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Investing and Climate Change
How do national governments calculate their share of greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel?
Will upgrading our homes to run entirely on electricity make us more vulnerable to blackouts?
How efficient is carbon capture and storage?
Can we cool the Earth by covering more of it with snow?
Cities and Climate Change
The Electric Grid
Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Carbon Capture
Nuclear Energy
Mining and Metals
Aviation
Concrete
Energy Storage
Which is more likely: electric airplanes or hydrogen-powered airplanes?
Carbon Pricing
Is there a place in the atmosphere where carbon dioxide is concentrated, and if so, can we remove it?
How much CO2 is emitted by manufacturing batteries?
How are gases in the atmosphere analyzed and measured?
Is there enough titanium to support the growth of electric vehicle production in the US?
Is there a danger that pumping liquid carbon dioxide underground could have the same negative impacts as fracking?
Freight Transportation
Could Snowpiercer actually happen?
Hydrogen
Can taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and splitting it into carbon and oxygen help stem the tide of rising greenhouse gases?
Fusion Energy
Do wind turbines kill birds?
Is it true that wind turbines don’t work in the winter?
Solar Energy
How well can electric vehicle batteries be recycled?
Why have electric vehicles won out over hydrogen cars (so far)?
How do we know how long carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere?
How is lithium mined?
Microgrids
If a fossil fuel power plant uses carbon capture and storage, what percent of the energy it makes goes to the CCS equipment?