Decarbonization

Nuclear plants, CCS and whole-building retrofits should not be prioritized over smaller cheaper alternatives, study argues, while acknowledging small scale technologies do not offer a panacea. Read More

One huge potential benefit: reduced production costs for electric vehicle batteries. Read More

But an analysis suggests the likely reduction in CO2 still would be far off goals of the Paris Agreement. Read More

Facilities managers and staff are scrambling to adjust buildings for vacancy indefinitely. As we look toward recovery, there will be wide-ranging impacts on the fundamental systems that enable learning, work and commerce. Read More

As the federal government seeks to bail out the industry, environmental advocacy organizations urged Congress to ensure that any financial aid for cruise lines come with strings attached. Read More

For the sector to play its part means adopting aggressive energy efficiency, zero-carbon and grid-interactive strategies, especially for existing structures. Read More

The benefits of protecting and restoring soil carbon go well beyond any one farm or any one year. But not enough people are taking these steps. Read More

Air pollution impacts how the human body can fight infections and viruses. Coronavirus mortality rates could become another galvanizing force for cleaning up the air and simultaneously lowering carbon emissions. Read More

How efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19 have reflected air quality in the San Francisco Bay area. Read More

Toyota has been a long-standing advocate of fuel cell vehicles. Now it's partnering with its truck and bus focused subsidiary Hino Motors Ltd. to develop and test the new model. Read More