Recent headlines describe how war, government policies and other factors are affecting assessments of climate change. Is a chaotic future likely? Is there cause for optimism? Both can be true.
Tag: Alternative and Renewable Energy
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Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Sending Leaders to Africa for Help
Officials from Algeria to Mozambique say they hope to take advantage of an abrupt change in a long-unequal relationship.
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War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy, I.E.A. Says
While some nations are burning more coal this year in response to natural-gas shortages spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, that effect is expected to be short-lived.
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Some good news on energy
Renewable sources made up the vast majority of new generating capacity last year, a new report found. But the world’s energy transition still needs to speed up.
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E.V.s Start With a Bigger Carbon Footprint. But That Doesn’t Last.
The manufacturing and disposal of electric vehicles result in more greenhouse gases than nonelectric models, but that difference will eventually disappear altogether.