Artificial Intelligence, Natural Perplexity
Data centres and AI. A combination often presented as the infallible recipe for an increasingly prosperous and decarbonised future. Reality is different, the future looks…
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E-Waste, What is It and Why is More of It Not Recycled?
Electric Cars Gain Ground in Costa Rica via Chinese Brands
The Many Colors of Hydrogen
A Concrete Revolution
Why Cities Need More than Just Air Conditioning for Extreme Heat
What Next for the Global Governance of Critical Minerals?
Hyperscale Data Centres Will ‘Turbocharge Emissions’
Low Tech Potential Energy Storage
Since both solar and wind generated electricity are variable and uncertain in timing and amount, some will be wasted unless some means of storing the…
Turning Concrete Jungles Into Oases
A century ago, critics of cities called them concrete jungles. According to Dictionary.com, concrete jungles are “any large, crowded city or urban area with little…
What Is Green, But Will Put Us in the Black?
What is green but can put us in the black? The answer to this riddle is green roofs and adopting them will put us in…
Why Everyone’s Crazy for Rare Earths
Until recently, hardly anyone knew they existed. Today, everyone is on the hunt for rare earths, the fundamental ingredient for geopolitics, the economy and our…