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How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Environment

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Ever cheaper wind and solar power means the decline of coal, oil and gas is unstoppable. The trillion-dollar question is how, and how quickly, their demise comes about

Features

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Environment

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Features

Lighting fires in space is helping us make greener energy on Earth

Space

Lighting fires in space is helping us make greener energy on Earth

Features

Algae's ability to photosynthesise boosted by light-harvesting plastic

Environment

Algae's ability to photosynthesise boosted by light-harvesting plastic

News

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

The super fly that could feed us, end waste and make plastic and fuel

Environment

The super fly that could feed us, end waste and make plastic and fuel

Features

Bacteria teach us how to make green fuel from carbon dioxide

Physics

Bacteria teach us how to make green fuel from carbon dioxide

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forest dead

Earth

The real palm oil problem: it's not just in your food

Insight

Why the US is wrong to say burning wood is carbon neutral

Earth

Why the US is wrong to say burning wood is carbon neutral

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A bus being filled with biofuel

Earth

Use waste rather than crops for biofuels, says UK report

Liquid biofuels can help reduce carbon emissions, but the focus should be on making them from wastes such as cooking oil, says major review

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