Tag: Climate change

Sodium Batteries Progress is Impressive

Cheaper and More Sustainable Materials are Compelling Performance Gains Continue In looking at the big picture regarding climate change, and metrics that seem to be steadily trending in the wrong direction, it is easy to overlook progress being made by companies and organizations researching new technology solutions on a global scale.  A key area of recent […]

Climate Change: Place Your Bet

The Future of the Planet is a Big Wager Argue and Do Nothing, or Take Action? The topics of climate change and anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming (AGW) are complex, with plenty of people in disagreement. Are the physical effects we observe, such as disappearing glaciers and rising sea levels, caused by climate processes we don’t […]

Will Hydrogen Step Up in The Fight Against Climate Change?

Green Production Processes are Critical Today’s Hydrogen Needs to Become Clean Hydrogen Hydrogen is a major component of numerous energy-intensive industrial activities globally. Nearly all hydrogen is produced by a process that burns natural gas, so hydrogen has a significant CO₂ emissions footprint. Decarbonizing hydrogen production is an important step to combat climate change. This […]

Staying Cool In a Hotter World

Higher Temperatures Are a Serious Health Risk More Energy Efficient Cooling Technologies are Needed As climate change causes hotter temperatures, more and more people want to live in air conditioned spaces. A hotter world is a serious threat to the health of millions of people. Today it is estimated that more than 350,000 people die […]