Ozone—made up of three oxygen atoms—is a powerful chemical. In the upper atmosphere, it protects against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. But down below, breathing…
REVERSIBLE REFRIGERATOR
A 19th-century solution to heat homes is helping the world cut emissions
The world spends about 15% of its energy on heat. Most of that comes from burning fossil fuels in homes and businesses. Cutting emissions from…
FULLY CHARGED
Why the world is so excited about electric cars
There is a lot of buzz about electric cars. All the big carmakers have either begun to sell electric cars, or are planning to. Some…
HANDS FREE
The threat to oil is not just electric cars, but self-driving electric cars
The phrase “peak oil” was coined to explain when the world’s supply of oil would start running out. Over the past decade, however, the meaning…
GREENWASH
Europe keeps setting clean-energy records
This week, two of the biggest economies in Europe set new records for clean energy. The UK’s electrical grid has not burned any coal for…
NEW FRIENDS
Days before Trump meets Putin, Russia is cozying up to Iran in a big way
On May 7, a day before the president Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a former US ambassador…
THE WIN-WIN MIRAGE
A $75 million attempt to end indoor air pollution ended up siding with fossil fuels
Each year, more than 4 million people die prematurely from air pollution inside their own homes because they burn wood in inefficient cookstoves. In 2010,…
BEAST FROM THE EAST
The source of the mysterious ozone-killing emissions is confirmed: China
There is often very little good news about the environment. The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, is considered an exception. The protocol bans the use…
OUTLIER
Are gasoline prices in the US really too high?
Another day, another economic threat from Donald Trump. The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help.…
SOBER CELEBRATIONS
The seemingly illogical reason Europe is running low on carbon dioxide… and beer
English fans wanting to celebrate their round-of-16 win against Colombia in the 2018 soccer World Cup are complaining about not having enough beer. How could…
BURYING THE PROBLEM
This could be the first emissions-reductions project (inadvertently) supported by Trump
Jackson Hole, Wyoming Donald Trump is not interested in cutting carbon emissions. Apart from pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement, president Trump…
BEYOND LITHIUM
To hit climate goals, Bill Gates and his billionaire friends are betting on energy storage
The world needs radical new energy technologies to fight climate change. In 2016, Quartz reported that a group of billionaires—including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack…
