Denmark generates more than 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources. Its wind farms, both onshore and offshore, have made the country a global model for clean energy transition. Its grid operator, Energinet, has spent decades building t…
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming
In the race for AI supremacy, the copper in the ground matters as much as the silicon in the chip.
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March, following weeks of US and Israeli air strikes, Brent crude hit $126 a barrel and the World Bank warned that energy prices would surge by 24 per cent, the largest increase since the Russia-Ukraine shock…
AI, EVs and clean energy rely on minerals from water-stressed regions, raising urgent questions about fairness, sustainability and who pays the bill.
A pair of survey studies paint a vivid picture of massive public support of agrivoltaics (combing solar and farming) in both Canada and the US…If they have heard of it.
The energy transition is shifting dependency from oil to critical minerals, creating new risks in global supply chains, materials and industrial resilience.
Conservation projects far from tourist areas are often unseen, yet their impact is vital. Without them, the wild places travelers come to experience would be quite different.
A new study lays out how to give retired solar panels a new life with recycled plastic wood by acting as electronic picnic tables.
Sustainability is still embedded across many corporations, which are now grappling with extreme weather events, driven by climate change.