A major new United Nations report finds oil, gas and coal production plans by the top 20 largest energy-producing countries would boost greenhouse gas emissions and keep them high enough to blow past the Paris targets.
Why it matters: The "production gap" identifies the distance between levels that would hit Paris Agreement goals and what is actually planned by major energy-producing countries.
Evidence is piling upthat electric vehicles are driven much less than gas-powered models, which could sap the tech's power against climate change if the trend continues.
Driving the news: A new peer-reviewed paper analyzed odometer readings of used cars listed from 2016 to 2022.
Last month may not have been as "gobsmackingly" hot as September, but the globe set a decisive record for its warmest October on record.
Driving the news: Thefindings, from European and Japanese research center data, come from computer model re-analyses. That involves cobbling together data from buoys, surface weather stations, satellites and other sources in near-real-time.
Automakers are tapping the brakes on their ambitious electric vehicle (EV) targets, trying to make sense of consumer appetites amid rising interest rates, stubbornly high prices and anxiety about where to recharge.
Why it matters: The heralded EV revolution is not dead. It's just happening slower than many carmakers had promised — or hoped for.
