Energy & Green Tech

How pre-cooling homes could dramatically reduce energy usage

It's a typical, sweltering August day in Los Angeles, with temperatures pushing 95° downtown. When people get home from work in the late afternoon, the first thing they do is crank up the AC to cool their overheated homes.

Energy & Green Tech

Is it really sustainable for everyone to own an electric car?

Norway is often seen as a shining example of how a country can make its transportation greener by encouraging consumers to purchase electric cars. But Norway's approach isn't for everyone—and it may be hampering the country's ...

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Changing gears: A guide to low emissions transport

Curious about decarbonizing your personal transport? Perhaps soaring fuel costs, new financial rebates and vehicle options has sparked your interest? Maybe it is your growing appetite for environmental action?

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Tracking US progress on the path to a decarbonized economy

Investments in new technologies and infrastructure that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions—everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps—are growing rapidly in the United States. Now, a new database enables these ...

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The SolarEV city concept: A sustainable option for Paris?

The iconic city of Paris is synonymous with climate change, thanks in part to it being where the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Change agreement was adopted. Now, a research group has investigated the potential of integrating ...

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IEA sees 'beginning of the end' of fossil fuel era

For the first time, world demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade due to the "spectacular" growth of cleaner energy technologies and electric cars, the International Energy Agency's chief said Tuesday.

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