Fossil Fuel Production and the Climate Crisis (1/2)

Fossil Fuel Production and the Climate Crisis (1/2)

Emissions from fossil fuels are the most significant driver of climate change and the resulting crisis. The extraction and combustion of these energy sources create large amounts of carbon dioxide. However, fossil fuel production has so far only played a minor part in...
Energy Demand

Energy Demand

As awareness of the climate crisis has entered the mainstream, it has become almost synonymous with the drive for a cleaner energy supply. Yet preventing dangerous global warming requires not only a consideration of the source of the energy we use, but also how much...
Energy Supply

Energy Supply

What is energy? It is difficult to define — a fundamental physical unit that plays a role in physics, technology, chemistry, biology and economy. Energy is a product of force multiplied by the distance over which this force is applied. Energy is needed to power...
Lessons from Coronavirus: Reducing Pollution

Lessons from Coronavirus: Reducing Pollution

Recently, pictures of the clear Venetian canals and the (unfortunately fake) images of the return of dolphins to their waters has drawn public attention to the environmental impact of human activities [1]. The spread of such rumors has clearly demonstrated peaked...