Cat Clifford
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New York, NY, United States
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Last month was the hottest August ever recorded, as year of climate extremes continues
August was the hottest August on Earth, according to climate data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration going back 174 years. → Read More
California lawmakers send bill to governor that requires big businesses to provide a detailed account of their carbon emissions
California lawmakers passed a bill to Governor Newsom's desk that would require large businesses to provide a detailed account of their carbon emissions. → Read More
Demand for oil, gas and coal will peak by 2030, but that's not fast enough to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees, says IEA chief
Demand for fossil fuels are set to peak by 2030, says Fatih Birol, chief of the IEA. That's "nowhere near steep enough" to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. → Read More
How China became the king of new nuclear power, and how the U.S. is trying to stage a comeback
China is the current king of new nuclear power construction. The US is attempting to launch a comeback, but its still unknown whether that will be successful. → Read More
Sam Altman explains why he's helping to take nuclear microreactor company Oklo public via SPAC
Micro nuclear reactor company Oklo announced Tuesday it will go public via merger with a SPAC that was co-founded by Sam Altman, the Chairman of Oklo's board. → Read More
White House releases report on reflecting sunlight to cool the earth, no formal study planned now
On Friday, the White House released a report on solar geoengineering, which is a way of reflecting sunlight to cool the earth. → Read More
Wildfire smoke hits New York again: 'We are truly the first generation to feel the real effects of climate change,' Gov. Hochul says
Canada wildfire smoke is affecting New York air quality again. New Yorkers are urged to keep track of the air quality and take necessary precautions. → Read More
New York Gov. Hochul touts NYC as first U.S. city to move forward with traffic congestion pricing
New York lawmakers were given the green light to put in place a congestion pricing plan, which will charge drivers in parts of Manhattan. → Read More
Meet the 33-year-old Canadian chemist and the renowned MIT professor who are building the 'electric vehicle of cement making'
Sublime Systems is scaling up a green cement. The founding team includes a first-time CEO and an MIT professor who is on his sixth clean-tech company. → Read More
Oregon county sues oil, gas companies including Exxon, Shell, Chevron for deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome
Multnomah County in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against oil and gas companies including Exxon, Shell, Chevron for the 2021 deadly heat dome. → Read More
53% of parents say climate change affects their decision to have more kids
Parents around the globe are making decisions about how many kids to have, where to work and what to buy based on climate change. → Read More
Shell CEO says EV charging stations in China are hot, predicts 'robust' oil and gas demand
Shell CEO Wael Sawan said the energy giant is boosting oil and gas production to book near-term profits, but is also building EV charging stations in China. → Read More
Feds pave the way for cities and nonprofits to get climate-bill tax credits
New guidance from the U.S. Treasury and IRS enable tax-exempt entities to get cash payments in the value of the climate-bill clean energy tax credits. → Read More
Why the 'Mother of Dragons' at SpaceX left her job building rockets to work on nuclear fusion
Darby Dunn was unofficially known as the "Mother of Dragons" at SpaceX. She's now at Commonwealth Fusion Systems building star power. Here, she explains why. → Read More
El Niño is here and could bring warmer temperatures, more extreme weather patterns
A climate pattern called El Nino has been expected for months and on Thursday NOAA said it has arrived. It is expected to strengthen into the winter in the US. → Read More
Commonwealth Fusion has raised $2 billion to make energy like the sun and stars — here's a look inside
Commonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard explains to CNBC why he believes we're about to enter the fusion era. → Read More
The World Bank is betting on this company to 'green' the $1.6 trillion steel industry — take a look inside
Take a look inside the lab and factory of Boston Metal, the green steel startup that has attracted attention from the World Bank and ArcelorMittal. → Read More
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'No one gives a s--- about' climate change — this is what it should be called instead
"As long as they keep talking about global climate change, they are not gonna go anywhere. 'Cause no one gives a s--- about that," Arnold Schwarzenegger says. → Read More
JPMorgan agrees to purchase $200 million worth of carbon removal
JPMorgan agrees to purchase over $200 million worth of carbon removal. → Read More
Charm gets $53 million to turn corn leftovers into oil and inject it into abandoned oil and gas wells
Frontier has $1 billion in commitments for carbon removal and on Thursday announced its first big deal for carbon to be sequestered with Charm Industrial. → Read More