Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.

Sébastien Travadel, Aurélien Portelli, and Franck Guarnieri · The Conversation 04 Apr 2019

Sustainable Development

Plant more trees: Young forests use carbon most effectively

British scientists have discovered that young forests are more effective at absorbing carbon.

Tim Radford · EcoWatch 26 Mar 2019

Future of Energy

Re-envisioning the role for natural gas in a clean energy future

“Clean” gas, or hydrogen sourced from natural gas, represents an alternative that has been receiving increased attention.

Dolf Gielen, Morgan D. Bazilian, and Kenneth B. Medlock III · Forbes 05 Mar 2019

Electricity

This is why oil companies and utilities are buying into renewables

Oil and gas companies are investing heavily in EV charging companies.

Michael J. Coren · Quartz 15 Feb 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

Scientists are calling for 'artificial trees' to fight climate change

A team of German scientists are urging the world to invest in artificial photosynthesis, which would mimic the way plants soak up carbon and could help in the fight against climate change.

Marlene Cimons · EcoWatch 12 Feb 2019

Future of Energy

Is this technology the answer to our CO2 emissions problem?

Often decried as an expensive and unproven fig-leaf for the fossil fuel industry, the reality - that we cannot combat climate change without Carbon capture and storage - is, for many, an ...

Brad Page 19 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How each country’s share of global CO2 emissions changes over time

Three economies contributed more than half of the world’s CO2 emissions in 2016 – but half a century ago the picture looked very different.

Johnny Wood 10 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

California wants all its buses to be 100% electric

The US state of innovation and technology has voted to clean its air in a huge leap forward towards a greener future.

Carly Sitzer · Green Matters 07 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This city in Pakistan is going to use cow poo to power its buses

The project aims to clean up the city's air, cut carbon emissions, and improve public transport for struggling commuters.

Imran Mukhtar · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Ten charts show how the world is progressing on clean energy

The Energy Revolution Global Outlook report weighs up countries' efforts to limit global warming to no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels - and finds we could do better.

Iain Staffell · Carbon Brief 13 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Global investors managing trillions in assets call for action on climate change

The global shift towards renewable energy sources is underway, but investors say governments need to do more.

Simon Jessop · Reuters 12 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in Israel will be banned by 2030

Israel is to put in place legislation to bane the sale of gas vehicles by 2030, in a bid to reduce their carbon footprint.

Stephen Johnson · Big Think 07 Dec 2018

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