SUVs accounted for 7% of the European market in 2009. Today, it's almost 40%.
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Long-overdue changes are afoot in Britain's bus networks.
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
Low-carbon alternatives for steelmaking are numerous – but which will be ready in time?
Britain's electricity sector continues to decarbonise, but its capacity to store energy lags far behind.
Investment in renewable electricity needs bipartisan political support and some bold decisions if New Zealand is to meet its future energy commitments.
The Climate Change Committee has laid out a road map for net zero emissions that the UK government could follow.
Heat pumps use electricity to transfer warmth from outside to inside a house.
Hydrogen is feted as the key to a dynamic green economy. But is it the best choice for decarbonisation in all cases?
Don't count nuclear energy out – it may be our best hope of reaching net-zero emissions within the time we have left.
A precedent set at the industry's outset has dominated efforts to reform aviation.
Low-carbon energy sources aren't all equally well-suited to getting us to net-zero emissions.
New bike lanes are a good idea for health and air quality, but the convenience of car travel for most journeys will remain.
It seems likely we are going to need radical reductions in future ownership of private vehicles as we transition to cleaner transport.
Energy efficiency and electrification should lead the effort to decarbonise society, not hydrogen.
Building a greener economy starts at home.
Emissions from Australia's electricity sector have dropped markedly during the pandemic.
But a recession could cloud the renewables outlook.
Just as it did 75 years ago, the UK government has a chance to build back better from a crisis.
As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for fewer cars and better public transport.
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Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Energy Informatics Group, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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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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Lecturer in Energy Physics, University of South Wales
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Research Director at Climate Outreach & Honorary Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University
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John Thwaites is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Professor in Tourism and Marketing, University of Canterbury
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Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
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Head of National Programs, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Reader in Energy Systems and Innovation, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Environmental Decision-Making, University of Massachusetts Amherst
