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☆ How China's Rising Emissions Could Change Global Climate Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Brad Plumer | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. 8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. That’s why historical emissions are often used as a gauge of responsibility for global warming. A question of moneyChina’s historical responsibility for climate change has become a major point of contention in global climate politics. Total historical greenhouse gas emissions Historical emissions per person Gigatons CO2-eq.

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☆ Climate Action 15: 2024's Leading Innovators for a Sustainable Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.

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☆ Why Tesla's sales are slipping in California, and what it means for Elon Musk's car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's falling California sales point to bigger problems for the car company. AdvertisementTesla is losing some ground in its home state of California, signaling more trouble ahead for the world's largest electric car company. As electric car sales rose 2% in California, Tesla's sales in the state fell 3.5%, according to third-quarter figures from the California New Car Dealers Association. The losses don't upset Tesla's market dominance: the Elon Musk-led company still accounted for more than half of all EV sales in California for the quarter. "Tesla's sales are actually doing great," he said during a recent X space.

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☆ ‘Everyone wants actual accountability,’ attorney for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors says as DOJ visits site
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Omar Jimenez | Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Department of Justice officials met with survivors and “first-generation descendants” of the massacre over the last two days, Solomon-Simmons said. The department announced it would launch a civil rights review into the massacre at the end of September. Solomon-Simmons said he and the survivors have high hopes for the investigation, which began in recent weeks. This week, DOJ officials also gathered evidence at the site of the massacre, according to Solomon-Simmons. Solomon-Simmons was flanked by survivors’ descendants and US Rep. Al Green of Texas, who has been an advocate for the families.

Persons: ”, Damario Solomon, Simmons, “, Solomon, they’ve, God, ” Solomon, Emmett, Kristen Clarke, Al Green of, Green, ” Green, Hughes Van Ellis, Viola Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Ellis, Fletcher, Randle, Benningfield Randle, Mother Randle, Mother Fletcher Organizations: CNN, Department of Justice, of Justice, DOJ, Rep, Oklahoma Supreme, Capitol Locations: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Greenwood, Tulsa’s Greenwood, Al Green of Texas

☆ I'm a former therapist and coming to terms with my alcoholism helped me recover. Here's how I got sober.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Cornelia Maude Spelman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . An alcoholic, I thought, if I thought about it at all, was a man lying drunk in the street. I could see myself in everything I read about alcoholism, and I could see the road ahead if I did not stop drinking. AdvertisementI loved that meeting, and I thought I would go home and have a drink and think about it. Being sober has been the key to every day of every year since that first momentous AA meeting.

Persons: Cornelia Maude Spelman, —, I'd, Mother, she'd, hadn't, Cornelia Organizations: Service, Anonymous, AA Locations: Manhattan, New Hampshire, Vermont

She’s a criminal,” said Trump, who was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money trial. “Totally illegal,” Trump wrote on X, saying it makes Harris look better and that CBS should have its broadcast license revoked. Donald Trump is increasingly calling speech he doesn’t like “illegal.” Win McNamee / Getty ImagesThe Harris campaign editing headlines in paid Google ads? “Totally Illegal,” he wrote, vowing that Google “will pay a big price” for it. Walter Buckman, a Scranton native, said he’s supporting Trump because of his views on immigration and the economy.

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☆ Google Search's new AI makeover is the latest change the rest of the internet needs to navigate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, Google Search is going to look a whole lot different thanks to generative AI . According to Rhiannon Bell, the vice president of user experience for Google Search, it's a "pretty dramatic shift from where we were before." AdvertisementAnd yes, in case you were wondering if it was coming, Google is going to start putting ads in its AI Search results — but only when Google deems them relevant. Google's new AI-organized search results GoogleSearch's revamp addresses a big concern for the rest of the internet. One survey conducted earlier this year found 60% of people who used Google's AI search found it more effective than non-AI powered Search.

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☆ Progressives aren't quite sure how to deal with Jill Stein
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The New York progressive was asked how to convince people who supported Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein that they were "wasting their time and effort." "You are the leader of your party," Ocasio-Cortez said of Stein, who's running for president for the third time this year after mounting bids in 2012 and 2016. In interviews at the Capitol last week, they ranged from conciliatory to critical when the topic of the Green Party arose. Rep. Greg Casar of Texas even confessed that the Green Party "hasn't been something that's crossed my mind a lot." AdvertisementRep. Becca Balint of Vermont charged that candidates like Stein and West are "ego driven" and "not reading the room."

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☆ EV charging and range are improving. People still don't want to go electric.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWe're getting closer to a cure for range anxiety, so why don't more people want an EV? This dip in demand is reflected in a stagnation in EV sales growth over the past year as companies adjust to a new crop of more practical green-car shoppers. Battery-powered cars accounted for a record 7.6% of all car sales in 2023, according to Kelley Blue Book, up from 5.9% in 2022. Affordability is also a key issue for today's electric car shoppers, an issue the industry has tried to address with lower sticker prices. But EV shoppers have found a new cost to angst over.

Persons: —, EY, Marc Coltelli, Kelley, EVs, it's, Power, Raman Ram Organizations: Service, Business, Power, Utilities, Industry, EV, Pew Research, Department of Energy, Americas Aerospace, Defense Locations: Americas

☆ The United States and Europe need China for clean energy. They will pay a price to break free
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —The United States and Europe are racing to narrow China’s commanding lead in clean energy technologies, throwing subsidies at local manufacturers and hiking tariffs on Chinese imports in a strikingly protectionist turn. Without China’s electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, reducing planet-heating pollution could take longer and ultimately increase costs for businesses and consumers. Beijing’s virtual monopoly on the processing of some critical minerals comes with particular risks for the global green transition. Zhu Haipeng/VCG/APAny delay in switching to clean energy will exact a heavy toll on the planet. Birol at the IEA also advocates for trade policies that diversify supply chains while reducing the risk of delays to the clean energy transition.

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☆ ‘We shoot first, ask questions later’: Why some Israeli reservists refuse to go back to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Zeena Saifi | Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on his claims. Green said he felt his role was to protect the civilians who had been attacked on October 7 and thought the Israeli military would go in and target Hamas. Yuval Green‘Losing so much’Reservists who refuse to serve again, like Ofer Ziv and Green, could face serious consequences. Yuval GreenDespite the risks, both Green and Ofer Ziv are committed to their decision.

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☆ Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier who served in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ami Kaufman | Bianna Golodryga | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

At least 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 others abducted in the assault, according to Israeli authorities. Israeli military action in the strip has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and injured over 90,000, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. A view of destruction in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on December 17, 2023, after weeks of Israeli bombardment. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images/File‘We don’t care enough’ about Palestinian livesThe war in Gaza has caused widespread material destruction to homes, infrastructure, hospitals and schools. “We’ve seen a lot of destruction that was not necessarily related to military reasons.

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☆ She felt lost when she became a widow in her 20s. Then she signed up to grief camp
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

“Being a widow in my 20s, I don’t have as many people around me who relate to that grief experience. Six months since she’d signed up for grief camp. Being a widow in my 20s, I don’t have as many people around me who relate to that grief experience. She wrote a piece called “Grief Camp is My Happy Place,” for her Substack, describing her experiences. “I think a lot of people hear ‘grief camp’ and think it’s going to be sad all the time.

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☆ Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Michelle Shen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died. Jackson Lee announced in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesDuring her congressional tenure, Jackson Lee was an outspoken advocate for progressive interests and Black Americans. “Congresswoman Jackson Lee was a patriot and a fighter to the very end. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her,” Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford and members of the Congressional Black Caucus said in a statement following her death.

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☆ Rare genetic mutation turns green frog blue
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Scientists in Western Australia have found a tree frog which is bright blue, rather than the usual green, due to a rare genetic mutation. This is the first time a blue color mutation has been recorded in the magnificent tree frog, according to AWC. “Very occasionally, a green frog is missing yellow pigment in its skin, and it results in an entirely or mostly blue frog,” she said in the statement. “I’ve seen tens of thousands of frogs over the years, and only seen one blue frog - and it was nowhere near as spectacular as this magnificent tree frog. That’s the great thing about working in the Kimberley – you never know what rare wildlife you’re going to see each day.”

Persons: ”, Jake Barker, Jodi Rowley, “ I’ve, Barker, “ They’re, Kimberley – Organizations: CNN —, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Australian Museum Locations: Western Australia, Kimberley, Australia’s Northern Territory

☆ Hotels and offices are using an AI tool that scans what they throw in the trash to reduce their food waste and cut costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hotels are reducing how much food they waste at their breakfast buffets by installing AI-powered cameras above their kitchen trash cans. Of this, nearly 30% was wasted in the food service sector. Food loss in the supply chain and food waste generate almost five times the total greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector, per the UNEP. Reducing food waste can boost a company's eco credentials — and cut costs. Winnow's clients include hotels, cruise lines, universities, and food service companies that provide professional catering services.

Persons: they're, Marc Zornes, Winnow, Zornes, Hilton, Sebastian Nohse, Hilton EMEA's, didn't, Nohse, Paul Fairhead Organizations: Service, Business, Chefs, United Nations Environmental, UNEP, Guckenheimer, United Arab Emirates Locations: East

☆ Hybrids are having a moment. Here's what you need to know if you're in the market.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. These shoppers are turning to bridge technologies like hybrids and plug-in hybrids, reviving a segment once thought by some to be a relic of the pre-Tesla automotive industry. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ In a Divided Nation, an Infrastructure Develops to Build Bridges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | Jon Cherry For The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But over a structured brainstorming session in 2022, amid a weekend retreat with the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange, something clicked. Mr. Clay, 47, had a side project chronicling Kentucky’s Black Civil War veterans. Ms. Bishop, 34, during quiet hours alone studying the ecology of the Clay Hill Memorial Forest in Taylor County, Ky., had pondered the old stones that almost certainly marked the burial grounds of the once-enslaved, a forgotten memorial to a hidden past. An effort was born — the Enslaved People of Clay Hill, or EPOCH, Legacy Project — to officially recognize the burial ground. And a connection was made across the gulfs of race, age and geography.

Persons: Bernard Clay, Shaelyn Bishop, Clay, Bishop, — Organizations: Kentucky, Urban, Civil Locations: Louisville, Ky, Green County, Clay Hill, Taylor County

☆ Britain's Labour Party pledges 'wealth creation' as it targets landslide election victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during the launch of Labour's general election manifesto on June 13, 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom. LONDON — Britain's left-leaning Labour Party, considered the front-runner in the upcoming national election, on Thursday said it would be "pro-business" and prioritize "wealth creation" as it released its manifesto. "Economic growth and social justice must go hand in hand," Labour leader Keir Starmer said at a launch event in Manchester, England, calling it a "manifesto for wealth creation, a plan to change Britain." Labour policies are "fully costed," Starmer said, adding, "You can't play fast and loose with the public finances." The Conservatives argue Labour lacks a clear plan for the nation and will raise taxes on working families.

Persons: Sir Keir Starmer, Britain's, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Angela Rayner, Rayner Organizations: Labour Party, Labour, National Health Service, Conservative Party Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, England, Palestinian, Israel

☆ Europe's climate ambitions thrown into doubt as Green vote collapses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That's significantly lower than the 71 seats the Greens/EFA secured when the green faction enjoyed its strongest ever showing five years ago. Nationalist and far-right parties — traditionally skeptical of climate issues — have also been vocal critics of green policies. Bas Eickhout Lead candidate for the Green PartyBas Eickhout, lead candidate for the Green Party, said that support for the far-right parties across the bloc could jeopardize Europe's progress on climate action. Green Deal 'cannot go back'Ahead of the vote, researchers warned that the outcome of the European elections was likely to put significant pressure on the European Green Deal, the region's showcase carbon neutrality program. Which means [the] Green Deal cannot go back, but we are prepared to give it this additional twist, which is a Green Deal, but taking care of the transitions," Marques told CNBC's Silvia Amaro.

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☆ Sambuca: Italy’s cheap homes hot spot puts more up for sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Previous successSicilian town Sambuca di Sicilia will be putting a batch of abandoned homes up for sale. Sambuca made global headlines back in 2019 when CNN announced that it was putting 16 dwellings up for sale for one euro. Revival hopesA selection of homes in the depopulated towns are going under the hammer for a symbolic 3 euros. Comune SambucaSambuca’s authorities took possession of the town’s abandoned houses after an earthquake struck the surrounding Belice Valley in 1969. Interested applicants can find photos and descriptions of the available homes, along with application forms, on the town hall’s official website.

Persons: Sicily’s, Simone Padovani, ”, Giuseppe Cacioppo, it’s, Cacioppo, Sambuca, Sambuca’s, Comune Sambuca Keen, who’ve, they’ve Organizations: CNN, “ Foreigners, Comune Locations: Sicilia, Italy, Rome, Belice, Sicily, “

☆ The SEC ruling on Ethereum ETFs could mark a historic shift in crypto investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Emily Glass | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"This is really one of the most amazing things that I've seen in my career with respect to securities regulation," van Eck told CNBC's "ETF Edge" this week. VanEck was the first to apply to the SEC for permission to list its proposed Ethereum ETF. So the first reaction was to get the ETF, Ethereum ETF approval green lighted," he said. To van Eck, the buzz around Ethereum this May means clearer regulation on the horizon and an increased investor interest in crypto. Ether spiked on the SEC's approval of applications to list Ethereum ETFs on May 23, but is virtually flat since then.

Persons: Jan van Eck, van Eck, CNBC's, VanEck, Van Eck Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange, SEC, ETH, Innovation, Technology, Century

☆ Clean Energy Ventures raises $305 million to back early-stage climate startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Pippa Stevens | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Clean energy stocks may be underperforming in the public market, but there is still great appetite for companies focused on decarbonization in private markets — with Clean Energy Ventures' new fund serving as the latest example. The climate tech firm said Wednesday that it raised $305 million for its second fund, five years after closing its first fund. This latest fund was oversubscribed — the initial target stood at $200 million — but interest from limited partners including The Grantham Foundation, Builders Vision and Carbon Equity led to a higher raise. The firm is already putting the new money to work, focusing on technologies that go beyond the traditional green investments of solar and wind. Co-founder and managing partner Daniel Goldman identified industrial decarbonization as one compelling vertical — specifically emissions-reducing technology for the cement and steel industries.

Persons: Daniel Goldman Organizations: Clean Energy Ventures, The Grantham Foundation, Builders Vision, Carbon Equity, CNBC

☆ EU AI act: Meta, Amazon execs say Europe’s new AI law could harm innovation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Tom Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The first-of-its-kind law is poised to reshape how firms and other organizations in Europe use AI for everything from health care decisions to policing. For Meta’s (META) AI chief, Yann LeCun, “the big question” about the new law is “should research and development in AI be regulated?”“There are clauses in the EU AI act and various other places that do regulate research and development. I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he told CNN’s Anna Stewart at the Paris event. LeCun, widely known as one of the “godfathers of AI,” disagrees with concerns that AI could soon surpass human intelligence. “We need to make sure that innovation continues to happen and that the innovation doesn’t just come outside Europe.

Persons: Yann LeCun, ”, CNN’s Anna Stewart, “, Werner Vogels, Stewart, Vogels, “ Let’s Organizations: London CNN, Meta, CNN, EU, overregulating Locations: Paris, Europe, EU, underinvesting

☆ Here's how to buy renewable energy from your electric utility
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In the voluntary market, customers buy renewable energy in amounts that exceed states' minimum requirements from utility companies. Customers in these programs — also known as utility green power programs — pay their utility a "small premium" to get electricity from renewable sources, according to the U.S. Energy Department. Green power marketing programs Consumers in some states can also opt into "green power marketing programs." watch nowGreen energy programs instead rely on "renewable energy certificates," or RECs. It's a way to provide extra funding to a renewable energy project, typically sold by a broker or marketer rather than a utility, Sumner said.

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