Beam Solar Energy From Space? These Scientists Achieve a Breakthrough
Even by the standards of the Space Race, the idea seemed bold, maybe a bit crazy. In 1968,
2023-10-26 18:46
Whale Buffer Zone Could Thwart 3 Gigawatts of US Offshore Wind
Nearly 3 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity could be imperiled if the US government imposes a 20-kilometer (12.4-mile)
2023-10-26 03:20
EU Aims to Boost Its Wind Industry to Counter China’s Clean Tech Ambitions
The European Union launched a wind power package on Tuesday to counter the growing influence of China and
2023-10-24 20:29
An Oil Giant Quietly Ditched the World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant
The world wants to master the process of corralling carbon, and Occidental Petroleum Corp. is building a futuristic
2023-10-23 19:57
Climate Science in Arctic ‘Broken’ as US and Europe Isolate Russia
Irina Panyushkina is a dendrochronologist — a scientist who studies tree-ring dating to understand past environmental conditions —
2023-10-19 16:52
EU Clinches Power Market Deal After Nuclear Spat Settled
European Union countries reached an agreement on an overhaul of the bloc’s power market after Germany and France
2023-10-18 01:58
World’s Biggest Fusion-Energy Project Searches for Lost Memory
The executive in charge of the world’s biggest fusion-energy experiment is trying to rehire retired engineers, who possess
2023-10-16 20:25
How China Left the World Far Behind in the Battery Race
This is one of the stories in Akshat Rathi’s new book Climate Capitalism, which is out today. Akshat
2023-10-12 20:55
Climate Change Threatens 400-Year-Old Jamestown and Its Buried Secrets
David Givens, an archaeologist in Jamestown, Virginia, is peering into a pit on a hot, cloudless afternoon in
2023-10-12 18:59
Alaska Shuts Down Its Snow Crab Harvest for the Second Year in a Row
Alaskan officials recently canceled the Bering Sea snow crab season for the second year in a row —
2023-10-12 18:54
The Mediterranean Sea Was Also Bizarrely Warm This Summer
July was the warmest month recorded in at least four decades in the Mediterranean Sea as the daily
2023-10-11 22:58
Peak in Energy Emissions Seen as Too Slow for Net Zero Goal
Global energy-related emissions should peak next year — marking a key point for the renewables transition — but
2023-10-11 05:25