Labelling is a popular choice as a way to control fossil fuel advertising – new study

A poll of 2000 people found that a traffic light labelling system for adverts promoting high-carbon products is a popular option.

Jacob Ainscough, Senior Research Associate in Environmental Governance, Lancaster University • conversation
June 21, 2024 ~5 min

The world no longer needs new fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

By pledging no new fossil fuel licenses, the UK Labour party could aid a new international norm.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
June 17, 2024 ~8 min


The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

By pledging no new fossil fuel licenses, the UK Labour party could aid a new international norm.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
June 17, 2024 ~8 min

Reducing carbon emissions from long-haul trucks

MIT researchers show a promising plan for using clean-burning hydrogen in place of the diesel fuel now used in most freight-transport trucks.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 5, 2024 ~24 min

New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal

Lawsuits are inevitable, but an environmental lawyer explains why the EPA’s new power plant regulations are on solid ground.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
May 1, 2024 ~11 min

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.

Jamey Jacob, Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, Oklahoma State University • conversation
May 1, 2024 ~8 min

Oil bosses call phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy’ – but an international agreement is plausible

While some countries are more likely than others to sign an international agreement to phase out fossil fuels, measures to tackle fossil fuel demand by adding a higher carbon price are essential.

Panagiotis Fragkos, Researcher, Energy & Economy, National Technical University of Athens • conversation
April 9, 2024 ~8 min

Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO emissions since 2016 – new report

Cement and fossil fuel production has reached unprecedented levels, with most of the emission growth traceable to a relatively small number of companies.

Saphira Rekker, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Finance, The University of Queensland • conversation
April 4, 2024 ~6 min


America’s green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn’t powered by renewable energy − yet

New charts and data show how corporate demand could boost clean energy investment in regions where renewable energy potential is strong but wind and solar power have lagged.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~7 min

Who are today’s climate activists? Dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Month

Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.

Dana R. Fisher, Director of the Center for Environment, Community & Equity and Professor in the School of International Service, American University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min

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