Pilot project uses volcanic ash to make cement
The project takes advantage of ash from a 2021 eruption on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. In 2021, La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean…
New report – deadly legal breaches by Western Balkan coal plants increased in 2022
In 2022, deadly air pollution from the Western Balkans’ coal power plants increased compared to 2021, according to the fifth edition of Bankwatch’s Comply or…
Coalition Calls on IPCC to Reject Meat Industry Meddling in UN Climate Process
“We encourage the IPCC to maintain its credibility by taking steps to ensure that Big Agriculture and the global meat industry have no influence over…
Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displacing fossil fuels – we just need the price to come down
As the global economy moves away from fossil fuels, green hydrogen could be critical to achieving a zero-carbon world by 2050. Green hydrogen offers a…
The Department of Energy wants to help 5 million homes connect to community solar by 2025
Community solar programs can help people access clean energy even when their own roofs aren’t suitable for solar panels. Going solar can reduce people’s energy…
Thinking about a heat pump? Here are a few things to consider
One consumer’s quest for a climate-friendly heating system yields useful information for those poised to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act credits. When a powerful…
Swiss project places solar panels along railroad tracks
In Switzerland, the Sun-Ways startup has started to lay down solar panels placed between the rails of train tracks as part of a plan to…
How the beef industry is trying to change the maths of climate change
Fresh off the heels of a major methane ‘win’ at the Glasgow climate summit, the American beef lobby is leading a global effort to change…
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades….
How a UK hydrogen car industry could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions
British car company Jaguar Land Rover’s owner, the Indian conglomerate Tata, is expected to finalise a deal soon to build a multi-billion pound electric vehicle…
Progressing backwards
“I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong.” Christiana Figueres, the former Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, wrote…
Soil, Fungi, Agriculture and Climate Change
What do ancient Sanskrit texts, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? They recognized the importance of soil to humanity. Ancient…
Liquid hydrogen, is it really worth it?
One of the pillars of the energy transition will be hydrogen produced from renewable sources. However, for the green hydrogen economy to take off and…