75% of the EU's electricity has been generated by CO2 emissions-free sources so far this year.

More info: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eus-power-mix-2024-greenest-yet-industry-data-show-2024-06-30/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Power-Up&utm_term=070124&user_email=4c48fcdbb12eee6826c7817244fc1960521df71996adb905afbfc4e36d0f936d&lctg=632b9810c3717dd1490f6c97

A worldwide UN poll shows a vast majority of people want governments to do more to address climate change.

More info: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/21/nx-s1-5013468/a-new-global-survey-shows-that-people-everywhere-are-concerned-about-climate-change

Heat killed 645 in Phoenix last year, so EMTs are starting to carry giant ice-filled bags to quickly cool people.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/heat-victims-emt-ice-body-bags.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20240611&instance_id=125965&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=169304&te=1&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b 

There's an 85-percent chance of an above-normal hurricane season, with 17–25 named storms of tropical-storm intensity.

More info: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/23/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-noaa?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top

Over the past three years, battery storage capacity on the nation’s grids has grown tenfold--and probably will double in 2024.

More info:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html?searchResultPosition=1

This year, 20% of the cars sold in the world will be electric, the IEA projects.

More info: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/cars/electric-vehicle-sales-forecast-iea/index.html

The ocean has broken temperature records every day for more than a year.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/ocean-heat-records.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20240411&instance_id=119918&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=163218&te=1&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b

Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, according to a new study.

More info: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-climate-change-food-prices-heat-6e5297e12868aaf797529bb755268818

A new plane designed to carry wind turbine blades as long as football fields could dramatically increase onshore wind energy production.

More info: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/how-the-worlds-biggest-plane-would-supersize-wind-energy-2f116e9b?mod=hp_lead_pos8 

20,000 Teslas are about to flood the US used-car market, as Hertz seeks to shed a third of its electric vehicle fleet. It will offer a chance to snag a Tesla for well below market rate.

More info: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20240222-used-electric-vehicle-market-ev-prices