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.
Carbon-Negative Furniture
And other things made from greenhouse gases
Does driving an electric car help decarbonize the economy?
You would need to drive an electric car more than 50,000 km in Quebec and 150,000 km in Germany to outcompete a conventional car in terms of greenhouse gas emissions
Surprisingly small tweaks to carbon pricing could balance cost with fairness
Researchers believe they found a way to resolve the tradeoff between too many different carbon prices and the need for big cash transfers between countries
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.
Who’s Winning the Clean-tech Race?
You could be forgiven if you thought the European Union—historically a leader on low-carbon finance and policy efforts—would have a competitive edge in clean energy markets. But you would need to think again.
You Pay or We Drill
When Ecuador asked the world for $3.6 billion to not drill for oil, the world balked. But in terms of reining in carbon, Ecuador may be on to something.
Microwave magic can help provide clean hydrogen fuel
Zapping catalysts with microwaves help them extract hydrogen from plastic waste and from water
Energy subsidies and the G20
Energy subsidies and the G20: Do as I say, not as I do.
Art That Delivers Clean Water & Power
An international competition challenges designers to show that clean energy production and dazzling public art can be one and the same
The Race to Reinvent Cement
The material that built the modern world is due for an upgrade. What if we could transform cement from a climate wrecker
into a carbon sponge?