This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how human-caused climate change is making El Niño stronger and growing demand for community solar projects
A report published by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network warns global hard coral cover has declined by approximately 9.5%, driven by climate-induced heat stress.
The U.S. government is pushing new strategic applications of nuclear energy to power maritime operations at the ports of Long Beach and Corpus Christi.
The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.
BYD opened its 10,000th Flash Charging station on 28 August, doubling the network in under five months, with each connector rated at up to 1,500kW. European rules require a charging pool on the core road network to deliver 400kW in total this year, ris…
Pure Lithium says a laboratory cell with no graphite anode completed 9,315 charge and discharge cycles with almost no capacity loss, a result no third party has validated. The EU wants to process 40% of its own strategic raw materials by 2030 and cap a…
Superconducting satellites. Progress in nuclear fusion. Why performative AI is overrated. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.
Why are national parks so important? Explore their role in protecting biodiversity, preserving history and supporting local economies.
Desertification costs $878 billion a year. COP17 advanced drought finance and monitoring but failed to secure a global agreement as food risks grow.
Coral skeletons reveal El Niño is stronger than at any point in 1,000 years. Scientists say human-caused climate change is the reason.