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Energy

Environment

Is Boris Johnson’s climate plan enough for the UK to hit net zero?

The UK’s new 10-point climate plan is the first big step towards meeting a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but it doesn’t have the funding to make new climate policies a reality

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Electric car charging point

Environment

UK 10-point climate plan bans new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030

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Flash Shapes

Technology

Dash of potassium could help make long-lasting electric car batteries

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Plasma in the original MAST tokamak

Physics

UK’s spherical nuclear fusion reactor tests new heat-reducing exhaust

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solar farm

Environment

Japan steps up climate ambition with 2050 net zero emissions goal

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Pinwheels

Technology

Device can harvest wind energy from the breeze made when you walk

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Tiehm's buckwheat

Life

Rare plant may prevent the first lithium quarry in the US from opening

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Moore's law

Moore’s law
Electrolyser

Environment

Europe wants to use hydrogen to slow climate change – will it work?

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glasshouse

Technology

Water-filled windows could keep your home cool and save energy

Windows filled with water rather than argon gas could save energy in most of the world, partly because they can provide a cheap source of hot water

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Physics

Why cracking nuclear fusion will depend on artificial intelligence

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Humans

Microorganisms: the future of food, fuel and medicine

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Environment

Fracking wells in the US are leaking loads of planet-warming methane

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Environment

Coronavirus crisis could cut UK summer electricity use by a fifth

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