Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate

A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~8 min

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate

A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~8 min


Tackling the energy revolution, one sector at a time

A new study on techno-economic outlooks for zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration.

Climate and Sustainability Consortium • mit
Nov. 8, 2024 ~8 min

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.

Gautam Jain, Senior Research Scholar in Financing the Energy Transition, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~8 min

How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy

Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker.

Muhammad Muddasar, PhD candidate, School of Engineering, University of Limerick • conversation
Nov. 5, 2024 ~6 min

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned

The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.

Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~7 min

Labour has bet big on green industrial policy. But there may be there cheaper ways to net zero

Big industrial projects are needed. But what about roof insulation, heat pumps and other crucial but mundane investments?

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~7 min

3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?

Extraction of nickel, an essential component of clean energy technologies, needs stronger policies to protect local environments and communities, MIT researchers say.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Nov. 1, 2024 ~6 min


No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned

The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.

Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Nov. 1, 2024 ~7 min

Tiny airborne particles within air pollution could be a silent killer – new study uncovers hidden risks and reveals who’s most at risk in New York state

Ultrafine particles are approximately one-thousandth the width of a human hair. But because of their tiny size, they are easily inhaled – and typically more dangerous than larger particles.

Quan Qi, PhD candidate in Economics, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
Oct. 24, 2024 ~6 min

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