The first auction for wind development off the Pacific coast concluded Dec. 7 and brought in $757 million after two days of fierce bidding.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3765944-west-coasts-first-offshore-wind-sale-tops-750m/

Britain is already generating more than 10% of its electricity from wind at sea, and on some gusty days, wind produces more than half.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/business/scotland-wind-farms-offshore.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20221129&instance_id=78802&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=114484&te=1&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b

Audi dealers are collecting household electronics such as old laptops and phones so they can be recycled into EV batteries.

More info: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/10/audi-redwood-ev-battery-recycling?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioswhatsnext&stream=science

From 1992-2013, nations lost $16 trillion due to the impacts of heat waves on human health, productivity and agricultural output.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3709672-climate-change-fueled-heat-waves-have-cost-the-worlds-economy-trillions-study/

The world's top automakers plan to spend $1.2 trillion through 2030 to develop and produce millions of EVs plus the batteries and raw materials to support that production.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-automakers-double-spending-evs-batteries-12-trillion-by-2030-2022-10-21/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top

Because of New England's hot, dry summer, fall foliage will be duller.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/07/fall-foliage-autumn-peak-color/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=wp_energy_and_environment&wpisrc=nl_green

Permian Basin pipelines leak enough natural gas to meet the energy needs of 2.1 million homes.

More info: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/05/permian-basin-leaking-14-times-more-methane-epa-estimates-study

Hertz plans to buy up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hertz-plans-order-up-175000-gm-electric-vehicles-by-2027-2022-09-20/

Ten percent of US schools now use solar power.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3644847-nearly-1-in-10-us-schools-now-using-solar-power/

Two companies have agreed to partner on turning timber byproducts into a biofuel for aviation.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/enviva-alder-strike-deal-biomass-sustainable-aviation-fuel-2022-09-06/