World:
¶ “Kenya’s Hard Won Gains Against Malaria Threatened By Surging Temperatures” • Fourteen million Kenyans live in areas where malaria is endemic. Malaria is thought to kill 10,000 people in Kenya each year. The first mosquito vaccine raised hopes malaria could one day be eradicated, but the disease is spreading due to climate change. [CNN]
Kilimanjaro (Sergey Pesterev, Unsplash)
¶ “Planet-Warming Pollution Made Summer Heat Twice As Likely For Nearly All Of Humanity” • Researchers from Climate Central mapped the influence of climate change on heat in over 200 countries and territories. They found that in June through August, 98% of the global population faced heat made at least twice as likely by climate change. [CNN]
¶ “Has Australia Cleaned Up Its Act On Climate?” • Though long considered a laggard, Australia would now cut emissions, become a renewable energy powerhouse and force the biggest polluters to clean up their act, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared. It is now a year since he legislated Australia’s first ever emissions reduction target. Emissions are down, slightly. [BBC]
Australian (Graham Holtshausen, Unsplash)
¶ “Hong Kong And Southern China Battle Widespread Flooding From Record Rains” • Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record. The weather bureau said the downpour, which began on Thursday, is the biggest to hit the city in nearly 140 years. [BBC]
¶ “20,000 Communities Demand Local Wind Turbines” • The arguments against wind power are running out of steam as costs drop and ratepayers chase after the savings. A ratepayer-driven, pro-wind revolution is brewing in the UK, and it could head to the US soon. Octopus Energy is behind the ratepayer-driven wind revolution. [CleanTechnica]
Onshore wind turbines (Courtesy of Octopus Energy)
¶ “EVs Take 37% Share In Germany” • August saw plugin EVs take 37% share of Germany’s auto market, up from 28.5% year on year. Full electrics had significant pull-forward sales, ahead of the tightening in incentives from September 1st. Overall German auto volume was 273,417 units, up some 37% YOY mainly thanks to the pull-forward. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind Turbine Generates Enough Energy In A Day To Power 170,000 Homes” • The world’s largest wind turbine has smashed the record for the most power produced by a single turbine in a day. Offshore from Fujian Province, China, the giant Goldwind GWH252-16MW produced 384.1 MWh in 24 hours, enough to power roughly 170,000 homes. [Euronews]
Largest wind turbine
¶ “G20 Members Agree To Phase Down Unabated Coal Power At Sherpa Meet” • The G20 members agreed to make an effort towards the “phasedown of unabated coal power,” staying with the text of the Bali declaration on the issue. This was decided at the Sherpa-level deliberations that aim to finalise the text for the Leaders’ Declaration. [Outlook Business]
¶ “A warning shot: One city in the Himalayas shows why climate change is a top priority at the G20” • Shimla proudly sits 2,200m (7,200ft) in mountains that are the foothills of the Himalayas. Shimla was once the summer capital of the British Raj, known as the Queen of the Hills. But the Queen is crumbling, and she’s a warning shot to the rest of us. [Sky News]
Shimla (Laurentiu Morariu, Unsplash)
¶ “Residents File Suit To Halt Wastewater Release From Nuclear Plant” • About 150 local residents went to court to halt the release of treated radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant. In the first lawsuit of its kind, they said the water discharge threatens citizens’ right to live safely and hinders the local fishing businesses. [Kyodo News]
US:
¶ “Hurricane Lee Becomes First Category Five Storm Of Atlantic Season” • Hurricane Lee has powered up to a category five storm, packing wind speeds of up to 160 mph (260 km/h) as it churns through the Caribbean. It could cause dangerous conditions on the US east coast on Sunday, according to information from the US National Hurricane Center. [BBC]
Hurricane Lee (NOAA image)
¶ “20,000 Tesla Universal EV Chargers Are Coming To Hilton Properties In North America” • Hilton is the second largest hotel chain in the world, with 6,200 hotels and 980,000 rooms in 118 countries. Hilton announced it has reached an agreement with Tesla to install EV charging equipment at its properties in the US, Canada, and Mexico. [CleanTechnica]
¶ The Climate Crisis Is Wreaking Havoc On The Insurance Industry“” • Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen and Federal Insurance Office Director Steven Seitz, pointing out that insurance companies have reduced coverage in disaster-prone areas. [CleanTechnica]
Microburst (NOAA image, Unsplash)
¶ “US Solar Installations In 2023 Expected To Exceed 30 GW For First Time In History” • The US solar industry expects to add a record 32 GW of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report just released by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Farmers Branch Moves Closer To Being Texas’ First Self-Sustaining City” • When Texas grid operator ERCOT left the state in the dark and cold in 2021, Farmers Branch city leaders started looking into what they could do locally. They found the answer in a shut down, capped landfill, where twenty acres of solar panels could be installed. [WFAA]
Have an enjoyably rewarding day.
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