China Doubles Down on Clean Energy Even as Coal Keeps Growing
China has announced plans to double down on its already ambitious renewable energy targets by massively expanding its…
Global Emissions Hit A New Record As U.S. Emissions Rebounded
STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA – JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown…
A warning sign about AI’s real cost, courtesy of Google and Amazon
It’s no secret that AI is a hog, consuming energy and water like no digital technology before it.…
Disneyland’s Autopia must switch to electric vehicles to comply with California’s emissions standards
Disneyland must swap out the gas-powered engines in the ride cars for the iconic Autopia ride by early…
Here’s what can come next with climate-change fever finally breaking
Something was conspicuously missing from California’s primary this month. In the state that built its political identity around…
Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of powerful ‘super El Nino’
Pacific Ocean temperatures are rising fast, raising fears that a powerful El Nino pattern could bring record global…
Climate Change Is Creating a New Kind of Weather Disaster
In 2022, the combined impact of devastating floods and a severe heatwave caused over $40 billion of damage…
Former Treasury boss says Australians left with little to show from commodities boom
Why doesn’t Australia collect more tax revenue on the sale of its natural resources? We are a high-income…
Temperatures in Nearly All Major U.S. Cities Have Warmed Since First Earth Day
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science…
AI Companies Think Destroying the Planet Is an Acceptable Trade-Off for Unlimited Profits
There are more than 3,000 new data centers either proposed or already under construction across the United States.…
From biodiversity to carbon capture: Saving bison from extinction has brought big benefits to Europe
The European bison is making a comeback across the continent, bringing with it a wealth of wildlife benefits.…
China to step up tech, energy and decarbonisation efforts in next 5-year plan
China will set priorities for technological innovation, economic security, public well-being and carbon reduction over the next five…