Michigan lawmakers passed legislation requiring the state to generate all of its electricity from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources by 2040.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/climate/michigan-climate-laws-energy.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20231109&instance_id=107350&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=149623&te=1&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b

The IEA predicts that global demand for fossil fuels will peak by 2030.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/climate/international-energy-agency-peak-demand.html

The EU has begun phase one of its carbon tariff “to raise the level of climate ambition worldwide.”

More info: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03102023/todays-climate-european-union-worlds-first-carbon-tariff-united-states/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=1806fe929e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_10_07_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-1806fe929e-329499109

Increasingly, the shipping industry is turning to wind to reduce use of fossil fuels.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/climate/wind-powered-ships-climate.html

Tesla sold 336,000 EVs in the first half of the year—nearly 10 times the sales of its nearest competitors.

More info: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/uaw-strike-tesla-evs/675393/

African leaders are calling for new global taxes to fund climate change action.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/african-leaders-call-new-global-taxes-fund-climate-change-action-2023-09-06/

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/