Warp speed for clean energy? That won't work.
It might it be easier for the government to subsidize battery research, rather than pre-ordering particular battery units for later distribution? Maybe so, and it would be smart policy.
Zero hour is coming for emissions. Believe it.
Any targets laid out by politicians will find themselves up against institutional inertia, unintended consequences and political pushback.
Give China a cheer for making polluters pay
China needs to be pressed to aim high when it comes to carbon trading and pricing. Others will be encouraged to follow. For now, it just needs to get started.
Batteries are key to a greener and more electric future
The race to improve battery technology is proceeding on several fronts, the most visible of which is that for electric vehicles.
After oil: Throwing money at green energy isn’t enough
COVID-19 and factors are giving governments the chance to move ahead on ambitious plans to advance the transition to alternative energy sources.
Apparently, the bureaucrats in Brussels think that they — and only they — know which technological pathways are best for building a sustainable future.
Coal’s last refuge crumbles with China’s renewables plan
If Asia — and in particular China, which accounts for about half the world’s coal consumption — can’t break the habit, devastating climate change will be unavoidable.
To avoid such a lockdown scenario aimed at mitigating climate change, the world must overhaul its economic structures and do capitalism differently.
Green-energy firms have a human rights problem
China seen reaching peak carbon emissions by 2030, survey finds
China's carbon emissions will probably peak on or before 2030, a survey of industry participants found. About 82 percent of 260 stakeholders in the nation's carbon market gave that forecast, while more than half said the milestone would be reached by 2025 at the latest, ...
British billionaire Richard Branson said on Tuesday he is in talks to set up a fund to help Caribbean nations recently ravaged by Hurricane Irma replace wrecked fossil fuel-dependent utilities with low-carbon renewable energy sources. The British business magnate has approached governments and would rally ...
Abe's clean energy opportunity
By supporting new generations of renewable-energy startups Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could create the millions of high-paying jobs that have eluded his Abenomics push.
