Sea tests are underway to decarbonize cargo vessels by outfitting them with giant sails.

More info: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66543643

Climate change-attributed heat touched 81% of the world’s population in July.

More info: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-08-02/heat-from-climate-change-affected-6-5-billion-people-in-july

Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/heat-labor-productivity-climate.html?searchResultPosition=2

The cement industry is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions -- triple the emissions of the aviation industry.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/06/27/concrete-greenhouse-gas-emissions-cement/

Global oil demand is slated to peak by the end of the decade, according to a new IEA report.

More info: https://www.iea.org/news/growth-in-global-oil-demand-is-set-to-slow-significantly-by-2028?utm_source=Daily%20on%20Energy%20061423%20b_06/14/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Daily%20on%20Energy&rid=24913499&env=4c48fcdbb12eee6826c7817244fc1960521df71996adb905afbfc4e36d0f936d

In 2023, for the first time, investment in solar projects is expected to outpace outlays on oil production, the IEA says.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-power-due-overtake-oil-production-investment-first-time-iea-2023-05-25/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Power-Up&utm_term=052523

The U.S. and Canada are building an 860-mile charging network for EVs.

More info: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-u-team-ev-charging-210346321.html 

A new study finds that air pollution from U.S. oil and gas production causes roughly $77 billion in health impacts nationwide every year.

More info: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/10/oil-gas-health-impacts-study?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top

Americans in the West are more likely to be breathing polluted air because of fires, drought, and heat, due in part to climate change.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/19/heat-drought-fires-worsen-air-west-report-says-minorities-suffer-most/

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fueled by climate change and the anticipated return of El Nino.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/world-could-face-record-temperatures-2023-el-nino-returns-2023-04-20/