Despite declining reserves and significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to climate change, fossil fuels continue to be the most widely used energy source globally.
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Consortium Led by MIT, Harvard University, and Mass General Brigham Spurs Development of 408 MW of Renewable Energy
MIT is co-leading an effort to enable the development of two new large-scale renewable energy projects in regions with carbon-intensive electrical grids: Big Elm Solar in Bell County, Texas, came online this year, and the Bowman Wind Project in Bowman County, North Dakota, is expected to be operational in 2026.
Research Highlights the Pressures from Human Activities on Tropical Marine Ecosystems
The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet.
From Zero to 80 Per Cent in Just 15 Minutes
Electric Vehicles will now be able to go from zero battery power to an 80 per cent charge thanks to Researchers at the University of Waterloo who made a breakthrough in lithium-ion battery design to enable this extremely fast charging.
‘Climate Spiral’ Shows Warming Reaching New Extremes
From June 2023 to August 2024, the world saw 15 months in a row of record-breaking heat, a stretch so extreme that it confounded scientists. A new animation from NASA shows the severity of warming.
In Patagonia, More Snow Could Protect Glaciers from Melt — But Only if We Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions Soon
Before making predictions, Troch and his collaborators looked back in time.