Jun 27, 2024 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
The European Union is in the early stages of negotiating the Green Claims Directive, a new law that aims to curb greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices. The proposal heavily regulates the environmental marketing practices of businesses, limiting...
Jun 13, 2024 | Climate, Hydrogen
Volvo Trucks, the truck division of Swedish giant Volvo, plans to begin on-road tests with hydrogen-powered combustion engines in 2026, with a commercial launch slated for the decade’s end. This development raises a crucial question: Can hydrogen engines challenge...
Mar 14, 2024 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Featured
The production of battery-powered vehicles creates more carbon dioxide than making those that run on gasoline, a new report says. But EVs overcome the emissions difference relatively quickly. An average EV produced in the U.S. in 2023 will close the gap in about 2.2...
Feb 8, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Oceanography, Satellites
NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has made it off the chopping block all the way to orbit. The nearly $1 billion PACE mission, which the Trump administration tried to cancel four separate times, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early this...
Feb 1, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Environment, Pollution
Fueled by increasing temperatures and droughts, severe wildfires are on the rise around the world—as are the smoke-borne contaminants that harm the environment and human health. In 2023, Canada recorded its worst wildfire season ever, with fires releasing more than...
Jan 25, 2024 | Climate, Roads, Robots, Smart Cities
Extreme weather is getting worse due to the world’s changing climate – and it is taking a toll on our roads. But dire weather events are not the only way global warming is wreaking havoc worldwide. Climate change is also creating a pothole plague. In 2023,...
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