Climate

Nuclear Policy

CPPCC Member: Energy Changes Need Tech Breakthroughs, Strong Support

The Chinese government is promoting more research on the clean and efficient use of coal. Liu Zhongmin, the director of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics at …

Carbon Neutral

EU Agrees Diplomatic Push for Fossil Fuel Phase Out Ahead of COP28

The bloc has made achieving a global phase out of coal, oil and gas “well ahead of 2050” a priority of its climate diplomacy

Carbon Neutral

UK to Spend £20 Billion on Carbon Capture in Clean Energy Push

Dungeness B nuclear power station, Kent, England. Credit: Adobe StockChancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will announce £20 billion ($24 billion) for d…

Geothermal Power Plant

State Funding Approved for Lower Saxony Geothermal Projects, Germany

Lüneburger Straße in Bad Bevensen, Lower Saxony, Germany (source: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)The Ministry of Environment, En…

Carbon Emissions

CCC: Decarbonised Power System by 2035 Is Possible but Not at This Pace of Delivery

A new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) demonstrates the scale of the task in delivering the UK Government’s 2035 goal of achieving a decarbonised p…

Hydropower Plant

Minesto and TCCGE to Pursue Tidal Opportunities in Taiwan

Minesto and Taiwan Cement Green Energy (TCCGE) have agreed to collaborate in the development of tidal and ocean current energy power in Taiwan. The firms signed…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Research Uses Geothermal Energy to Slash Emissions

A University of Canterbury (UC) Ph.D. student has identified a renewable and affordable energy source with the ability to remove carbon dioxide ( CO2) from the …

Electric Car

Mythbusting: “Electric Cars Are No More Climate-Friendly Than Ordinary Cars!”

An electric car that uses electricity from clean, renewable sources produces no greenhouse gas emissions. A petrol-powered vehicle emits on average two tonnes o…

Solar Power Panel

Returning Solar Panel Production to Us Can Ease Climate Change, Says New Study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDomestic production of solar panels—most of which are now made in Asia—can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce cl…

Hydrogen Production

Stadtwerke Kiel and Innio Sign Mou to Convert Power Plant to Hydrogen

Stadtwerke Kiel and INNIO have announced plans to convert a coastal power plant in Kiel, Germany, to operate fully on green hydrogen by 2035.The two companies s…

Hydrogen Transport

Fast Track UK Hydrogen Transmission, Transport and Storage Urges Climate Change Committee

Decisions on UK hydrogen transmission and business models for hydrogen transportation and storage should be fast tracked, given long lead times associated with …

Energy Saving

New Direct Air Capture Device Three Times More Efficient Than Current Approaches

A team of environmental engineers at Lehigh University working with a colleague from Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute has developed a direct air capture (DAC) de…

Solar Power Panel

Returning Solar Panel Production to Us Can Ease Climate Change, Says New Study

Domestic production of solar panels—most of which are now made in Asia—can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce climate change faster, according to…

Net Zero Emission

Integrated Energy Solutions Could Cut Cost of UK Wholesale Market by 25%

Modelling from Cornwall Insight has shown that in 2035 widespread use of integrated energy solutions could save the UK's wholesale energy market £13bn…

Carbon Emissions

Rural Communities Like East Palestine, Ohio, Are at Outsized Risk of Train Derailments and the Ensuing Fallout

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. Credi…