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Philadelphia Oil Refinery Explosion is a Learning Moment
the refinery would be shutdown and put up for sale. On the early ... and outside of government. (For a glimpse into what it’s like to be a ... future use of the site” and “organiz[e] a series of listening sessions
Waste Gasification: How Old Technology Can Solve a Modern Problem
annual rate. The next 30 years are also set to be a critical time for the ... . This reaction has two products: a combustible gas called syngas and inert ... directly for electricity generation, or it can be refined into a variety of
Closing the Loop: Building a Battery Recycling Ecosystem
match demand more closely, and a sustainable EV recycling ecosystem will ... , who is incentivized to design only for their own cost and performance ... As EV adoption accelerates, demand for batteries is increasing
Europe’s Protected Area Policies Could Use a Little More Ambition
health, with higher values on a 0-100 scale indicating denser and richer ... -catastrophic decline in a million species of animals and plants. In Europe, 26 percent of ... goods linked to deforestation and a nature restoration law. Most
Kenya’s Clean Energy Transition Gets a Boost from Solar Power
’s solar boom, as I learned on a recent research trip to Nairobi. First, the ... increased energy access and modernized payment systems for energy. Kenya more than doubled its electrification rate between 2014 and 2018. Using a
A Missing Piece to the Implementation of the Paris Agreement
conference and tune into a special podcast series from Energy Policy Now ... a model for that multilevel governance. Instead, it took five COPs for ... better harness local knowledge and capacity. Unsurprisingly, a system
Navigating the Energy Demands of Blockchain in a Climate-Constrained Future
artworks have sold for millions of dollars, and the internet is once again ... , discussion is focused primarily on energy demands and climate impacts with the ... decentralized blockchains could be a useful tool in managing cap and trade systems
Indigenous Communities are Leading the Way to a Just Transition
allows for is a rebalancing, a remembering and a reimagining of what our ... peoples were thriving in a healthy and balanced ecosystem. It is no ... knowing and being. In 2011, when a pipeline rupture spilled more than 1
Decreased Fuel Economy Standards: A Threat to EVs?
, while still a lofty goal for automakers, represents a regressive policy ... cost for a low mpg vehicle will surpass (by about $500) the premium that ... further support for why this isn’t a sound strategic move, gasoline prices
Climate Denialism, Florida, and the Future of Climate Politics
Rafe Pomerance, a former Washington environmental lobbyist and subject of Nathaniel Rich’s recent book on climate change, Losing Earth, spent the 1980’s bringing global warming and the need for climate action