China aims to double its wind and solar capacity by 2025, according to a new road map that also allows for more coal-fired power plants to bolster energy security. The world’s biggest polluter earlier estimated it needs to double wind and solar use by 2030 to deliver on its pledges Read more…
There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the United States to power the entire country for 100 years with clean energy, says Jess C. Gehin at the Idaho National Laboratory. There are 93 commercial nuclear reactors at 55 operating sites in the United States, according to Scott Burnell, Read more…
California regulators on Thursday gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco, a first in a state where dozens of companies have been trying to train vehicles to steer themselves on increasingly congested roads. The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously Read more…
Amateur astronomers are preparing for a heavenly treat from Friday as the five planets visible to the naked eye line up in order of their distance from the sun across the pre-dawn sky. For those who can face the early start, and have an unobstructed view of the horizon to Read more…
Germany’s parliament has set summer train fares at 9 euros per month in a bid to slash pollution and curb imports of Russian oil by spurring drivers to take public transit. The initiative takes effect on June 1, with 9 euros covering the cost of all buses, trams, subways, and Read more…
Judith Enck, a former EPA regional administrator, the president of Beyond Plastics, and a visiting professor at Bennington College, and Jan Dell, a chemical engineer and the founder of the Last Beach Cleanup, write in a piece: Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively Read more…
Greece has passed its first climate law, which sets out specific targets to fight climate change and wean itself off coal in power generation by 2028. The legislation sets interim targets for Greece to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and by 80% by 2040 before achieving Read more…