According to the World Meteorological Organization, sea-level rise and ocean heating are accelerating along with the loss of ice from glaciers. We continue to see extreme weather of all kinds wreak havoc on communities across the world. At the moment, the biggest news for climate and the country is the re-election of Donald Trump to a second term as President.
The Trump administration will undoubtedly target regulations and laws passed during the Biden administration for rollback. That includes the biggest climate bill ever passed into law, The Inflation Reduction Act. On the other hand, constituencies for clean energy are broader and stronger than the last time Trump came into office. Technologies are more mature, markets are more robust — and more people are driving electric cars and making them.
The Artificial Intelligence arms race is on. And one of the semiconductor analysts has mentioned that this could potentially be the largest infrastructure build out that humanity has ever seen. Among our many incredible guests this year was Justin J. Many would recognize him as one of the Tennessee state representatives expelled after protesting for meaningful gun regulation in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. Pearson is also a fierce environmental justice advocate.
That's not just going to save our planet, but save the people who are here. Conventional geothermal energy has been around for a while. But advances in drilling — that ironically come from the fossil fuel industry — could help make geothermal power more viable basically anywhere.
What you buy and wear matters for the climate, too. Some may remember the viral video of a weathercaster breaking down during his forecast of rapidly-intensifying Hurricane Milton. The speed with which these tropical storms are reaching high-intensity hurricane status is what keeps Morales up at night.
