Environment

In a new modeling study, researchers show how widely wind and solar potential vary by season and year, suggesting that backup energy sources may...

Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are...

Mark Jaccard, Simon Fraser University To prevent the worst of climate change, we must increasingly buy zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Transportation accounts for one-quarter of Canada’s...

Extending car lifetime and first-owner possession length can reduce overall emissions more than accelerating replacement according to new study Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan—As countries race to...

Andrew Barron, Swansea University The introduction of a new type of petrol, E10, in the UK may create some extra costs for owners of older...

Kerry Rippy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that...

Paul N. Edwards, Stanford University Most of America’s 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so...

Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University Road transport accounts for around a quarter of all CO₂ emissions – reducing this is crucial to reaching net zero...

University of Birmingham New European Union regulations on batteries could offer a huge boost to the global decarbonisation mission - but only if it leverages...

International Council on Clean Transportation A far-reaching new study of the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars, including SUVs, draws sharp and meticulous...