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![A blast furnace at a steel mill in Salzgitter, Germany.]()
![A blast furnace at a steel mill in Salzgitter, Germany.]()
Can the world’s most polluting heavy industries decarbonize?
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain.
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![Collage: Swiss Army knife with a cargo ship, airplane, car, truck, factory, and stove as tools]()
![Collage: Swiss Army knife with a cargo ship, airplane, car, truck, factory, and stove as tools]()
Why the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of climate solutions is so controversial
Clean hydrogen could replace fossil fuels for almost everything. But should it?
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![An older man wearing a plaid shoe-sleeved plaid shirt, sunglasses and a cap holds sawmill dust in his left hand. Behind him, a blue sky and a young forest let you see a mountain range rising in the horizon.]()
![An older man wearing a plaid shoe-sleeved plaid shirt, sunglasses and a cap holds sawmill dust in his left hand. Behind him, a blue sky and a young forest let you see a mountain range rising in the horizon.]()
Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal
To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar.
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![Direct air capture plant in Iceland]()
![Direct air capture plant in Iceland]()
‘Orca,’ the largest carbon removal facility to date, is up and running
It can remove 4,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year. But the cost isn't clear yet.
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Can the West learn to share renewable power?
Insights: Proponents of a heftier, coordinated grid assess its importance — and barriers to their visions.
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![Biden stands in front of two electric vehicles.]()
![Biden stands in front of two electric vehicles.]()
‘Big Three’ automakers join Biden in electric car promises
Ford, GM, and Stellantis have vowed that up to 50% of their car sales will be electric by 2030.
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![Collage: picture of shrubs on top of picture of cobalt mine]()
![Collage: picture of shrubs on top of picture of cobalt mine]()
Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants
Scientists are starting to mine valuable metals from an unusual source: plants
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![Collage: a recycling bin overflowing with hard drives]()
![Collage: a recycling bin overflowing with hard drives]()
Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.
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![Solar panels with mountains in the background]()
![Solar panels with mountains in the background]()
A different kind of solar technology is poised to go big
Silicon is facing bottlenecks and trade sanctions. Is this cadmium telluride's moment?
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How Tesla shows Obama’s green loan program was a success
Republicans claimed Solyndra and the government's green loan program was a failure. Ten years later, what did the loan program really cost?
