sustainable energy
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Airports and Solar Power Are a Surprisingly Perfect Fit
When it comes to major climate polluters, it’s hard to think of a more striking example than commercial jets burning through gallons of jet fuel as they go screaming down airport runways for takeoff. But those runways — and terminal roofs, parking garages, and open spaces — are increasingly lined with solar panels, making airports…
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U.S. and 19 Other Countries Agree to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — In a major announcement at United Nations climate talks on Thursday, 20 countries said they would stop funding fossil fuel development abroad and instead plow money into clean energy.
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The Marathon Race Toward Fusion Power Could Be Reaching a Sprint
In September, a very large, incredibly powerful magnet was unloaded in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance in Southern France to be incorporated into the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a major international collaboration that is attempting to prove the economic and technical feasibility of nuclear fusion.
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Does Driving an Electric Vehicle Matter if the Grid Is Fossil Fuelled?
Welcome to Burning Questions, a series where Gizmodo answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life — and the systems that will save us.