Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up

Published on August 18, 2023

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Two things are true about the Inflation Reduction Act: It is the biggest piece of climate legislation in U.S. history — and it's likely not enough on its own to get the U.S. to its Paris Agreement…

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Video: Canary Media talks Inflation Reduction Act on The Weather Channel

August 18, 2023
It’s hard to boil down an explanation of the Inflation Reduction Act into a six-minute television segment. But when the hosts of The Weather Channel’s climate-focused weekday show Pattrn asked me to give it a try on the one-year anniversary of the landmark climate law’s passage, I couldn’t resist. My August 16…

The Internet's Invisible Carbon Footprint

August 18, 2023
The Internet’s Invisible Carbon FootprintBy Xavier Harding | Aug. 3, 2023Did you know that writing an email can send 17 grams or more of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Or that going audio-only on Zoom calls reduces carbon emissions by up to 96%? It’s easy to think of our computers as clean, green productivity machines — it’s not like there’s a smokestack sticking out of our laptops or a tailp