The digital world is taking more and more space in our lives… and dramatically increasing electrical use. It’s a serious problem given the urgent need fight climate change.
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The country’s electricity is now the cleanest it has been in 60 years.
Countries have started announcing strategies to cut greenhouse gases over the next 35 years.
Phasing out fossils fuels would go a long way to stopping dangerous climate change – but it might be harder than we thought.
With the failures of past planning now apparent, the unruly threat of a damaged and depleting planet is ushering us toward a fourth era of urban restructuring. What might City v4.0 look like?
The process of decarbonisation is a complex one for South Africa, as most its power supply comes from coal.
Numerous milestones have been reached over the past year as the coal is ditched for lower-carbon alternatives.
Solar power is a key piece of South Africa’s energy puzzle.
Tourism is a significant contributor to climate change. But new research suggests that, if we all pitched in, we could decarbonise this global industry for less than the price of an extra checked bag.
NASA once had 400,000 people working on space exploration. We should battle climate change in the same way.
G7 leaders have pledged to help end the world’s fossil fuel use by the end of the century. It’s a laudable aim, but decarbonisation can and should be done by the middle, not the end, of this century.
What to make of the announcement that we’ll be off the hydrocarbons in time for the 22nd century? Dream on.
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Energy Systems and Data Group, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University
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Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Fellow, Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Visiting Professor, Smart Mobility Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
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Hatton Professor of Climate Law, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Energy Physics, University of South Wales
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Reader in Transport Planning, University of Westminster
