EV Road Trips To Become Easier: The Obama administration announced 48 new electric vehicle-charging corridors along 25,000 miles of US highways. The corridors, which span 35 states, are part of the White House’s effort to curb emissions and accelerate electric vehicle growth. Drivers will have access to a charging station approximately every 50 miles on those routes. According to recent DOE data, emissions from the transportation sector overtook the power sector for the first time in 38 years this February. ( Reuters, Washington Post $, The Hill, Climate Central, TIME, Business Insider, Verge, Mashable, NPR, USA Today, CNET, Greenwire $)
The Road Through Paris: The Paris Agreement officially takes effect today, 30 days after it crossed both thresholds needed to enter into force and three days before COP22 begins. As of today, 97 countries representing nearly 70 percent of global emissions have joined. However, a new United Nations Environment Programme report serves as a timely reminder that countries still need to scale up ambition. Global temperatures would rise 3°C by the end of the century if countries only met current pledges, the report shows. ( Paris Agreement: New York Times $, AP, Guardian, TIME, Reuters, GMA News, ABC Australia, The Hill, Climate Home, Pacific Standard, Newsweek. UNEP: Climate Home, Guardian, InsideClimate News, Mashable, Christian Science Monitor, Pacific Standard, Deutsche Welle, Independent, Bloomberg, Climate Central. Commentary: AP, Karl Ritter analysis; Guardian, Sam Mostyn op-ed; Jakarta Post, Warief Djajanto Basorie op-ed; Inquirer, Leon Dulce op-ed; Climate Home, Patricia Espinosa & Salaheddine Mezouar op-ed; The Conversation, Chris Hope op-ed)
Shrinking September Arctic Ice: The average American’s annual carbon footprint causes 538 square feet of Arctic sea ice melt in September, when ice cover is already at its lowest. A new study calculates that every ton of carbon dioxide emission melts 29 square feet of September sea ice into the Arctic Ocean. In total, Americans are melting an amount of ice equivalent in size to nearly a billion parking spaces. Without drastic emissions reductions, the Arctic could be free of ice for all of September by mid-century. ( Atlantic, AP, Reuters, Guardian, LA Times $, InsideClimate News, USA Today, Science Magazine, VOA News, Christian Science Monitor, Gizmodo, Mashable, Grist)
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