Fossil fuels

The world can't recycle its way out of the plastics crisis - The Boston Globe

The world can’t recycle its way out of the plastics crisis – The Boston Globe

There are an estimated 50-75 trillion plastic particles in the world’s oceans and an additional 8-10 million tonnes are added each year, with catastrophic impacts on wildlife and marine ecosystems. The damage caused to these ecosystems by plastic pollution results in economic losses estimated at between $500 and $2.5 trillion per year. But the costs …

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Energy Storage

Energy storage is the backbone of the renewable energy revolution | OilPrice.com

Renewable energies are exploding. Countries around the world are adding clean energy generation capacity at a breakneck pace in a race against time to boost energy security and combat climate change. While environmentalists and economists have been warning for decades that the future of the energy industry – and, indeed, the global economy – lies …

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