The Oil Crash Is Coming Sooner Than We Think
Low-energy is the future, either through choice or physics. We are running out of time to have a say.
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Analysis: New oil and gas projects since 2021 could emit 14bn tonnes of CO2c
Burning all the oil and gas from new discoveries and newly approved projects since 2021 would emit at least 14.1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2), according to Carbon Brief analysis of Global Energy Monitor (GEM) data.
What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
Burning wood pellets (burning trees) for heat and electricity harms people, biodiversity, and ecosystems.
How to Escape From the Iron Age?
We may not be able to escape the Iron Age, but we have an option to escape the catch-22 that inextricably links steel production with fossil fuels
How the Energy Transition is Like Farting under the Covers
During one week (Monday to Friday) the news ranged from the growing e-waste crisis, to oil companies’ long-term plans to drill, to green bonds for nuclear power. None of it makes sense, except in a culture that puts consumerism and growth ahead of everything else.
Of Life and Lithium
While we may change the kinds of cars we drive, we won’t change our lifestyles to fit a climate-challenged future. Millions upon millions of new zero-emission vehicles will be required and to create them, we’ll need staggering amounts of resources that are still lodged below the earth’s crust.
The Reality of the Green Transition
Energy is meant to supply vitality, not threaten destruction. It is the flow of life through an ecosystem.
How a small church in a Vermont town addresses climate change
A couple years ago a project launched at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Brattleboro, Vt., aimed at making the whole church campus– church, education wing, and rectory– powered 110% by clean, renewable energy by 2030.
Resiliency Hub provides safety and self-sufficiency in a disinvested community
Solar power plus battery storage will enable a Petersburg, VA Resiliency Hub to keep its doors open in times of crisis.
Analysis: Record drop in China’s CO2 emissions needed to meet 2025 target
China’s energy sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased 5.2% in 2023, meaning a record fall of 4-6% is needed by 2025 to meet the government’s “carbon intensity” target.
UK Government Holds its Nerve on Heat Pumps as Clean Heat Policy Confirmed
A cornerstone of the UK’s plans to slash the use of gas in home heating has survived a bitter backlash from the gas boiler sector.
Alberta’s Brutal Water Reckoning
Alberta’s water emergency, which is also a fire emergency, was foretold by scores of water scientists. They predicted that prolonged water scarcity would hit southern Alberta hard for stubborn geographical reasons.