Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated
Since the first factories began manufacturing polyester from petroleum in the 1950s, humans have produced an estimated 9.1 billion tons of plastic. Of the waste…
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EU Energy Policy at a Crossroads
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has jeopardized the European Union’s plan for clean and secure energy. The EU’s Fit for 55 package aims to reduce…
The Original Sin of American wilderness
The Good… The Bad… And the Ugly. A good analysis of American wilderness includes all three of these categories. Wilderness is defined in the Merriam-Webster…
The untapped power of nuclear fusion
Two nuclear power stations in Ukraine were among the first Russian targets. Putin’s troops attacked and seized control of the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia plants. This…
Zhangjiakou’s next gold medal
Zhangjiakou is a medium-sized city located in northwest Hebei Province, 164km away from Beijing. The region’s biomass power generation capacity is small, around 65 MW…
Raw War
Let’s forget propaganda for a minute. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. Fact. On the same day, Putin’s army seized control of the ghost Chernobyl…
Soonstainability
“Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is the definition of sustainability…
No finance, no fix
COP 26 was a tumultuous event. Postponed by a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the meeting in Scotland in November 2021 was highly anticipated…
China’s power outages and its double carbon target 3060
Although China is an electricity generation powerhouse, it does experience power shortages from time to time. The most recent power outage happened last summer, resulting…
Is local eating loco?
There are many problems with the agricultural system. For example, the production and distribution of food are responsible for producing many greenhouse gas emissions, leading…
Australia’s two-way strategy
COP26 was useful. At least the Australian government showed its true face. Despite a smoky plan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison exposed his country strategy to…
Climate change litigation is growing and targeting companies in different sectors
The body of climate change legal cases is becoming more diverse, now involving not only claims of disinformation and greenwashing against oil, gas, and cement…
An Indigenous peoples’ approach to climate justice
Climate change has been identified as the “defining issue of our time” by many of the world’s leading experts and the diagnosis of planetary health…