Taking Off in Two Directions at Once
The quickest flight path to decarbonizing aviation could be less air travel—but it also might be a lot more of it
Jun 2021 10
W. Wayt Gibbs
W. Wayt Gibbs is a freelance science writer and editor based in Seattle. He is a contributing editor with Scientific American and editorial director at Intellectual Ventures. His work has appeared in Science, Nature, Discover, IEEE Spectrum, and The Economist.
May 2021 27
Green Investing Is Blowing Up
Will it be another bubble, destined to burst—or a balloon that lifts us over the energy transition?
May 2021 6
The Tricky Business of Tipping Cows
Will “peak beef” happen fast enough to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century?
Apr 2021 22
The Wild Ride of This Energy Transition
Change is happening in jolts, confounding expectations. Is that a cause for dread—or optimism?
Apr 2021 9
Green Hydrogen Is Bubbling with Hype—Again
Is this time for real?
Mar 2021 25
The Direct-Air Capture Debate
Is now the moment for wartime-level investment in technologies that suck carbon out of thin air?
Jun 2019 26
Bottling Sunshine without Batteries
Turning sunlight into liquid fuels or hydrogen gas could address solar power’s biggest limitations
Jun 2019 26
A View from Everywhere All the Time
Tech companies are rapidly networking the environment in ways that will transform our perception of nature—just as social media reshaped our relationships with each other. What could possibly go wrong?
Sep 2018 10
Eyes on the High Seas
Illegal fishing is getting harder, thanks to public surveillance from space
Aug 2017 1
How Much Energy Will the World Need?
Any climate plan that doesn’t consider this question is bound to fail.
