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Goodbye gas: making the global leap to heat pumpsThe humble heat pump, a clean energy technology, is making a late global leap to help wean homes off fossil fuels and slow the climate crisis. The shift is...
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Goodbye gas: making the global leap to heat pumpsThe humble heat pump, a clean energy technology, is making a late global leap to help wean homes off fossil fuels and slow the climate crisis. The shift is...
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Heat pumps in cold weather? Snow problem!When Europe and the United Kingdom brace for cold weather, it’s a good time to explore the potential for a rapid transition from fossil fuel energy to...
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Keeping cool without costing the earthIn May 2022 temperatures in India and Pakistan reached 50°C. Heat this fierce causes chaos to infrastructure, water security and also triggers irreversible...
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Large-tired and tested: how Europe’s cargo bike roll-out is deliveringAcross Europe, as cities get to grips with road congestion, air pollution and meeting climate targets, the manual and electric cargo bike is rapidly...
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London’s ‘Great Stink’ of 1858: how a rapid policy response stopped the stenchIn 2022 raw human waste was pumped into the United Kingdom’s rivers and seas 825 times per day on average. Modern Britain has a big, steaming sewage...
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Making waves: Electric ships are sailing aheadQuietly, at the tail-end of 2021, the Yara Birkeland set sail from Porsgrunn, a town in the south-east of Norway. The 80-metre, 3200-tonne ship is the first...
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Milking it: cleaner climate, non-dairy milk alternatives go mainstreamUsing cows to produce milk for human consumption is a massive industry. But it’s also a very inefficient, polluting one. Making dairy milk takes far more...
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No’ way back for petrol and diesel cars – how Norway flicked an electric transport switchIn 2021, the oil-rich Scandinavian nation of Norway hit a critical point in its rapid transition: 60% of all new cars sold so far have been fully battery...
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SO₂ Long, Sulphur: How China rapidly cut sulphur dioxide emissions to help clear the airAt the end of 2006, sulphur dioxide (SO₂) pollution in China peaked at just over 38 million tonnes per year. By 2019, this had been cut to around 12...