Google's philanthropic arm is making one of its first rounds of funding for a youth-led climate organization to Climate Cardinals.
Why it matters: The donation itself is a signal that youth-led groups are maturing and gaining in momentum, as young people grow impatient with the pace and scope of action.
Europe's temperatures are rising roughly twice as fast the global average because of human-caused climate change, making it the fastest-warming continent on the planet, according to a new joint report from two international climate monitoring organizations.
Why it matters: The organizations warned that the increased temperatures have made, and will continue to make, heat waves, wildfires, droughts, flooding and glacier ice loss worse across the continent.
A day of reckoning has come for Elon Musk, who's set to address investors and analysts about Tesla on Tuesday evening following a disastrous start to the year for the world's most valuable car company.
Why it matters: A perfect storm of slumping sales, a plummeting stock price, thousands of job cuts, internal leaks, product recalls, and a mercurial CEO has set the stage for a potentially explosive earnings call.
Extreme heat exacerbated by human-caused climate change kills thousands of workers around the world each year and injures tens of millions of others, according to new estimates from the United Nation's labor organization.
Why it matters: TheInternational Labor Organization (ILO) reported that currently over 70% of the world's workforce is exposed to excessive heat on at least one occasion every year and warned that the figure will rise as global temperatures increase.
President Biden will travel to a national park in Virginia on Monday to mark Earth Day and spotlight new actions on his American Climate Corps jobs and training program, the White House said.
Why it matters: The visit to Prince William Forest in northern Virginia comes after the Biden administration last week announced a flurry of climate and anti-pollution actions, including barring oil drilling on roughly half of the national petroleum reserve in Alaska.
Two Capitol Hill Democrats want to give communities incentives to host power transmission — and hope their bill hitches a ride on wider permitting legislation.
Why it matters: Grid upgrades are needed to bring renewables to demand centers, but the maze of approvals required often ties up projects.
Tuesday is the equivalent of must-see TV in the EV world.
What's happening: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other company executives will face questions from analysts on an evening call after Tesla reports Q1 earnings.
