EV battery repair is risky. Here’s why mechanics want to do it anyway
Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources — but challenges are holding back the industry.
The world just missed a deadline to regulate deep-sea mining. Now what?
Companies can now legally apply for deep-sea mining permits, despite a lack of environmental protections.
Can a tiny clothing company force the shipping industry to clean up its act?
This month, the Swiss outdoor clothing company Mammut took a small but “industry-leading” step toward addressing emissions from fossil-fuel-powered ships.
Google data centre wizards wrestle with recycling hard drives
Motivated by concerns about future rare earth metal supply shortages and the environmental toll of rare earth mining, tech companies are exploring whether they can mine the drives instead.
E-waste will dip due to COVID, but for all the wrong reasons
“It is a reduction, though it is not good for the world,” says Kees Baldé, a senior program officer at United Nations University and a co-author of a new report.
Note to wealthy people: your carbon footprint matters more
A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.
Indigenous communities in Russia are begging Tesla not to get its nickel from this major polluter
Elon Musk said in July that he would give a big contract to anyone mining the EV battery mineral 'in an environmentally sensitive way.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
Jeff Bezos says ordering groceries online is better for the planet, is he right?
When researchers compare shopping online to shopping at a brick-and-mortar outlet, what they’re mainly talking about is the so-called “last-mile problem.”
Coronavirus slows down the electric vehicle revolution
Far from just impacting transportation today, the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout could have big implications for the transit systems of tomorrow.