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2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

This year, there were the lows of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, soaring prices and extreme weather, and the highs of an accelerating shift to green energy and space wonders from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

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WALTER TOSTO COMPANY REPORT https://www.flickr.com/photos/fusionforenergy/52231537313/ Final assembly of Europe's sector 4 of the ITER Vacuum Vessel, Walter Tosto, Italy, May 2022.

Physics

Unlimited energy from fusion became a more feasible prospect in 2022

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National Ignition Facility

Physics

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

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Sections of a timber wind turbine tower under construction

Environment

Should we build wind turbines from wood?

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plan

Technology

Ukraine's nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Analysis

Gas emerging from the sea

Society

Nord Stream gas pipe explosions were sabotage, say investigators

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Technology

Online adverts estimated to use as much energy as a small country

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Smoke coming from chimneys at a coal power plant

Environment

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

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Environment

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

With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that the UK doesn't need to build new nuclear power stations to achieve its net zero goal

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Environment

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

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Environment

Fossil fuel demand expected to peak within 15 years

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Environment

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

Analysis

Technology

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

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