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Best way to generate electricity? Play the hand you are dealt
Conversations about energy, particularly about electricity generation, are often dominated by people favouring a particular generation method. We hear that solar and wind can power the world, that nuclear is the way of the future, or that coal and natural gas are doing a...
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Mineral hunger of the cloud – how data centres are reshaping...
Key takeaways Data centres are not just energy intensive; they are mineral intensive, requiring 60-75 tonnes of metals per megawatt (MW) of capacity as a...
Online crackdown – is it more about safety or control?
Securing the internet and combatting misinformation and disinformation have been high priorities for governments across the western world since the COVID-19 pandemic began about...
The convert’s dilemma – you cannot unlearn what ocean temperatures teach
Mea culpa: Earlier this month, I said I would tell you what happened when I started asking, out loud, how much of recent warming...