Biofuel: how new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

New developments in microalgae cultivation are helping to propel the potential of renewable biofuels to combat climate change.

Callum Russell, Chemical Engineering PhD, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 • ~7 min

Why the cost of mitigating climate change can't be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists' best attempts

Human behaviors shift. Policies change. New technology arrives and evolves. All those changes and more are hard to predict, and they affect tomorrow’s costs.

Matthew E. Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 • ~8 min

First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California

Covering the state’s canals with solar panels would reduce evaporation of precious water and help meet renewable energy goals – all while saving money.

Roger Bales, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 • ~9 min

Who owns Britain's underground heat? Answering this could help slash energy bills and carbon emissions

UK law currently regards heat as a physical characteristic, rather than a useful resource.

Ole Pedersen, Professor of Environmental Law, Aarhus University • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~6 min

Toilet taboo: we need to stop being squeamish about recycling human waste

There are myriad benefits to recycling human waste but our reluctance seems to be based on distaste.

Natalie Boyd Williams, PhD candidate Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 • ~7 min

Cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse threaten an environmental nightmare – here’s how to avoid it

Blockchain technology can be made greener if we change the way transactions happen.

Iwa Salami, Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London • conversation
Feb. 8, 2022 • ~7 min

Cleaning up the blockchain: the boom in cryptocurrencies and the metaverse raises the stakes on climate-friendly crypto

Blockchain technology can be made greener if we change the way transactions happen.

Iwa Salami, Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London • conversation
Feb. 8, 2022 • ~7 min

Renewable energy: US tax credits for wind and solar mostly benefit big banks

Wind and solar developers have to woo investors before they can get the tax credits they’re entitled to.

Sarah Knuth, Assistant Professor in Geography, Durham University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 • ~8 min

An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.

Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, UCL • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~5 min

Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works

A team of researchers found 35,000 pairs of existing reservoirs, lakes and old mines in the US that could be turned into long-term energy storage – and they don’t need dams on rivers.

Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~8 min

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