So grateful to DriveElectric | ClimateWork and #partners for making this inaugural cohort possible Facilitating this Fellowship of 12 young leaders from nine #emergingeconomies had been a huge honor. #EVs 🇲🇽 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇴 🇿🇦 🇰🇪 🇮🇩 🇻🇳 🇮🇳 www.driveelectriccampaign.org/blog/leapfro...

AI-related investments have accounted for some 40% of America’s real GDP growth over the past year. The trouble is that the very sector powering so much of the country’s economic growth is squeezing the rest of its output

Wildfires have burnt almost 10,000 square kilometres in the EU this summer. The destruction has raised questions about how prepared governments are for extreme heat

Global ICE sales peaked in 2016 at 80.47 million autos and fell to 62.05 million in 2024! They will fall further as EV sales continue to grow around the World. EV sales may be 30 million in 2028, pushing ICE below 50 million.

Extreme #heatwaves expose vulnerabilities in Europe’s power grid amid rising air con demand share.google/zu1kCge4DB11...

CBS Sunday morning feature on the work of @jillpelto.bsky.social and I www.cbsnews.com/video/captur...

Doble discurso sobre el medio ambiente en Costa Rica y qué mejor ejemplo que #GandocaManzanillo? Atinada entrevista con el Magistrado Fernando Cruz. www.nacion.com/el-pais/fern...

The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today. Streets for people. HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the before-and-after

Deadly wildfires raged on Wednesday in Europe, where thousands of firefighters struggled to beat back flames fed by high winds and scorching heat. The blazes, which were burning in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Montenegro and Albania, have killed at least six people and injured dozens. nyti.ms/415eJz5

Photos of climate impacts imagined in every day life. by Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille. Here is the story of these photos: lnkd.in/eQ7Q9qC7 We will increasingly need more and better visual narratives. See more 👇.

‘The’? There are an increasing number of such countries.

#Hiroshima 's aging survivors mark 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Japan | AP News share.google/FMjJ82Ih3kp4...

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b... Subsidies + clean electricity + Chinese tech

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... #texas #floods

#Texas floods show why a warmer world will need more sirens - on.ft.com/44mhVs9 via @FT #floods #climateimpacts

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D., Calif.) + Nicole Malliotakis (R., N.Y.) are set to launch a new caucus aiming to promote the re-commerce economy, looking in part to help platforms like eBay, Etsy and Depop where consumers can buy/sell pre-owned items—often at hefty discounts www.wsj.com/articles/bip...

California rolls on with electric trucks, despite Trump’s roadblocks. California remains committed to zero-emissions trucking. But Trump's hostility to the idea means it will require creative policymaking. grist.org/transportati... #EV #Trucks #CA #trucking #truckerlife #Climate #California

NYC #Congestion Toll Cuts Manhattan Gridlock by 25% www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US businesses canceled or delayed $1.4 billion+ in new factories and clean energy projects last month, bringing the total since Jan to $15.5 billion. The canceled projects across battery, electric vehicles and solar, were expected to create nearly 12,000 new jobs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🌽🚫 #Biofuels: not as green as they seem 30–40% of US corn goes to ethanol, which requires a land area equivalent to the state of Mississippi. But this only generates 6% of our transportation fuel. Meanwhile, land, water and food systems are strained. It’s time to rethink this math: bit.ly/4mT40B9

Just 1️⃣ hour to go until the LIVE launch of World Energy Investment 2025! 🔴 Read the report 👉 iea.li/43FIxCN Join our Executive Director @fbirol, Chief Energy Economist Tim Gould and lead author Cecilia Tam as they discuss the key findings 👉 iea.li/4jup9yA

Have you ever noticed how some good ideas seem to fade away while even mediocre ones gain momentum? www.newyorker.com/books/under-... #FoodForThought

The US and China have agreed to temporarily lower their tariffs from the triple digits, but it's unclear what exactly the trade war endgame could look like. Here's what's at stake

prizeforcities.org Apply today, time is running out! ⏰ @wrirosscities.bsky.social

A young male Resplendent Quetzal that was outside our cabin in San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica #birds #nature

Reciting a poem can soothe your nerves, drive away the noise of everyday life or grant a moment of simple happiness. Here’s how the sights and sounds of poetry make memorizing a poem easier.

Vietnam was the first so-called “living room war,” watched on TV and seen through remarkable photography. Photojournalists captured the war’s most personal moments, the best and worst of human nature. See the photos, 50 years after the war ended. nyti.ms/4iG1Kd0

The average wildfire season in Western US is now 105 days longer, burns six times as many acres, and sees three times as many large fires – fires that burn more than 1,000 acres compared to the 1970s. More from @earthorg.bsky.social ⤵️ earth.org/nearly-half-...

Breaking: The S&P 500 posts its biggest loss in the first 100 days of a new presidential term since Nixon's in 1973

For a lot of developing countries buying gasoline and diesel requires a lot of exports to generate the necessary usually USD. If they can jump to EV the macroeconomic robustness benefits can be very large.

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

📘El escritor peruano nunca perdió la disciplina que aprendió en el colegio militar donde estudió y que retrató en 'La ciudad y los perros'. Pero el regreso a su ciudad le dio algo más. Una especie de dicha serena dozz.es/6fkwo4

A Bethléem, la tristesse d’une ville palestinienne ruinée par la guerre et ses conséquences

Oslo #Munch museum's first-ever exhibition of German artist #GeorgBaselitz (born 1938) comes at the right time! His signature upside-down paintings capture, at least for me, the shaky mood of a world being in fact turned upside down. More here www.munchmuseet.no/en/exhibitio...

🔴CLIMATE SHIFT INDEX ALERT: Norway Spring temperatures have been well-above average, as much as +13°C. Late May through mid-April, daily temperatures were made at least 5x more likely across much of the country. The data + visuals + details + impacts▶️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

🗣️"The unusual warmth across Norway this spring is a clear signal of how climate change is reshaping life in the Nordics—from disrupted Easter traditions to stressed ecosystems. [This analysis shows] climate change isn’t just a background influence—it’s the main reason the conditions are happening."

“Hard to deny the temperatures at this point. We need to be ready to do something to keep ourselves, our families and our communities safe.” - Nevada Deputy State Climatologist Nevada is home to 2 of US's fastest-warming cities. @alanhalaly.bsky.social reports www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

A primera vista, un día cualquiera, pero Perú amaneció este lunes sin el más ilustre y universal entre sus hijos, Mario Vargas Llosa.“Cuando supe que murió, sentí que se acaba una era para el Perú”, explica el pintor peruano Rember Yahuarcani

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

General Motors spent nearly a decade and $35 billion on its EV transition. Now CEO Mary Barra has to figure out how to sell the cars in Trump’s America. Read The Big Take here

Which countries would benefit most from an American brain drain? www.economist.com/graphic-deta... From The Economist

This week! Nordic #EV Summit, the best one in Europe! We will discuss trade wars and #EVs on he opening session on Day 2. nordicevs.no/about/?utm_c...

Article co-written by J. Ryan and me. "Climate #philanthropy must continue to support grantees in the US and Europe. Too many climate and energy policy gains are under threat. But going forward, prioritising these two geographies will not be enough." www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/support...

The irony. Tesla warns Trump that tariffs could make production in the US more expensive... (no kidding). on.ft.com/4iLJPSB

Today Oslo's sunset and fjord made me think of Norwegian painter Edvard #Munch and what he felt as he saw the red sky and felt a 'scream' coming from nature. (In fact, the sight that inspired him is relatively close from here).

Reasons you should love trees: 🌱 Clean the air 🌱 Provide habitat 🌱 Filter water 🌱 Boost your mood 🌱 Reduce extreme heat 🌱 Provide sage advice