Climate Crisis
Energy Monitor: Is Microsoft’s AI push collapsing its carbon commitment?
Microsoft’s data centre expansions have increased its emissions by 30% since 2020. Read HERE Image: K2boy3/Creative Commons
Energy
Climate Crisis
John Feffer – The Race to End Fossil Fuel Production
Everyone talks about ending fossil fuel production, but almost no one is doing anything about it. John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus, where this article originally appeared. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Jordan Oil […]
Energy
Jiang Lin and Friedrich Karhl – Solar plus batteries ‘cheaper than new coal’ for meeting China’s rising demand
China’s electricity sector is seeing major changes in terms of costs, demand patterns, regulation and market operation. Our new study indicates that the traditional economic calculus used to justify new coal capacity may be outdated. Dr Jaing […]
Climate Crisis
Brett Christophers: Capitalism Can’t Solve Climate Change
Amidst the gathering gloom about climate change and continuing growth in global greenhouse-gas emissions, the one bright spot appears to be clean energy development. 2023 saw another, much-trumpeted record for renewables installations worldwide, with an […]
Climate Crisis
Steven Gonzalez Monserrate: The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud
Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate draws on five years of research and ethnographic fieldwork in server farms to illustrate some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage. Read HERE
Energy
Politico – EU snubs dying solar manufacturers as China poised to swallow market
EU solar manufacturers can’t compete with their Chinese rivals, a painful reality for Von Der Leyen and her NATO buddies. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Naomi Oreskes: The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution
Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2 Read HERE
Energy
Victoria Myznikova – In Russia, too, capital is painting itself green
“Given its powerful oil oligarchs, it’s easy to assume Russia is the quintessential climate denier. Yet the rise of corporate ESG policies in the country suggests Russian capital wants to greenwash just as much as […]
Energy
Julia Conley: Denmark Finds ‘Deliberate Sabotage’ of Nord Stream—But Ends Probe With No Charges
This debacle is symbolic of the extent of European subordination to the US: governments are terrified to find proof of American involvement. Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Cross-posted from Common Dreams […]
Economics
Brenda Chávez – Mining in the 21st century Hispanosphere and beyond: transition, resistance and empowerment
Globally, we are experiencing a ‘gold rush’ for battery components that puts business before people’s rights, health, livelihoods, and natural resources. Brenda Chávez is a journalist and researcher specialising in sustainability, consumption and culture Cross-posted […]