Counteracting Climate Change through Geoengineering
Our planet is warming; our ice caps and glaciers are melting. By pumping massive amounts of greenhouse gases into the air, humankind is...
Green Power 3: Think Small
Just two decades ago, wind and solar only accounted for a fraction of our global energy supply. Now, thanks to the rapid expansion of...
Green Power 2: Power Sector Reform
The power grid. Most of us don't think too much about what's behind the switches and the wires and the circuits. Will the lights come on...
Green Power 1: China's Olympic Energy Ambitions
In the first episode of our Green Power mini-series, we travel to the winter wonderland of Zhangjiakou in 2022—the year the city, along...
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in China
Fossil fuel subsidies lower the price we pay for gasoline, heating, and other commodities, but they also incentivize greater consumption...
Sludge to Energy: A Forgotten Renewable?
"Renewable energy" typically conjures up images of rooftops decked out in solar panels or wind turbines twirling on a hillside. But...