It is hard to imagine that something as mundane as a battery could make national headlines, but that is what happened last week in Australia. …
Category: Renewables
Drawdown, or not?
A recent book and associated website discusses the steps necessary to address and even reverse the current warming of the climate system. The project, known …
Not all roadmaps follow viable roads
There is certainly concern in the academic community that the world is following an emissions pathway which will result in overshoot in comparison with the …
Drivers behind flattening CO2 emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that carbon dioxide emissions from energy use remained flat in 2016, the third year in a row. This …
So much from so little
One of the many report launches at COP22 was the 2016 Global Status of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), released by GCCSI (Global Carbon Capture …
100 Gigafactories
Last week National Geographic launched its climate change movie, Before the Flood, online globally for free viewing. The film offers the opportunity to join Leonardo …
A global timeline to net-zero emissions
Last week turned out to be a busy one on the climate calendar, with multiple events across Europe and North America. In the case of …
