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  • 'We need more shade': US's hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

    April 17, 2024 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    In Phoenix, Arizona, a citywide tree-planting initiative is slowly increasing canopy cover to reduce the urban heat island effect in neighborhoods that need it the most. Residents pick between several varieties of desert-adapted trees, which are planted on their property by professional arborists, and take care of them with a provided kit.

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  • Das Tool aus dem Tierreich

    April 17, 2024 |

    Riffreporter |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Die gezielte Wiederansiedlung des Bibers vergrößert die Artenvielfalt, schützt das Erdreich vor Austrocknung und hilft dem Klima. Doch die Aktivitäten der Tiere sorgen auch für Probleme. Das Schweizer Auenmodell zeigt, wo sich die Wiederansiedlung des Bibers am meisten lohnt, und ein Biberfachmann aus Düren macht vor, wie sich die negativen Auswirkungen so begrenzen lassen, dass der Nutzen überwiegt.

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  • AC Has a Big Climate Impact. This New Tech Could be a Game Changer

    April 16, 2024 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Beverly Hills, California

    Thermal storage technologies are lowering businesses’ energy costs and carbon emissions while reducing strain on the grid during peak times. Two hotels in California implemented a system that makes ice when energy demand is low and uses the ice during peak demand times to cool the building.

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  • As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle

    April 15, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Borger, Texas

    Private landowners in Borger, Texas, are hiring certified burn managers to do prescribed burns on their land that remove excess vegetation and help prevent wildfires. The landowners are legally liable for any issues that may arise and front the initial cost, but they can be reimbursed by the Texas A&M Forest Service, which is working to encourage adoption of the practice.

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  • Krakow Can Breathe Again

    April 15, 2024 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland, Krakow

    An activist organization in Poland, Krakow Smog Alarm, teaches people about poor air quality in their city and helps them organize together to lobby their local governments for effective clean air measures.

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  • 8 years into America's e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?

    April 15, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States

    E-scooters have struggled to find their footing since spreading across the United States as an eco-friendly transportation option. Companies like Lime are looking for ways to increase rider safety and ensure the scooters are as sustainable as possible.

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  • The best coffee for the planet might not be coffee at all

    April 10, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    “Beanless coffee” companies around the world are taking inspiration from coffee substitutes of the past to create a drink that mimics coffee’s flavor and caffeine content that is more climate-resilient with less of an environmental impact.

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

    April 09, 2024 |

    KJZZ |

    Radio |

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    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

    April 07, 2024 |

    Utah News Dispatch |

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    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

    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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