Despite the increased urgency of reducing emissions and building resilience to climate change impacts, a new analysis shows that total philanthropic giving by foundations and individuals remained essentially flat from 2021 through 2022.
Why it matters: In addition to the growing low-carbon economy, philanthropic giving is a major source of support for emissions cutting as well as climate adaptation.
Why it matters: The world's largest wind energy developer halting these projects, Ocean Wind 1 and 2, is a blow to President Biden's clean energy drive to cut emissions, which includes the goal of reaching 30 gigawatts of offshore wind-generating capacity in U.S. waters by 2030.
The race between weather agencies to see who has the most advanced computer models has given way to an international competition over implementing artificial intelligence.
Driving the news: The U.K. Met Office, which already runs one of the top weather forecast models in the world, announced a new partnership on Tuesday with the Alan Turing Institute to develop highly accurate, lower cost forecast models using machine learning and AI techniques.
The country's biggest ferry system is going electric in what local officials hope is an early step toward decarbonizing the broader maritime industry.
What's happening: Washington State Ferries — the largest U.S. ferry system by ridership, carrying more than 17 million people last year and about 24 million annually pre-pandemic — is working to shift to a zero-emissions fleet by 2050.
The Seattle region is solidifying its place as a global leader in the race for fusion energy, with five major companies looking to crack the code on the clean, sustainable power source.
Why it matters: In a rapidly warming and carbon-dependent world, there's a "huge prize" for developing and commercializing fusion energy, Mike Sexsmith of General Fusion said last month at Seattle Fusion Week.
An unusually powerful storm is forecast to rapidly intensify and bring heavy rains and damaging winds to Ireland and the U.K., with its effects extending into France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other parts of Western Europe.
Driving the news: The timing of the storm is forecast for late Wednesday through the end of the week. The U.K. Met Office took the unusual step of naming the weather system days in advance, assigning it Storm Ciarán.
Why it matters: The moves complete an extreme conservation measure that created a refuge for them on land. It was aimed at ensuring that genetically diverse coral species would survive the bleaching and mortality event.
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