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A Phoenix farm is making renewable energy while also providing shade for crops

Madison Knutson

April 09, 2024 |

KJZZ |

Radio |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

A farm in Phoenix, Arizona, uses agrivoltaics to generate renewable energy with limited space and provide shade for crops in extreme heat. The agricultural practice involves installing solar panels above crops on the same plot of land.

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'Valuable and largely overlooked': Interest in virtual power plants grows

Robert Zullo

April 07, 2024 |

Utah News Dispatch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Utility companies across the United States are using virtual power plants to meet electricity demand, access backup power, and lower the electric bills of participants. To make these power plants work, the utilities use energy from the battery storage systems of customers who have home solar arrays.

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The climate watchdog holding the UK government to account

Akshat Rathi

April 04, 2024 |

Zero |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom

Following the passage of the Climate Change Act, the United Kingdom created a Climate Change Committee to oversee the country’s efforts to reach net-zero emissions. The committee acts as a watchdog by analyzing ways to decarbonize the economy and publishing information that can be leveraged by policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and private sector industries. Its model has since been replicated around the world.

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Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

Courtney Duchene

April 04, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

State governments in the United States are implementing Extended Producer Responsibility laws to fund recycling programs. The laws impose a fee on the manufacturers of products that become recyclable waste. The money earned is designated for projects that increase recycling rates.

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The Great Wall of Surajpura

Roli Srivastava

March 29, 2024 |

The Migration Story |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Surajpura

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) is a job program that employs locals to work on climate resilience projects like building water security infrastructure to support local farms and communities. In the past year, with the help of the work from MGNREGA, local farms have come back to life, wells have been replenished and migratory birds have begun returning to the area.

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Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit' for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

Lindsey Byman

March 29, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Biochar is an organic material that can be mixed with soil to improve soil health, increase crop production, and sequester carbon. To make it, wood or other biomass is heated at high temperatures in an oxygen-deprived environment, like a kiln.

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He's Got a Plan for Cities That Flood: Stop Fighting the Water

Richard Schiffman

March 28, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: China

Cities in China are moving away from using traditional water managment approaches, like drainage pipes and flood walls. Instead, they are becoming “sponge cities” by installiing green infrastructure designed to absob excess water, like green roofs and ponds.

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Green Fuels Are Accelerating Shipping Decarbonization

Sarah Sax

March 27, 2024 |

Time Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Companies in the shipping industry are using green hydrogen as “low-carbon” fuel to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. It’s created by using renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, then mixing the hydrogen with green methanol or ammonia.

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New U.S. agroforestry project will pay farmers to expand 'climate-smart' acres

Sarah Derouin

March 25, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A multi-partner effort in the United States, led by The Nature Conservancy, is helping farmers adopt agroforestry practices by providing funding and training. This style of farming encourages the growing of a variety of plants to enhance biodiversity and capture more carbon dioxide.

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In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets

Gabriela Aoun Angueira

March 22, 2024 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The city of Denver, Colorado, is encouraging its residents to reduce their transportation emissions with an incredibly popular e-bike rebate program. Several times a year, the city offers a set amount of income-based vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis that cover up to $1,400 of an e-bike purchase.

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