renewable energy

  • Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says

    Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an updated road map this week for reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The new report emphasizes that solutions like carbon capture technology and carbon credits have not lived up to their promise of removing CO2 from our atmosphere, while renewables have made the most progress toward…


  • Sono Motors Kills Off Its Solar-Powered Car

    Sono Motors Kills Off Its Solar-Powered Car

    A lot of cars get killed off when their time finally comes. The Audi TT will take its final bow later this year, the Toyota CH-R won’t see the new year and now, electric vehicle startup Sono Motors has announced that its solar-powered city car has bit the dust before it got to taste the…


  • Trash-to-Gas Isn’t a Fairytale Climate Solution

    Trash-to-Gas Isn’t a Fairytale Climate Solution

    It seems like magic: In millions of operations scattered around the globe (some big, some very small), waste is transformed into energy. Landfilled garbage, sewage, and farm effluent are processed into burnable biogas, which can be used as a substitute for natural gas, a fossil fuel. Unlike natural gas, which sits in limited supply deep…