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2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

14 December 2022

This year, there were the lows of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, soaring prices and extreme weather, and the highs of an accelerating shift to green energy and space wonders from the James Webb Space Telescope


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We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

7 September 2022

A new kind of battery rooted in quantum effects is showing promise. No one knows if they will ever become a practical option for electric vehicles or solar-power storage. But as the world burns, potentially transformative ideas must be explored


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Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

13 November 2019

Ramping up renewable energy, electrifying transport and ending energy waste is the easy stuff, the hard problem of climate change is reducing emissions from steel and concrete production


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A renewables revolution is afoot – but who will benefit?

6 June 2018

Donald Trump's commitment to coal is short-sighted and wrong-headed. A 100 per cent renewable future is coming – and other countries will reap the rewards


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Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter

6 September 2017

Human actions rather than technology undermined London's electric buses 100 years ago, showing there's plenty to be learned by revisiting the past


It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

5 July 2017

Distant financial elites aren't the only ones with investments in the fossil fuel industry – most people with a private pension or savings account do too


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The death of King Coal hints we are at a climate turning point

21 June 2017

Coal use is dying out and wind and solar energy are booming. This means the world is changing around you despite inaction by backward-looking politicians


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Don't forget the lessons of deadly lead

7 June 2017

Politicians who say environmental regulations are an unnecessary burden are ignorant of history and contemptuous of future generations


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