Climate scientists warn Nordic Ministers of risk of major ocean current collapse & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, October 25, 2024 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Climate Scientists Warn Nordic Ministers of Risk of Major Ocean Current Collapse More than 40 scientists have written an [open letter]( warning of a potential “tipping point” for the [Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation]( (AMOC) in the [Arctic](. [Read More]( Related: [Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Past 20 Years: EU Copernicus Report]( Biden-Harris Admin Announces $428M for Former Coal Communities to Expand Clean Energy Manufacturing The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday $428 million in grant funding for the building and expansion of [green energy manufacturing]( in communities where [coal mines]( have recently been decommissioned. [Read More]( Related: [Biden-Harris Admin to Invest $7.3B in Rural Clean Energy Projects Across 23 States]( Transition to EVs Will Lead to ‘Fundamental Transformation’ of Global Auto Industry, IMF Says As part of its most recent [World Economic Outlook]( the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the transition to [electric vehicles]( will have “far-reaching” effects on production, investment, global trade and employment. [Read More]( Related: [Electric Vehicles 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Plastic Pollution Sounds Like Food to Whales Using Echolocation For whales that dive deeper into the oceans for food, they face a growing threat: plastic pollution. That’s because the sounds that plastics make can be very similar to the sounds that prey make, leading to confusion for whales that rely on echolocation to source food. [Read More]( Related: [Researchers Detect Microplastics in Dolphin Breath]( Energy Company Converts Old Wind Turbine Into a Tiny Home Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, and Superuse, an international design studio based in Rotterdam, have teamed up to repurpose an old, decommissioned wind turbine into a tiny home. In a new project on display for Dutch Design Week running from October 19-27, Vattenfall set out to showcase circular solutions in the wind energy sector. It worked with Superuse to convert an old wind turbine that had been operating for 20 years in Austria. [Read More]( Related: [‘This Signals a New Era for the Wind Industry’: Vestas Announces Chemical Recycling Method for Turbine Blades]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](