Directly charging money for carbon emissions is the cheapest and most efficient policy change for tackling climate change, researchers have said. Ohio State University researchers analysed the costs and effects that a variety of policy changes would have on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation in Texas and found that adding a price, based … Read more
The UK’s first homes with household appliances powered entirely by hydrogen will be built in Low Thornley, Gateshead, providing a demonstration of hydrogen-powered living. The pair of show homes will contain 100 per cent hydrogen appliances including boilers, hobs, cookers, and fires. Unlike natural gas, which is responsible for over 30 per cent of the … Read more
Google has announced that it aims to power all its data centres and offices with carbon-free energy by 2030, matching pledges by rival Apple earlier in the year. In a blog post, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote that the firm has always valued sustainability and said the world “must act now” to avoid the worst consequences of … Read more