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'...a new executive order March 25 [codified] a partnership between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Bureau of Street Lighting to install 60,000 solar-powered street lights over the next two years.'

https://wavepublication.com/mayor-plans-to-install-60000-solar-powered-street-lights/

Mayor plans to install 60,000 solar-powered street lights - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass signed a new executive order March 25 codifying a

Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Jeff C 21h ago

Earth's "energy imbalance" is the highest on record:

"We will live with these consequences for hundreds and thousands of years.”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23032026/wmo-report-highlights-global-emergency/?nowprocket=1

#climate #climatechange

Report Shows Earth’s Climate is Out of Balance, as Indicators Hit New Extremes - Inside Climate News

As warning lights flash, U.N. Secretary Gen. António Guterres calls out a global climate emergency.

Inside Climate News

Jeff C 21h ago

Europeans flock to green energy during Iran war:

"The UK ... has seen heat pump sales in the first three weeks of March increase by 51 per cent compared to the same period the month before..."

https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/31/iran-war-sparks-renewables-boom-as-europeans-rush-to-buy-solar-heat-pumps-and-evs

#climate

Europeans rush to buy solar and heat pumps as energy bills soar

The war on Iran has become a catalyst for green technology, as Europeans scramble to find less volatile alternatives to oil and gas.

euronews

Jeff C 4d ago

The "wedge" approach to mitigating climate change....

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/six-trillion-ways-to-solve-climate-change/

#climate #climatechange #sociology

Six trillion ways to solve climate change

New research shows that mixing and matching manageable climate policy 'wedges' can add up to real solutions.

Yale Climate Connections

Jeff C 4d ago

BOCVIP 4d ago

Virginia set to enact a flurry of laws boosting cleaner, cheaper power. Gov. Abigail Spanberger is expected to sign bills promoting solar power, batteries, grid tech, and, above all, affordability. https://www.bocvip.com/1271007/virginia-set-to-enact-a-flurry-of-laws-boosting-cleaner-cheaper-power-gov-abigail-spanberger-is-expected-to-sign-bills-promoting-solar-power-batteries-grid-tech-and-above-all-affordability/ #CLIMATE

Jeff C 4d ago

"Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them."

#quotes #war

Jeff C 5d ago

Yikes... more climate policy reading than I can shake a stick at. Wondering how much this actually "moves the needle" though...

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tcpo20

#climate #climatechange

Jeff C 6d ago

infinite deserts 6d ago

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Jeff C 6d ago

TinJar 6d ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjw7klkjm2o

"Developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government."

Now lets see #Democrats in the #US do the same in trifecta #blue #states and force #oil #gas companies to pay #tax to subsidize adoption in existing #housing

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction #survival

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

Jeff C Mar 19

A good foundational guidance on evaluating activism effectiveness:

https://commonslibrary.org/measuring-your-impact/

#climate #climatechange

How do you Measure the Impact of Activism and Advocacy Work?

The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.

The Commons

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