Energy Transition
2023年清洁能源或创纪录增长，化石燃料将进入衰退时代
根据气候智库Ember的一项新分析，随着风能和太阳能发电实现创纪录的增长，煤炭、石油和天然气将逐渐从电力系统中被挤出，电力行业即将进入“化石燃料发电量下降的新时代”。
Former editor at Research Media. Currently working as a freelance science writer for the BBC, New Scientist, Nautilus and more.
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Energy Transition
Record clean-power growth in 2023 to spark ‘new era’ of fossil fuel decline
The power sector is about to enter a “new era of falling fossil generation” as coal, oil and gas are pushed out of the grid by a record expansion of wind and solar power, according to new...
Geographies in Depth
Q&A: How the EU wants to race to net-zero with ‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’
At least 40% of the EU’s low-carbon technologies – from solar panels to heat pumps – will need to be made within its borders by 2030 under new plans.
Climate Action
Climate resilience: Is the UK ready for the impacts of global warming?
Every area of UK society will feel the effects of climate change and, as global emissions continue to rise, preparing for life in a warmer world is crucial.
Energy Transition
Fossil fuels: Is the world on track for moving past coal, oil and gas production?
Scientists, economists and Indigenous activists met in Oxford in September to discuss a challenge central to solving climate change: how can the world rid itself of fossil fuels?
Geographies in Depth
Floating solar panels on 1% of reservoirs ‘could double’ Africa’s hydropower capacity
Solar panels floating on the lakes formed by Africa’s hydropower dams could be a major new source of power, according to a new study.
Energy Transition
IEA: Wind and solar capacity will overtake both gas and coal globally by 2024
Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years globally and exceed that of both gas and coal, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report.
Climate Action
Coronavirus: Green recovery ‘could prevent 0.3C’ of warming by 2050
The world could avoid 0.3C of global warming by the middle of the century if governments invest in a strong “green recovery” from coronavirus, according to a new study.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of ageing fossil-fuelled power plants
This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major sector, according to the International En...
Nature and Biodiversity
研究发现，中国每个城市的太阳能目前都“比电网更便宜”
研究人员分析的每个城市的项目都可以在没有补贴的情况下、以低于电网供电的价格建成，而且大约五分之一的项目还可以与中国的煤电价格相竞争。
Energy Transition
Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study finds
Projects in every city analysed by the researchers could be built today without subsidy, at lower prices than those supplied by the grid, and around a fifth could also compete with the na...
Climate Action
A 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins has been discovered - by accident
A previously unknown "supercolony" of Adélie penguins has been discovered in the Antarctic, easing fears their numbers had been in decline for decades due to climate change.