Energy & Decarbonization Stories
Capping and/or mitigating global warming requires a rapid shift to low-carbon socio-economic systems. From stories about scaling up renewable energy to pioneering work in solar fuels to carbon capture and storage technologies, Anthropocene magazine aims to be a leading voice in the conversation about this great transition.
What’s the Fastest Way to an Energy Miracle?
First amp up R&D then fade in a carbon tax
Using seawater for cooling could be a sustainable option
Researchers found that just one cubic meter of seawater has the same cooling energy as a solar farm the size of 68 football fields—or 21 wind turbines.
How COVID kills coal
The pause of 2020 enabled low-carbon power growth to get ahead of electricity demand growth
Footsteps could light up homes with power-generating wooden floors
Researchers have found a way to convert the renewable construction material into a renewable energy producer.
Here’s what a more just green energy transition might look like
Researchers identified policy tweaks to prevent decarbonization efforts from harming households and small businesses
How We Think about E-Waste Is in Need of Repair
China and Ghana are looking less and less like electronic wastebaskets and more and more like leaders in a powerful, informal green economy
Just 10% of Covid stimulus funds directed to green-energy would be enough to reach Paris goals
A new study puts some numbers on what would constitute a climate-friendly recovery package
First comprehensive study of indoor pot farm emissions uncovers a giant climate hot spot
Cannabis growing regulations often focus on drug policy, producing unintended environmental consequences
Chemists unlock secret to making green ammonia from renewable energy in refrigerator-size reactors
The new, efficient technique could slash agricultural and transportation carbon emissions and be rolled out in communities and on individual farms
Visualizing Carbon
Pictures make a story come alive—and in the climate change story, one of the main characters is invisible. Carbon Visuals helps people “see” the carbon dioxide that’s trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
