Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy

Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.

Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of the Practice in Climate & Environmental Studies, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 11, 2025 ~10 min

Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage

New research finds liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost option for ensuring a continuous power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free but intermittent sources of electricity.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
April 10, 2025 ~13 min


Wave energy’s huge potential could finally be unlocked by the power of sound – new research

Underwater waves could also be used to reduce the risks of tsunamis and to improve their early warning systems.

Usama Kadri, Reader of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University • conversation
April 6, 2025 ~7 min

Surprise discovery could lead to improved catalysts for industrial reactions

Upending a long-held supposition, MIT researchers find a common catalyst works by cycling between two different forms.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
April 3, 2025 ~7 min

Energy bills and debt are rising yet again – here are three things that would help vulnerable households

Benefits and pensions are increasing at much lower rates, hitting low-income households hardest.

Elaine Robinson, Research Associate, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University • conversation
March 27, 2025 ~7 min

Heathrow closure: what caused the fire and why did it bring down the whole airport? Expert panel

The airport is part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure.

Sean Wilkinson, Professor of Structural Engineering, Newcastle University • conversation
March 21, 2025 ~11 min

Heathrow fire shows just how vulnerable UK energy infrastructure is – we’ve simulated the major climate-related risks

The UK’s energy system is facing growing threats from unprecedented hazards.

Sean Wilkinson, Professor of Structural Engineering, Newcastle University • conversation
March 21, 2025 ~7 min

Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors

MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 21, 2025 ~7 min


Plans to link electricity bills to where you live are unlikely to bring down prices – and that’s a big problem for net zero

‘Zonal pricing’ would not address price distortions caused by gas.

Nicholas Harrington, Research Associate in Electricity Market Reform, University of Glasgow • conversation
March 17, 2025 ~8 min

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason

During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont • conversation
March 17, 2025 ~11 min

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