Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
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Repairability
SHOCKER: Apple supports California's "Right to Repair" Bill
Insiders are calling it a "surprising about-face" for the tech giant.
Energy
Fossil fuel subsidies surge to a brain-breaking $7 TRILLION
The world burns and those responsible are getting more government money than EVER to keep inflicting harm on the planet. This is a problem that needs fixing ASAP.
Sustainability
France will pay people to repair their clothes and shoes
Starting October, people will be able to claim between €6 and €25 of the cost of mending their clothes and shoes.
Community
Montreal's car-free streets "a mind-blowing success"
Remove the cars and the people will come – and hang out for hours.
Community
Youth Climate Activists Score a Huge Legislative Win in Montana
Young people like this give me so much hope for the future.
Energy
US moves one step closer to getting more clean energy on the grid
Now they just have to build eleventy-billion miles of transmission lines to get everything connected.
Sustainability
One step closer to a global plastics treaty
Scientists and world leaders met last week for a second round of negotiations in Paris.
Community
A climate justice plan to achieve "net zero" by 2050
A new study finds the top 5 CO₂ emitting countries could be liable to pay $170 trillion in compensation for their role in causing climate change.
Sustainability
Our best path forward is a circle
Every time I see or hear the word “degrowth,” I wince... 😬