A new model can identify ideal locations for EV charging stations
Ownership of electric vehicles has been surging across much of the developed world in the face of sky-high oil prices, but supportive infrastructure for EVs…
Going green for economic success
How moving away from fossil fuels will improve productivity Could going green be good for the economy? The UK economy is currently mired in crises:…
Germany pushes joint effort to become climate-neutral aviation ‘pioneer’
The German government has launched a new push to make the country an international leader in sustainable aviation. “With a joint effort by industry, science,…
How cities can fight climate change
Deepa Padmanaban Urban activities — think construction, transportation, heating, cooling and more — are major sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. Today, a growing number of cities…
New report finds global offshore wind project pipeline doubles over last 12 months
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the global pipeline of offshore wind projects has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from…
Here comes one of the world’s first solar-powered vehicles
Electric vehicles are gaining ground worldwide as efforts are underway to reduce the vast carbon footprint of transportation. However, EVs are only as green as…
Stormwater Ponds Are Carbon Sources, Not Sinks
New research from Florida tracks carbon dioxide and methane emissions from human-created waterways. With sand and muck trickling out of her equipment and ferocious Floridian…
Virginia governor rolls back plastics phase-out, seeking to court recycling
At first whiff, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order centered on curbing food waste and boosting recycling across Virginia might pass an environmentalist’s sniff test….
Big problems with small nuclear reactor proposals for Montana
Politicians and investor-owned utilities are now proposing small nuclear reactors in Montana to replace the old coal-fired power plants at Colstrip. For the last 44…
Exclusive: Influential UK net-zero sceptics funded by US oil ‘dark money’
Net Zero Watch says it won’t take cash from fossil fuel investors – but we discovered a funder with millions in oil An influential Tory-linked…
Is REPowerEU the right energy policy recipe to move away from Russian gas?
The recipe for independence from Russian gas is the acceleration of the clean energy transition; its success depends on the use of the right ingredients,…
What do China’s gigantic wind and solar bases mean for its climate goals?
China is set to add at least 570 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power in the 14th five-year plan (FYP) period (2021–25), more than…
This is how halving the US’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 can be done
The United States has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half within a decade in what is to be a massive task, yet…