Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry's emissions

The use of fossil fuels carries a much heavier greenhouse gas penalty.

Tom Baxter, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 ~6 min

Global shipping is under pressure to stop its heavy fuel oil use fast – that’s not simple, but changes are coming

Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.

Don Maier, Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 24, 2023 ~8 min


Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Energy companies have marketed natural gas as cooks’ favorite for years because homes with gas hookups will also use it for space and water heating.

Daniel Cohan, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~9 min

The days of the hydrogen car are already over

Hydrogen cars were heralded as an avenue towards universal green motoring, but progress has stalled in recent years.

Chris Ivory, Director of the Innovative Management Practice Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Nov. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Electric planes are coming: Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years

Air Canada and United Airlines both have orders for hybrid electric 30-seaters. An aerospace engineer explains where electrification, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels are headed.

Gökçin Çınar, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 19, 2022 ~9 min

Electrifying homes to slow climate change: 4 essential reads

Many people want to know about practical suggestions to help slow climate change. Effective action starts at home.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
April 11, 2022 ~8 min

Can my electric car power my house? Not yet for most drivers, but vehicle-to-home charging is coming

Bidirectional charging is the next big stage for electric vehicles. But storing power in your car and sending it back to your house involves more than flipping a switch.

Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State • conversation
March 29, 2022 ~9 min

In a rush to replace Russian gas, the EU has damaged its own climate change strategy

Electricity, not what the EU calls ‘renewable gases’, offer the fastest route to decarbonising heating.

David Toke, Reader in Energy Policy, University of Aberdeen • conversation
March 18, 2022 ~7 min


Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration wants to make it much, much bigger.

Joshua D. Rhodes, Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Sept. 10, 2021 ~9 min

Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here's how they work

Heat pumps are the technology of choice for heating and cooling buildings more efficiently and with fewer carbon emissions than furnaces and air conditioning. Here's how they work.

Robert Brecha, Professor of Sustainability, University of Dayton • conversation
June 14, 2021 ~8 min

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