Developed nations have been the largest contributors to the world’s carbon debt, but how up-and-comers like India manage their new development will have a large impact on whether the world meets its carbon goals. Similarly to the way many developing nations skipped landlines entirely and went straight to wireless communications,…
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Solar power is already saving lives in the US. Here’s how.
The benefits of solar are often tallied on a purely economic basis, which is starting to include offsetting the costs of climate change, but often neglects to include the “social costs” of other energy supplies such as fossil fuels. But if one takes into account solar’s health benefits, the cost…
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World’s first floating windfarm to take shape off coast of Scotland
What’s interesting about this project is that it opens up a serious amount of ocean real estate to wind farms, given that current fixed wind turbines are really only mountable to a depth of 40m, whereas the ballast used in the floating arrangement permits depths between 100 and 700m. Suddenly,…
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Liquid Fuels from Sunshine
What if it were possible to use the carbon dioxide from emissions and turn it into actual fuel? This intriguing option is now closer to reality with the discovery of new techniques that make artificial photosynthesis much more efficient. Many, many investigators have contributed over the years to the development…
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Solar power breaks UK records thanks to sunny weather
Another country is reaching new solar power records: the UK. Thousands of photovoltaic panels across the UK generate 8.7GW, smashing previous high of 8.48GW earlier this month. Solar power has broken new records in the UK by providing nearly a quarter of the country’s electricity needs, thanks to sunny skies…
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The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power
Nuclear energy gets a bad rap, because when it goes bad, it goes really bad. But if nuclear energy production could be made safe, shouldn’t it be considered a key plank in the fight against climate change? Vox looks at technology improvements that might make all the difference. New nuclear…
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