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Governor of California orders state to go carbon neutral by 2045

The governor of California has signed an executive order calling for state-wide carbon neutrality by 2045, followed by net negative emissions after that

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hydrogen car

Technology

Gas guzzlers reborn: Why your next car could run on hydrogen

Insight

power plants

Technology

Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy

Features

A pile of batteries

Technology

Paper batteries use electron-harvesting bacteria to make electricity

News

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Technology

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Culture

Weird 'wind drought' means Britain's turbines are at a standstill

Earth

Weird 'wind drought' means Britain's turbines are at a standstill

News

Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool

Technology

Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool

News

electric plane

Technology

Will we ever go on holiday in an electric-powered plane?

Comment

EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

Earth

EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

News

Artist's impression of the Swansea tidal power project, showing a walkway around the periphery

Earth

Why tidal power won't solve the world's renewable energy needs

There are widespread calls for the UK government not to abandon a trailblazing tidal power project, but this energy source is no green panacea, says Hans van Haren

Comment

Earth

A renewables revolution is afoot – but who will benefit?

Leader

Earth

Finally we can power the planet on renewables alone – here's how

Features

Earth

Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat

News

Earth

Worst-case climate change scenario is even worse than we thought

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