Fossil fuel energy use accounts for more than two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions. Earth observations can be used to increase the global share of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, in combination with energy efficiency, to help limit a further rise in global temperature, in line with The Paris Agreement.
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Bromus tectorum, otherwise known as cheatgrass, is an invasive grass from Europe that has... -
Supercritical fluid found near magma chambers has the potential to power thousands of homes. -
Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but... -
An initiative to identify and quantify the cost of electric power generation and delivery -
The controversial dam is nearly done, but will drought and lack of grid infrastructure... -
Emphasis should be on the energy needs of companies and communities rather than locally... -
The lowest levels of wind for half a century across much of North America... -
World’s fourth largest hydropower plant’s license was suspended weeks before testing turbines because operators... -
Two recent setbacks to L-band microwave sensing missions have hindered our ability to study... -
Thanks to favorable geography, innovative government policies, and businesses that see the benefits of... -
Although its energy supply system has served it well in the past, Switzerland is... -
Global movement picks up pace as more institutions divest, helping Guardian’s drive to push... -
Controversial decision expected from US interior secretary likely to spark protests from campaigners against... -
We believe we have found a recipe that could open a new door to... -
The proposed Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project would be the world's first man-made, energy-generating...
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Failed crops near the Ningxia Baofeng Energy plant in Shenzhen, China. Photograph: Lu Guang/Greenpeace Over...
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Coverage of the GEO XI in Geneva, Nov. 12-14, 2014. -
Originally Published by The Guardian - Vast network of rivers, lakes and...
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Originally Published by Yale 360 - Hydraulic fracturing is about to move...
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Originally Published by The Guardian - Four nuclear reactors at two large...
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Originally Published by Yale Environment - Thanks to abundant sunshine and wind, renewable...
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The human use of energy has profound moral and ethical implications, raising issues that... -
Originally Published by Eureka Alert - (University of Montreal) Scientists don't...
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Originally Published by The Gaurdian - Maximising the production of crude oil...
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Originally Published by New Scientist - When it comes to electricity supply,...
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Originally Published by Yale 360 -Unity College in Maine was the first...
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Originally Published by ENS- An alliance of eight U.S. states Thursday announced...
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Originally Published by IEEE - Last Thursday, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz...
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Originally Published by NYT - China has an insatiable appetite for energy...
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Originally Published by The Guardian- The week's top environment news stories and...
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Can cities really be ÛÏgreen?Û They have to, if we are to build a... -
Originally Published by New Scientist - That's a lot of clean power. Almost...
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Originally Published by Yale 360 - Researchers from the U.S. military are... -
Originally Published by Eureka Alert- Sales of electric vehicles nearly doubled in 2013,...
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Originally Published by Esri- Esri interactive map tells you exactly how far you... -
Originally Published by The Guardian - Farming is obscure and cooking has become... -
Originally Published by New Scientist -A coal-fired power station in Canada is launching...
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The fourth-annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) will take place 10-13 October 2014... -
Originally Published by The Gaurdian- Adam Vaughan looks back at a year dominated... -
Originally Published by Yale Environment - Although coal has dominated the South African...
