Showing 594 results for "climate change costs"
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Nobel winner Nordhaus changed terms of climate debate
by
Scott Tong
Oct 8, 2018
There’s a new report out on climate change science and it’s bleak. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made up of thousands of scientists, finds the earth’s temperature has risen 1 degree Celsius — or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit — since pre-industrial times. And if we don’t keep warming under 2 degrees? Well, the oceans could rise an […]
Costs are falling for renewable energy stored in batteries
by
Molly Wood
Jan 29, 2019
Battery storage is getting to houses through electrical lines, maybe even yours.
Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in economics. Who are they?
by
David Brancaccio
, Daniel Shin
and Redmond Carolipio
Oct 8, 2018
The work of William Nordhaus focused on climate change, while Paul Romer examined tech factors in calculating economic growth.
Could nuclear power play a major role in reversing climate change?
Nov 9, 2018
MIT Energy Initiative's study finds surprising reasons behind the high cost of building nuclear power plants.
Is it ethical to hide your data from the machines?
by
Molly Wood
Aug 22, 2019
It’s one thing to try to keep personal information from Facebook. But what if a company is going to use it to save people’s lives?
A new wind turbine inspired by a palm tree, big as the Empire State Building
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Molly Wood
Oct 22, 2018
Today's land-based turbines produce 5 megawatts of power. This new one could produce 10 times more.
A new wind turbine inspired by a palm tree, big as the Empire State Building
by
Jed Kim
Oct 22, 2018
Today's land-based turbines produce 5 megawatts of power. This new one could produce 10 times more.
Why is this group updating the "social cost of carbon"?
by
Jed Kim
Jul 18, 2018
President Trump has effectively weakened the government's calculation of the costs of carbon emissions. Others are working to make it much stronger.
What Democrats want to do in the first 100 hours of the new Congress
by
Janet Nguyen
Jan 3, 2019
Last time she was speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi implemented a 100-hour plan. What’s on the agenda this time around?
California struggles to determine who will pay for fires
by
Jed Kim
Aug 28, 2018
Wildfires are expected to be deadlier and costlier in coming years. State utilities say they can't afford to keep paying for damages.
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