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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

Green Car Congress

Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. The new study is the first to track ship traffic on a global scale, Tournadre said.

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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

CleanTechnica EVs

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Cars That Think

Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. Therefore, to understand the progress of electrification, we need to augment the rate of nationwide access with information on the urban-rural divide and on actual per capita consumption.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. and it still leads globally. We would also have a degree of resilience in the face of threats. And they exist. In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy. A Time Warner Company.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

Baua Electric

The Canal transports about an eighth of global trade and a third of global container traffic, and is particularly important for shipping between Asia and the Mediterranean. As a result, global shipping companies have rushed to reorganize their routes to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

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