Going digital is often assumed to be a modern, efficient strategy that will save energy and resources. Thirty years of data from the world’s largest economies suggest the energy needed to power them has so far outweighed the savings.
Texas now issues permits for companies to store carbon dioxide underground; East Texas residents fear safety risks, and skeptics doubt the climate benefits.
From Electric Vehicles and electric buses on the road, heat pumps warming homes, and solar panels powering appliances, the shift to electrifying technology is already in full swing. But what exactly does "electrification" mean?
Outdated power grids are a major hurdle in the transition to renewable energy, since older systems often can’t absorb all the electricity from new, cleaner sources.
New EU rules have put strict conditions on offset-based green claims. Caroline Garland speaks to Dan Morrell, who helped put ‘carbon neutral’ into the dictionary – and he says good riddance – but warns brands not to fall silent
The heat is on Australia as chief negotiator at the COP31 UN climate conference to forge a path away from coal and gas, and to protect Pacific neighbors facing rising sea levels.
A prolonged period of cloudy and windless weather can throttle Europe's solar and wind generations, often causing the grid to rely on polluting back-up sources.
Floating solar panels over the world’s fish and shrimp ponds could generate 4,100 terawatt-hours of electricity, avoiding up to 2.5 billion tons of emissions.
