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Will plans for new UK coal mine scupper net-zero ambitions at COP26?

The fate of plans for the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years will be fiercely debated at a public inquiry starting tomorrow, in what is expected to be a landmark test case of what new fossil fuel projects should be allowed as countries act to hit net-zero emissions

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan/AP/Shutterstock (10714089d) Cube of uranium is displayed, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, N.M. The

Physics

Investigation of Nazi uranium could help stop modern nuclear smuggling

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Solar panels in space

Space

Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report

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This artist?s rendering shows a NIF target pellet inside a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either end. The beams compress and heat the target to the necessary conditions for nuclear fusion to occur. Ignition experiments on NIF are the result of more than 50 years of inertial confinement fusion research and development, opening the door to exploration of previously inaccessible physical regimes

Physics

Huge lasers make conditions at the cusp of ignition for nuclear fusion

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Environment

UK plan to boost hydrogen production relies on fossil fuels

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How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

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How to understand world energy use – in 10 graphs

Features

Ethereum cryptocurrency creator voices concern over carbon footprint

Technology

Ethereum cryptocurrency creator voices concern over carbon footprint

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$What is fracking? (Oil pumps in Bakken Oil Field)$

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Fracking

Superconductivity

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Superconductivity

A hydrogen fuel cell tram on a city street

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Hydrogen fuel

Hydrogen is the lightest element in the universe and the most abundant, so on paper, hydrogen fuel has a lot going for it.

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Culture

Technology

The US Navy has a mechanical battery that could power laser weapons

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Environment

Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity when walked on

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Technology

Green energy app lets your car charge when electricity is cheapest

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