Renewable energy is fuelling a forgotten conflict in Africa's last colony

Morocco treats wind and solar farms in Western Sahara as if they were in Morocco.

Joanna Allan, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Nov. 26, 2021 • ~8 min

Americans support climate change policies, especially those that give them incentives and clean up the energy supply

A set of studies found people prefer incentives to disincentives, especially for individuals but also for businesses. They have views on clean energy and efficiency, too.

Nathaniel Geiger, Assistant Professor of Communication Science, Indiana University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2021 • ~7 min

The average person's daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too

How and where people spend their money and use energy can influence corporate behavior.

Tom Ptak, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2021 • ~9 min

Here's how to convince CEOs to support government climate action at the expense of their own profits

Research suggests that corporate leaders can be encouraged to lobby for climate action by personally experiencing the effects of climate change.

Jonathan Gosling, Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Exeter • conversation
Nov. 11, 2021 • ~7 min

Tidal turbines could generate 11% of the UK's power – new research

Subsidies could help kickstart cost cutting and innovation in this prohibitively expensive industry.

Danny Coles, Research Fellow in Tidal Stream Energy, University of Plymouth • conversation
Nov. 9, 2021 • ~7 min

Women's participation is essential to achieve global climate targets

Women’s climate knowledge is often overlooked, despite it being a vital resource for adapting to a warming world.

Modupe Olufunmilayo Jimoh, Senior Teaching Fellow in Civil and Humanitarian Engineering, University of Warwick • conversation
Nov. 9, 2021 • ~8 min

Tidal turbines could generate 11% of the UK's power – if the government funds this technology

Subsidies could help kickstart cost cutting and innovation in this prohibitively expensive industry.

Danny Coles, Research Fellow in Tidal Stream Energy, University of Plymouth • conversation
Nov. 9, 2021 • ~7 min

6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some already

Clean energy innovation, giving up coal, cutting methane and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 • ~10 min

6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some of them already

Clean energy innovation, methane cuts and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 • ~10 min

This Amazon dam is supposed to provide clean energy, but it's destroying livelihoods and unique species

Diverting water to a hydroelectric dam might seem eco-friendly, but the devastating consequences to local ecosystems cannot be ignored.

Sonia Magalhaes, Adjunct Professor of Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Pará • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~8 min

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