Will Private Islands Be The Best Way For Caribbean Cruising to Return? Cruise ship at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve (Photo: Conrad Schutt) Chris Gray Faust Managing Editor With destinations remaining leery of cruise ships after the COVID-19 pandemic, many cruise fans wonder: Could the cruise line private islands be the best way for American-based […]
Canada Adapts?
Four big trends in adaptation Adaptation Canada 2020 points the way to future policy DYLAN CLARK 28.02.20 Adaptation is rooted in the local. Policies to reduce vulnerability to climate change must be tailored to local communities, and their specific climates, social dynamics, cultures, and knowledge. But national collaboration can’t be ignored, either. There was no […]
Seattle mayor proposes heating oil tax to push electrification
Dive Brief: As part of the city’s climate plan, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a tax on heating oil providers that would help transition homes from oil heaters to electric heat. The proposed 24 cents-per-gallon tax would cover rebates and grants to help 3,000 homes transition to electric power, with an estimated 1,000 low-income households being eligible […]
Australia pursues to build world’s largest solar farm to power Singapore
The massive project outside Tennant Creek will cost about $20 billion and offer a construction boon to solar power developers while also changing the face of Australia’s energy industry. The current plans for the project, known as Sun Cable, call for a 10-gigawatt-capacity array of solar panels that will spread across 37,000 acres. It will […]
Are trees the silver bullet for capturing carbon?
Both Australia and New Zealand aim to grow one billion new trees over the next decade. Pakistan launched its so-called Billion Tree Tsunami in 2014. After restoring 350,000 hectares of forest ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a 10 Billion Tree Tsunami in 2018 with a five-year goal. But does planting trees always reduce carbon […]