Our planet needs a new energy system able to sustainably provide a reliable and incessant supply of electricity. Nuclear is among the energy technologies available today with the lowest GHG emissions, producing only 15 grams CO2-equivalent per kWh, when considered…
A new study from researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which looked at pollution data from more than 3,000 counties in the U.S. and COVID-19 death counts through April 4, found that even relatively small differences…
Located in Australia, Sweden, Spain and the US state of Virginia, the new projects are expected to produce a combined additional 840,000 MWh of energy every year – enough to power 76,000 homes in the US. Read more in zdnet…
What would it look like if the world responded to the climate crisis with a similar sense of urgency? The coronavirus response might not have been as fast as it should have been; if the Chinese government had acted faster,…
Social Entrepreneurs are founders or CEOs who innovatively address a social or environmental problem, with a focus on low-income, marginalized or vulnerable populations. Read more in weforum Announcing a new network of leaders changing the system together By Hilde Schwab…
The trends are clear. We have moved towards an economy of disposability where the valuable resources we extract are going to waste and causing harm to people and planet. The challenges presented by single-use plastics are now well known, with…
The whole idea is that we can use photons from the sun and transform it into hydrogen. To put it simply, we are saving the energy from sunlight and storing it into chemical bonds so it can be used at…
There are several “core” technologies available today that are helping to create an efficient, productive and sustainable future for humankind. Solar power and big data are just two of these technologies. Together, they’re changing how energy is bought, sold, delivered…
The climate breakdown continues , but climate researchers have not given up hope. We asked a few Conversation authors to highlight some more positive stories from 2019. Read more in The Conversation Climate change: six positive news stories from 2019…
