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Saving the Arctic
Arctic warming is happening nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet, accelerating the loss of…
Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen
Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi, University of South Africa and Unity Chipfupa, University of South Africa Bioenergy – the renewable energy…
How farming could change in a post-growth world
Handan Vicdan, EM Lyon Business School Degrowth, or the idea that we can save the planet by shrinking…
What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept
Ruth Morgan, Australian National University Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net…
The Science Behind Solar Power and the Power Grid
Solar panels, batteries, and wind turbines, known as inverter-based resources, convert DC power into AC for the grid,…
Why cheap renewables are stalling
Jack Marley, The Conversation Last summer, the northern hemisphere was the hottest it has been for 2,000 years.…
As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
A row of monopiles that will be the base for offshore wind turbines, in the Atlantic Ocean off…
How zinc-ion batteries may solve our renewable energy storage problem
Storm William D Gourley, McMaster University and Drew Higgins, McMaster University Hotter summers, drier forests, rising waters: climate…
We could soon be getting energy from solar power harvested in space
StudioFI / Shutterstock Matteo Ceriotti, University of Glasgow The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites…
The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel
Some airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuel. Michael H/Stone Collection/Getty Images Candelaria Bergero, University of California,…