The Folly of Ramping Up American Gas Exports to Europe
The Marvel Crane, a liquid natural gas carrier, at an LNG terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana.US Coast Guard/Flickr This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the span of weeks, Russia’s war on Ukraine has created millions of refugees, transformed the geopolitical landscape, upended global energy markets and…
Turns Out Biofuels Aren’t All They Were Cracked Up to Be
picture alliance/Contributor/Getty This story was originally published in Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The borders of the Corn Belt have always been fuzzy. The sprawling patchwork of cornfields that spreads across the Midwestern United States is one of the most productive agricultural regions on Earth. Over 36 percent of the world’s corn comes from…
Drought and Demand Is Threatening a Critical Component of the Western Grid
David McNew / Getty This story was originally published in High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Thirty-nine years ago, due to record-breaking snowfall in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Lake Powell rose substantially, catching river managers off-guard. By late June, the reservoir was nearly overflowing, forcing operators—for the first…
The White House Just Launched a Huge Conservation Initiative
Andrew Lichtenstein/Contributor/Getty This story was originally published by the HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Biden administration has launched a $1 billion program to advance its goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. The program, called the America the Beautiful Challenge, will serve as a “one-stop-shop” for states, tribes, territories,…
“Now or Never” to Avert Climate Disaster, UN Panel Says
HRAUN/Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final…
New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate Change Is Now About Damage Control
Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile.Kike Calvo/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have long warned that time is of the essence to stop emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Now, in a new international report released on Monday, they argue the clock is also ticking…