nest Climate Campus at the Javits Center (September 23-25) with panels, networking, and free 3-day passes.

Known as the largest, most impactful climate event in the U.S, Climate Week NYC, is happening September 21-28 and is hosted by Climate Group, Climate Week NYC. Now in it’s 16th year, there will be ove...

Shaping the Future of the Green Economy: Building Climate Jobs and Research: Universities, Communities, Startups & Job Seekers | Climate Week

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 22d

Happening during Climate Week NYC: the BATWorks Climate Innovation Hub!

September 25 - 8:30am – 5pm
Where: Brooklyn Army Terminal (Annex A/B + Rooftop Labs), 140 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Learn more and register below.

#ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateInnovation #CleanTech #ClimateJobs

Showcasing NYC’s green economy with panels, demos, career talks, and tours, this event highlights cleantech innovation, workforce pathways, and collaboration across universities, startups, and communi...

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 23d

Climate Week NYC is back September 21–28! It’s the world’s biggest climate event, bringing together leaders from business, tech, politics, and beyond to push for real change. What happens here helps shape decisions and ideas that impact our future for years to come.

Climate Week - Home

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · 24d

At three Title I schools in Orlando, teachers from Orange County Public Schools are leading an award-winning after-school program like no other, the Eco Club!

Orange County Public Schools - VoLo Foundation

At three Title I schools in Orlando, Florida, teachers from Orange County Public Schools created an award-winning program like no other in the country.

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Dairy leaders form partnership to increase opportunities to earn from sustainability practices

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Sep 9

The National Milk Producers Federation, California Dairies Inc., and tech company Athian are teaming up to help farmers earn from cutting greenhouse gases, while giving food companies a clear path to shrink their carbon footprints.

#DairySustainability #ClimateAction #CarbonSolutions

Thanks to a new partnership, dairy producers will soon have additional options for achieving and marketing verified greenhouse gas reductions from on-farm sustainability practices.

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Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thousands of floating solar panels are now covering a reservoir near Tangier, Morocco, helping slow evaporation during record drought while generating renewable electricity.

#ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #GreenInnovation #SustainableFuture

Tangier, Morocco (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 - Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aimed at slowing water evaporation while simultaneously generating g...

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Sep 6

An exciting event is happening during Climate Week NYC (Sept 21–28), called Shaping the Future of the Green Economy. It’s bringing together universities, startups, policymakers, and community leaders to talk about how clean tech, green jobs, and education are shaping a more sustainable future.

Yes! A Green Economy is Real & Growing! - ClimateYou

Sustainability, Green Economy and Clean Tech are gleaming headliners for Climate Week NYC from Sept. 21-28. For the last 17 years Climate Week NYC has been a tour-de-force of climate summits attractin...

Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Sep 1

President Trump just blocked Rhode Island’s nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which was already 80% complete. It would have powered 350,000 homes, cut more than one million tons of carbon a year, and lowered costs in a state with some of the highest electricity bills.

A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks.

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ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Aug 31

The U.S. Dept. of Energy released a report claiming climate change is “less damaging economically than believed,” dismissing findings from the IPCC, the European Climate Risk Assessment, and even our own National Climate Assessment.

Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report - Inside Climate News

Climate scientist Michael Mann called the report “a deeply misleading antiscientific narrative, built on deceptive arguments, misrepresented datasets, and distortion of actual scientific understanding...

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The youth-led climate litigation movement keeps growing

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Aug 28

15 young people in Wisconsin, ages 8–17, are suing the state’s utility regulator over a law that blocks it from considering air pollution, including carbon emissions, when approving new fossil fuel projects.

#ClimateJustice #YouthLed #Wisconsin #ActOnClimate

The latest case is out of Wisconsin, where young people have filed a lawsuit that demands the utility regulator consider climate change when approving fossil fuel projects

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IEA: Renewables Will Be World’s Top Power Source "by 2026" - CleanTechnica

ClimateYou @climateyou.bsky.social · Aug 25

Big news from the @iea.org: Renewables are set to overtake coal as the world’s top source of electricity by 2026 at the latest.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new...

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