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Climate adaptation vital to limit damage so far

...floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018
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American climate refugees could flee inland

...tidal surges. Richer populations are assumed to be more likely to invest in coastal defences and some coastal communities will be less at risk than others, yet the cost of...
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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Global wind and solar costs to fall even faster – Report

...plays a more central role, especially in the near term. • Global power sector emissions peak in just over ten years, then decline. CO2 emissions from power generation increase by...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Hydrogen could see off fossil fuels

...power. However, if this surplus power is diverted to produce hydrogen that can be stored, then the cost of the valuable gas produced is low. The hydrogen can then be...
Posted On 12 Feb 2018
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Renewable Energy Drives Switchgear Demand

...power supply and distribution system. Reliable switchgear is necessary to enhance power transmission, allowing countries to improve managing and protecting their electric grid equipment. With worsening climate change...
Posted On 20 Sep 2022
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From Heat Waves to Hurricanes: Climate Change’s Toll on Electricity

...to hurricanes, power outages put residents and businesses at risk like never before. The Rising Threat to Power and Connectivity A crumbling electric grid — 70% of its transmission lines...
Posted On 09 Aug 2024

Solar power can save lives and money

...power, to contain global warming to within 2°C by the end of the century. The argument for solar power sounds radical: in fact other researchers have calculated that the US...
Posted On 19 Jun 2017
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Net Zero Homes – Are They The Wave Of The Future?

...can still consume power from the grid in some cases, and then overproduce power on their own which exports to the grid at others. The net sum of this is...
Posted On 25 Feb 2019
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