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The global transition to renewables could lead to human rights abuses and risks exacerbating inequalities between the West and the developing world.

Electric vehicles were supposed to be inevitable. Two years ago President Joe Biden climbed behind the wheel of a beefy white electric Hummer to tout his plan

Scientists aren’t done experimenting with the fundamental elements of batteries to move society toward clean energy and make batteries sustainable.

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The Chances of Another Chernobyl Before 2050? 50%, Say Safety Specialists  And there’s a 50:50 chance of a Three Mile Island-scale disaster in the next 10 years, according to the largest statistical analysis of nuclear accidents ever undertaken. MIT Technology Review April 17, 2015 Given that most countries with nuclear power intend to keep their reactors running and…

A recent report focused on Vermont shows that the state produces the second-highest greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the Northeast, narrowly trailing only New Hampshire.

This was the 13th year for the contest.

At a gleaming new metro station on the edge of Shenzhen, the local government is promoting "carbon coins" to commuters to earn and trade for shopping vouchers and travel cards in a push to get households to join China's fight against climate change. The southeastern city's "Carbon Road for Everyone" scheme, which rewards people for logging their use of public transport, is one of dozens around China encouraging citizens to ditch cars, plant trees and cut energy use...

At a gleaming new metro station on the edge of Shenzhen, the local government is promoting &quot&#x3B;carbon coins&quot&#x3B; to commuters to earn and trade for shopping vouchers and travel cards in a push to get households to join China's fight against climate change. Th...

The discussion is largely theoretical at present.