The number of lives that clean energy could save, by U.S. state
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes over 50,000 U.S. deaths and $445 billion in economic damage annually. The United States can achieve net-zero carbon…
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes over 50,000 U.S. deaths and $445 billion in economic damage annually. The United States can achieve net-zero carbon…
The path to zero emissions for the aviation sector by 2050 requires a combination of solutions where new propulsion and fuel technologies will play a…
There seems to be a working assumption that if Australia adopts tougher environmental policies, our economic growth will be undermined. But new research finds the…
In the national recovery and resilience plans, energy efficiency and building renovations can play a key role for Member States to achieve the required target…
The Little Ice Age brought some bitter extremes. Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565 Dagomar Degroot, Georgetown University In recent weeks, catastrophic floods overwhelmed towns in…
Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry Eloise Marais, UCL The commercial race to get tourists…
Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution, but the United States is noticeably absent. In one of his first…
Governance is emerging as a serious consideration when it comes to the use of advanced digital technologies to drive smart city objectives. Cities looking to…
Agriculture researchers seek ways to reduce nitrous oxide’s impact on warming As nations and industries try to cut greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change,…
The iron and steel industry is responsible for 11% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will need to change rapidly to align with the world’s climate…
Deforestation is amplifying climate change effects in the Brazilian Cerrado savanna biome, making it much hotter and drier. Researchers observed monthly increases of 2.24°C (4.03°F)…
Peer-to-peer informal learning can help spread new, low-carbon technologies. Learning from the success of neighbours and others, while quickly creating a positive regulatory environment with financial…
Microscopic organisms known as extremophiles inhabit some of the last places on Earth you might expect to find life, from the extreme pressures of the…
Hydrogen may bomb. Eillen Tom Baxter, University of Aberdeen Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric…
On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of climate change since 2013. It…
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world,…