Carbon

Solar Could Provide 20% of UK Electricity by 2030

Solar’s role in delivering net zero is being vastly underestimated as new research reveals it could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030.

New Jersey 100% Renewable Energy Plan

New Jersey has declared it will use only zero carbon energy by 2050. Lots of other states and many municipalities have announced similar goals.

Turning Methane Into Carbon Dioxide Could Help Us Fight Climate Change

Our new technique sounds paradoxical at first: turning methane into carbon dioxide. It's a concept at this stage, and won't be cheap, but it would add to the to…

The Trouble With Carbon Taxes: Lessons For Asian Policymakers

Many voters in the developed countries have become increasingly resentful of expensive climate change policies predicated on model-based projections of impendin…

Climate Change Dictionary: What Do All the Terms Mean?

Climate change is seen as the biggest challenge to the future of human life on Earth, and understanding the scientific language used to describe it can sometime…

Hydropower Can Generate More Carbon Dioxide Than It Saves

In a blow to the image of hydropower as a source of green energy, scientists have found that damming rivers can indirectly dump more carbon dioxide into the air…

Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California's Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say

The Don Pedro hydropower project, just west of Yosemite National Park, has been churning out carbon-free electricity for nearly a century.

Thermal Plant

DTE Energy Speeds Up Closing of Coal-fired Plants

DTE Energy officials on Thursday promised a significant reduction in carbon emissions by phasing out coal-fired plants and adding a future mixture of natural ga…