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Environment

Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent in 2022

This year will see a smaller jump in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels compared with 2021, driven partly by the continuing recovery of aviation following covid-19 travel restrictions

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Environment

Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to reach net zero?

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Environment

Dismissing environmentalists with an 'anti-growth' label is wrong

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Fossil fuel demand expected to peak within 15 years

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Drilling at United Downs Deep Geothermal Project.

Environment

Can geothermal energy supply all of the UK's heating?

Analysis

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Technology

Despite decades of hype, there is now real hope of progress in fusion

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Artists concept view of the interior of the ITER reaction vessel. Nuclear fusion involves creating a plasma of superheated gas to temperatures of more than 200 million degrees C, conditions hot enough to force deuterium and tritium atoms to fuse together and release energy. Fusion takes place inside a 'Tokamak' torus within a giant magnetic field, the only way to contain the heat generated. The ITER reactor is designed to produce 500 MW, 10 times more energy than it consumes. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future.

Physics

Can a slew of nuclear fusion start-ups deliver unlimited clean energy?

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Environment

Can Europe cut its electricity consumption enough to avoid blackouts?

Insight

The mucus in cows' salivary glands may have anti-viral properties

Health

Personal lubricant made from cow mucus may protect against HIV

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Environment

Extreme weather threat to energy security is as serious as Ukraine war

Countries aren't taking the threat from extreme weather to energy security seriously enough, the World Meteorological Organization warns

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US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

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Environment

Can Britain avoid winter blackouts amid the European energy crisis?

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Nuclear Now review: Oliver Stone's paean to a nuclear future

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Technology

AI can tell which buildings are energy efficient from the outside

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