Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead. By Mary Annaise Heglar I’m at my friend’s birthday dinner when an all-too-familiar conversation unfolds. I introduce myself to the man to my left, tell him that I work in the environmental field, and his face freezes in terror. Our handshake goes limp. […]
UK government to commit to 2050 target of net zero carbon
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK will be cut to almost zero by 2050, under the terms of a new government plan to tackle climate change. Prime Minister Theresa May said there was a “moral duty to leave this world in a better condition than what we inherited”. Cutting emissions would benefit public health and […]
Climate change: Zero emissions law should be PM’s legacy
Leading climate scientists have called for Theresa May to make her “legacy” a target to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. A group of experts have written to the prime minister calling for her to enshrine a target for “net zero” emissions in national law. Experts claim the target is necessary to avoid dangerous […]
How Commercial Electric Vehicles Present Unique Challenges For Charging Infrastructure
When most people envision climate action, images of solar panels and wind farms often come to mind. However, electricity generation is only part of the decarbonization puzzle. The climate crisis calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach to decarbonizing the world’s goods and services, including how they are designed, produced, sourced, and transported. In 2016, the transportation […]
Tesla’s new V3 Superchargers power a Model 3 at rates up to 1,000 miles per hour
Tesla is moving fast in many directions. Model 3 production numbers are up, the $35,000 Model 3 standard is available for order, all model prices are down, and the Model Y introductory announcement is coming up on March 14. Now we hear via Tesla’s blog that the long-range Model 3 will soon be capable of […]