How One Indian Village is Lighting the Way in Green Energy Drive
Tucked away in the Himalayan foothills of northeast India and frequently battered by strong winds and landslides, the isolated village of Hengbung is well-accustomed to prolonged power cuts. But the village’s challenging terrain – it is mountainous, hard to reach, and criss-crossed by streams – is now proving an opportunity to ensure reliable electricity for […]
Can Recycling Metals From Steel to Lithium Boost Green Transition?
As demand surges for metals such as lithium, recycling could cut the impact of mining on people and nature. At a metal recycling facility in central England, thousands of tonnes of shredded scrap from cars to construction debris arrive daily to be processed into individual materials and sold. A mixture of metals, plastics and other […]
From New Jobs to Cheap Power, Community Renewables Show a Better Future is Possible
The IPCC’s 6th Assessment Synthesis Report released this week summarizes what we already knew: that the climate crisis, whose visibility has grown more pronounced over every season, is unequivocally happening. Its root cause? Humanity’s addiction to fossil fuels. Every year that we put off a swift, just transition into a decarbonized economy is a year […]