Toward sustainable decarbonization of aviation in Latin America

Special report describes targets for advancing technologically feasible and economically viable strategies.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
Jan. 21, 2025 ~6 min

Three ways to assess how Liverpool’s tidal energy plan will affect the environment

Environmental assessment methods involve trade-offs. Lean towards efficiency and risk missing crucial impacts. Wade too deep into fact finding and assessments become unfeasible.

Kenneth Kang, Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Jan. 20, 2025 ~7 min


How the UK’s plans for AI could derail net zero – the numbers explained

AI is disturbing the push to electrify vehicles, heating and other sectors running on fossil fuels.

Ian R. Hodgkinson, Professor of Strategy, Loughborough University • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 ~6 min

Burning waste is a dirty way to generate power – but it’s the least bad alternative until we fix recycling

England plans to nearly double its number of waste incinerators.

Edward Randviir, Senior Lecturer in Green Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~7 min

Burning waste is a dirty way to generate power – but it’s the least bad alternative to England’s broken recycling system

England plans to nearly double its number of waste incinerators.

Edward Randviir, Senior Lecturer in Green Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~7 min

Future of Russian gas looking bleak as Ukraine turns off taps and Europe eyes ending all imports

Despite a continuing market for LNG, the war in Ukraine has led to Europe turning away from Russian gas exports.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

Study shows how households can cut energy costs

An experiment in Amsterdam suggests providing better information to people can help move them out of “energy poverty.”

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Jan. 13, 2025 ~6 min

From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal

The Energy Department has a dual mission with a heavy science focus and manages large, expensive programs, many of which are behind schedule and over budget.

Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 12, 2025 ~12 min


Five climate change stories to keep an eye on this year

A court ruling, a climate summit, and a potentially unstoppable transition.

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~8 min

Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way

Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.

Farhat Beg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 ~9 min

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