Travel, Leisure & Recreation
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French Ski Resort Brings In Snow By Helicopter, Draws Fire from Local Green Groups
The Luchon-Superbagnères ski resort in France’s Pyrenées Mountains brought in about 50 tonnes of snow by helicopter earlier this month, after 10°C temperatures threatened ... -
Air & MarineCarbon-Free TransitionEuropeFinance & InvestmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation
New European Sleeper Car Service Heralds a Rail Renaissance
Better for the environment, and decidedly glamorous, Europe’s sleeper trains are back on the rails as travellers sensitive to flygskam (flying shame)—or just plain ... -
LNG for Marine Shipping Produces Even Higher Emissions Than Fuel Oil
The methane routinely released by container and cruise ships operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG) makes them a bigger climate threat than the heavy ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyResearch & DevelopmentSupply Chains & ConsumptionTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Spiking Power Demand from Data Centres Could Be Unsustainable by 2040
With researchers warning that power demand from data centres is unsustainable in a climate-destabilizing world, and centre clients like Amazon and Facebook signal a ... -
Surging Market for Carbon Offsets Raises Spectre of Greenwashing
Increasingly concerned about the climate crisis and inspired by mounting youth protests, more and more consumers and businesses of all sizes are trying to ... -
Qatar Spends LNG Fortune on Outdoor Cooling to Host 2022 World Cup
Gearing up to host the World Cup of soccer in 2022, fabulously wealthy Qatar is using its revenues from liquefied natural gas (LNG) extraction ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National GovernmentsTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Beyond EVs, U.S. Communities Need to ‘Drive Less, Right Now’
While progressive U.S. policy-makers increasingly promote electric vehicles as the magic bullet to decarbonize transportation, what Americans really need is encouragement to “drive less, ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesSolarSub-National GovernmentsTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Banff, Alberta Sets an Example with Rapid Decarbonization Plan
The tourist town of Banff, Alberta is aiming for a rapid shift to renewable energy, as one part of the effort to reduce its ... -
Mont Blanc Glacier at Risk of Collapse Triggers Evacuations, Road Closures
With a glacier on Mont Blanc, Italy’s highest mountain, at risk of collapse, authorities closed roads and evacuated Alpine hamlets late last month, while ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryNational Plans & ResponsesTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
All Eyes on 2020 After UN Climate (Action) Summit Fails to Deliver
The tepid results of last week’s United Nations Climate Summit pointed to the need for political will to match the urgency of the climate ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOff-GridTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited StatesWind
Trip to Block Island Test Site Shows U.S. Offshore Wind Has Arrived
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is out with a detailed, exquisitely-designed and -illustrated look at the offshore wind boom now getting under way ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatCoalDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFailure Is Not An OptionJobsTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Australian Agency Downgrades Great Barrier Reef Status from ‘Poor’ to ‘Very Poor’
An Australian government agency has downgraded its outlook for the Great Barrier Reef to “very poor” for the first time, shining a light on ... -
Air & MarineClimate Action/"Blockadia"DemographicsEuropeHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesTransitTravel, Leisure & Recreation
‘Flight Shame’ Produces Uptick in European Train Travel
The desire to lead “climate-friendlier lives”—an impulse driven by a mixture of shame and anxiety—is one of the reasons more and more young Europeans ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate Action/"Blockadia"EuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternationalTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Memorial for Iceland’s First ‘Fallen Glacier’ Provokes Grief, Galvanizes Action
In a ceremony designed to provoke the deepest sense of grief, and to galvanize all who hear of it to action, Iceland recently commemorated ... -
Air & MarineBioenergyDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownInternational Agencies & StudiesResearch & DevelopmentTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Aircraft Fuel Efficiency Would Save 5.05 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Improving aircraft fuel efficiency ranks #43 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 5.05 gigatons ...
