The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy, infecting more than 120,000 and killing more than 4,200 people as of March 12, 2020. The loss of human life is heart-breaking and set to…

Authors: Ali Hasanbeigi, Navdeep Bhadbhade With over 7% of global CO2 emissions, decarbonization of the cement industry will play a key role in achieving the Paris Climate Agreement targets. The deep…

Author: Jennifer Layke From January 2018 to June 2019, China added 43 gigawatts (GW ) of net new coal power capacity to its existing 1,000 GW coal fleet, while the rest of the world collectively…

Until few years ago, the use of environmental taxes was not one of the first options for governments to sanction polluting behaviours, because they had other methods to correct them. Therefore, most…

Infographic: Energy Use and Emissions in the Cement Industry The cement industry is one of the most energy-intensive and highest CO2 emitting industries and one of the key industrial contributors to…

Up until now, ceramic production has had a pretty bad reputation when it comes to environmental issues. But that’s starting to change. Gabriele Frignani is responsible for applied research at SACMI…

Energy efficiency in kilns and other process stages of ceramics production are quite low and pollutants are currently emitted at unsustainable levels. But as costs for fossil fuels rise and…

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have…

How will energy look in 2030? My 10 predictions for the next 10 years! Predictions are fun aren’t they? Deep down you know even your boldest shot will be wrong - but that doesn't stop us all from…