Emissions reduction

Green steel

Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric

The majority of newly announced steel capacity in 2023 planned to use lower-emissions electric arc furnaces, but the dirty industry has a way to go to clean up.

By Dan McCarthy, Carrie Klein . 26 July 2024

Fossil fuels

Aerial and satellite imagery can find methane leaks. Will EPA bake the tech into new rules?

High-altitude detection methods are a vital tool in reducing methane emissions, experts say. Making them work in federal regulations is a trickier matter.

By Jeff St. John . 5 October 2021
Fossil fuels

Carbon capture strikes out Down Under

Should governments keep throwing finite funding at far-fetched technologies?

By Julian Spector . 5 October 2021
Carbon capture

The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility

If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?

By Jason Deign . 1 October 2021
Clean industry

This startup wants to use cheap surplus clean energy to make high-temperature industrial heat

California-based Rondo has plans to decarbonize cement production and much more.

By Ingrid Lobet . 30 September 2021
Clean industry

Steelmakers forge ahead on cleaning up their notoriously dirty industry

From miners to automakers, steel industry players are starting to come together to make "green steel" the new norm.

By Ingrid Lobet . 28 September 2021
Transportation

Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society

If you care about livable cities and a livable climate, ride-hailing is not the answer, according to a new study.

By David Roberts . 27 September 2021
Carbon-free buildings

Cement is terrible for the climate. California just passed a law to fix that

A first-in-the-nation law will force a 40% reduction in the carbon-intensity of cement, which is now responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions.

By Ingrid Lobet . 27 September 2021
Electric vehicles

Electric trucks could handle millions of short-haul routes across North America

Half of U.S. truck routes cover less than 100 miles. Recent road tests of a bevy of battery-powered trucks show they're ready to take over.

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2021
Corporate procurement

Newsletter: Big Tech is thinking hard about how — and where — to clean up the grid

Google and Microsoft face a raft of complexities as they choose how to invest their prodigious clean-energy budgets.

By Julian Spector . 23 September 2021
Corporate procurement

Should Google and Microsoft focus on sourcing their own 100% clean power or cleaning up the dirtiest grids?

Major companies are spending billions on clean energy. New measurement tools can help them get the most climate impact from their investments.

By Jeff St. John . 22 September 2021

Emissions reduction

Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric

Aerial and satellite imagery can find methane leaks. Will EPA bake the tech into new rules?

Carbon capture strikes out Down Under

The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility

This startup wants to use cheap surplus clean energy to make high-temperature industrial heat

Steelmakers forge ahead on cleaning up their notoriously dirty industry

Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society

Cement is terrible for the climate. California just passed a law to fix that

Electric trucks could handle millions of short-haul routes across North America

Newsletter: Big Tech is thinking hard about how — and where — to clean up the grid

Should Google and Microsoft focus on sourcing their own 100% clean power or cleaning up the dirtiest grids?