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Is green energy the answer to recover the economy?
The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of the current energy system and the fragility of many economies. Maybe investing in renewables could help recover the economy.
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Super porous material increases efficiency for carbon capture
A new super porous material designed by Australian researchers can capture large amounts of CO2 at record low energy cost. Additionally, what is the projection for CO2 emission for after the pandemic?
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Perovskite solar panels may be the breakthrough we have been waiting for
There is a new material for solar cells that can make them achieve high power conversion efficiency and is cheaper than crystalline silicon. Perovskite solar cells could be ready for commercialization in a few years but not without addressing some issues first.
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Governments are lowering environmental standards while the world is distracted with the COVID-19 pandemic
While people in the world are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are taking advantage of the chaos and passing legislature that can harm the environment and human health.
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The coronavirus effect?: The beginning of an oil war
The novel coronavirus may have sparked an oil price war. What led to this?
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Is the internet hype helping Tesla win the EV race?
Tesla's increasing popularity may be due in part to internet hype but there are lots of reasons why they are winning the electric vehicle market.
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Microsoft is going to be carbon negative by 2030: how are they doing it?
As several companies have realized by now, customers are asking that companies make bolder commitments to sustainability. Microsoft is doing that by announcing their goal of being carbon negative by 2030.
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The best environmental laws around the world: Are they working?
People taking action to protect the planet is inspiring, but it is much better when the government helps by implementing environmental policies too.
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Droughts and diseases: What a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius will do to us
The Paris Agreement's goal is to keep a global temperature rise bellow 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Where did that number come from? And what surpassing a 2 degrees increase would mean for the planet.
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What is new in solar?
There have been many changes in solar technology in the past years and though most advances seem like small improvements or a larger deployment on existing technologies, it is worth to note these changes.
