Reducing emissions by decarbonizing industry

A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
July 21, 2021 ~5 min

The next big financial crisis could be triggered by climate change – but central banks can prevent it

It isn't just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it's also fossil fuel assets losing value. The good news is that central banks can fix it.

Stefano Carattini, Assistant Professor in Economics, Georgia State University • conversation
July 19, 2021 ~9 min


The FDA’s weak drug manufacturing oversight is a potentially deadly problem

COVID-19 has exacerbated a backlog of domestic and foreign drug manufacturing inspections that the FDA is still too short-staffed to adequately deal with.

C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
June 23, 2021 ~9 min

Artisan robots with AI smarts will juggle tasks, choose tools, mix and match recipes and even order materials – all without human help

Custom fabrication involves taking measurements, choosing tools, deciding on sequences of steps and ordering from a menu of materials. AIs under development promise to take humans out of the loop.

Glenn S. Daehn, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University • conversation
June 15, 2021 ~8 min

With Ford's electric F-150 pickup, the EV transition shifts into high gear

Ford's electric F-150 pickup won't roll off assembly lines until early 2022, but the company has received thousands of preorders already for a vehicle aimed at the mass market, not eco-buyers.

Brian C. Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State • conversation
June 15, 2021 ~9 min

G7: why major economies are delaying a break with the fossil fuel industry

Rhetoric is hardening, but government policies still honour the special relationship with fossil fuels.

Marcus Gomes, Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Sustainability, Cardiff University • conversation
June 10, 2021 ~6 min

Oil companies are going all-in on petrochemicals – and green chemistry needs help to compete

As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.

Constance B. Bailey, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 25, 2021 ~10 min

Startup improving chemical separations wins MIT $100K competition

Osmoses says its filtration membranes can make gas and vapor separation much less energy-intensive across multiple industries.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
May 24, 2021 ~7 min


IEA report: world's leading energy adviser was founded to protect oil supplies – now it wants to ban new fossil fuels

The seismic changes to energy supply and demand during the pandemic could be just the beginning.

Volker Roeben, Professor of Energy Law and Global Regulation, University of Dundee • conversation
May 21, 2021 ~5 min

How electric cars can advance environmental justice: By putting low-income and racially diverse drivers behind the wheel

Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.

Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, Adjunct Lecturer in Urban Studies, The New School • conversation
May 21, 2021 ~9 min

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