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Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book

In More and More and More, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argues that tackling climate change means rethinking our history of energy consumption – and exposing the green transition as a fiction

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Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked

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First breathtaking images from Euclid telescope's map of the universe

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First breathtaking images from Euclid telescope's map of the universe

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Are superconducting power lines the key to a cleaner grid?

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World's largest sailing cargo ship makes first transatlantic voyage

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Is ultra cheap green hydrogen on the horizon?

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Can solar panels designed for space boost clean energy on Earth?

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In the race to ramp up renewables, we can't ignore heat storage

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Diamond could be the super semiconductor the US power grid needs

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How incredibly simple tech can supercharge the race to net zero

To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights

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Raindrop-powered generator harvests electricity from bad weather

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Giant dome filled with CO2 could store excess power from renewables

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Electricity prices in Europe are going negative - and that's bad

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Shipping companies are testing biofuel made from cashew nut shells

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