Analysis of Britain’s entire vehicle fleet finds electric cars now match petrol and diesel cars in mileage and lifespan and produce less than half the lifetime greenhouse gas emissions of conventional...

Cutting meat consumption by 30% has the same climate impact as flying 70% less, switching one-sixth of the world’s cars to electric, or decarbonising nearly every cement plant globally. These are exa...

As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon.

Earth sciences; Climatology; Social sciences; Research methodology social sciences

Electric vehicles, heat pumps and AI data centres are driving a new era of electrification, with renewables helping to meet the extra demand

Scientific Data - Historical and future projected costs of capital for ten energy technologies across 176 countries

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The rapid rise in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations globally drives demand for tools to optimize system operations and maintenance. Machine learni…

Models tend to underestimate mean monthly maximum temperature anomalies by 2-3% and extreme anomalies by 11-12% over the period 1980 and 2023, which could lead to temperatures 3 °C to 5 °C higher than...

The UK showed a strong appetite for rooftop solar in the first quarter of 2025, installing over 57,000 systems, the busiest start to the year since 2012, according to the Drax Electric Insights analys...

Access to electricity is the lifeblood of modern society. Electricity grids are undergoing transformative changes, driven mainly by decarbonization, d…

Hydrogen has been proposed as a fuel for widespread use since the 1970s, but uptake has repeatedly fallen below projections, primarily due to high costs. This Perspective considers hydrogen’s potentia...

Side events of annual UNFCCC Conferences of Parties are one of several channels by which non-state actors influence climate negotiation. By analysing discourse and networks of actors, this research ex...

This is the story behind Britain’s expensive electricity and what we can do about it

Wind power accounted for 8% of global electricity generation in 2023 and is one of the cheapest forms of low-carbon electricity. Although fully commer…

The UK’s electricity is still set by the cost of gas, even if it’s generated by renewables

Gas-fired power plants replaced as main provider last year