5-18-2026 This article from Arizona State University researchers describes how heat pollution from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area https://news.asu.edu/20260518-environment-and-sustainability-turning-down-heat-data-centers
Aug 30, 2026
Switzerland is building one of the world’s largest vanadium redox flow battery installations — a giant underground energy storage system designed to help stabilise the renewable electricity grid. But why choose a huge flow battery instead of the lithium-ion systems now dominating global energy storage?
Aug 9, 2026 Michael Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Our Fragile Moment. He's also one of the most renowned climatologists in the world - and that's why I was over the moon when he agreed to have a chat with me...
Given the extremely grim daily news on climate change, I ask Prof. Mann whether the fight for a habitable planet is over, how bad he thinks the upcoming El Nino will be, and finally, what kind of consequences do Trump's insane, climate denial policies have for the world's decarbonisation plans.
Aug 2, 2026
For years we’ve been told that China’s dominance in batteries and electric vehicles is mainly down to cheap labour, government subsidies and an uneven playing field. But is that really the whole story? This week we take a closer look at what China’s battery boom can teach us about the future of energy, manufacturing and the global transition away from fossil fuels
Jul 22, 2026 The 1600
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben joins Carlo to break down the politics surrounding the current climate crisis. They discuss why the debate of climate change continues to circle in and out of public attention.
McKibben explains the importance of energy independence and why the clean energy transition is both an economic opportunity and environmental necessity.