Silverline’s in-house climate scientist and Emmy-winning meteorologist takes a look at the impact of extreme weather. From farms to the insurance companies, weather is the topic of the year and the conversation will continue without climate solutions.

Earth Day 2023 finds many of America’s top environmental and energy reporters gathering in Boise, Idaho for the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). This yearly event brings together journalists from across the climate landscape to discuss the challenges of serving as the proverbial canary in the coal mine about our changing climate. One topic of growing interest is covering climate issues through a cultural lens, whether through music, television or art – all this as our ever-changing environment and emerging technologies generate new interest in this important topic.

As we start 2023, we expect the clean energy revolution to continue and we’re carefully watching these top three climate trends… First, an increase in ESG funding is on the horizon as well as new regulations governing these ESG funds. Second, the drive for electric vehicles cranks into high gear in 2023. Beyond skyrocketing EV sales, we’ll see a substantial increase in battery-powered school buses, fleets and commercial trucks. And third, we predict the challenge to reduce Scope 3 emissions will take center stage in 2023.