How a government-linked foundation could speed the spread of new clean-energy technologies
Similar arrangements already support the National Park Service, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
David M. Hart, Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
• conversation
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: innovation climate-change carbon greenhouse-gases energy-transition philanthropy-and-nonprofits innovation-and-invention us-department-of-energy process-of-innovation foundations
We mapped the world's frozen peatlands – what we found was very worrying
Peatlands will become a major source of greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws.
Gustaf Hugelius, Senior Lecturer, Physical Geography, Stockholm University •
conversation
Aug. 12, 2020 • ~5 min
Aug. 12, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: carbon-emissions permafrost greenhouse-gases peat peatland
'Renewable' natural gas may sound green, but it's not an antidote for climate change
Energy companies are marketing a new fuel: 'renewable' natural gas. But it's not the same from a climate change perspective as wind or solar energy.
Emily Grubert, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
July 6, 2020 • ~9 min
July 6, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: climate-change solar-power wind-power greenhouse-gases methane natural-gas alternative-energy landfills electric-utilities carbon-neutrality
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