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Fossil fuels are a group of fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are the world’s primary energy source, and their use has had a significant impact on the environment. Here you can find the latest news and articles on fossil fuels and the environmental impacts of their use. You can also watch videos and learn more about how they are impacting the climate.
Eliminating fossil fuel-powered vehicles from the road is necessary to fight climate change and save thousands of lives at risk due to poor air quality. As governments and the auto industry advance the switch to electric vehicles, this rapid technology transition may disrupt traditional mobility patterns–and, without equitable planning and policy, it has the potential … Continue reading "A Framework for Equity and Local Leadership in the EV Transition"
This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued important orders in two closely-related environmental lawsuits previously decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Last Friday, the justices granted review in Diamond Alternative Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing to decide whether fossil fuel manufacturers have legal standing to challenge an … Continue reading "Good & Bad Environmental News From the U.S. Supreme Court"
To replace fossil fuel as our primary energy source in the creation of electricity and in the powering of transportation, batteries are front and centre providing both storage backup for renewables as well as power to run infrastructure. One of the newest technologies is a proton battery that uses hydrogen ions, electrodes made from an organic material and a water solution to
To produce most of the energy we consume today, we use fossil fuels that add CO2 to the atmosphere. Geoengineering technologies like carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), carbon capture and utilization (CCUS), and novel efforts to capture carbon from the ocean are falling short of IPCC targets to remove 1 Gigaton of the gas annually from the carbon budget by 2030.
If you are invested in fossil fuel companies then the current news about continued profits, healthy dividends and record incomes will give you comfort. On the other hand, if you are a concerned citizen about climate change the news is foreboding. The industry is making out like a bandit enabled by loans and financial guarantees from banking institutions around the planet while