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California set to require zero-emissions trucks but timeline lags science

by Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times Highlights The California Air Resource Board unanimously voted in a new rule requiring more than half of all trucks sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2035 This rule is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and establish California as an EV manufacturing hub … Read more

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Earth Day 2030: California celebrates reaching net-negative emissions

Golden Gate by Benjamin W.

Let’s imagine it is April 2030. In the early 2020s, as the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, we in California finally addressed the climate crisis at the speed and scale science demanded. Nation & World Collaborating for Speed & Scale Climate Action Today, Earth Day 2030, we celebrate the deep systemic changes we have collectively … Read more

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49% of world’s GDP now covered by net-zero targets, study says

By Matt Mace, edie.net Highlights: 121 nations with a collective $39 trillion in GDP have created net-zero emissions (carbon neutrality) targets in response to the 2018 IPCC 1.5C report. These nations are mobilizing to address the climate crisis 18 months after the IPCC 1.5C report was released Analysis found that only 16% of GDP was … Read more