From Oil To Critical Minerals: The Next Energy Security Risk

The energy transition is shifting dependency from oil to critical minerals, creating new risks in global supply chains, materials and industrial resilience.

The ‘Hidden’ Side Of Conservation African Safaris Depend On, But Most Travelers Never See

Conservation projects far from tourist areas are often unseen, yet their impact is vital. Without them, the wild places travelers come to experience would be quite different.

Smart Electric Picnic Tables Give Old Solar Panels A New Life

A new study lays out how to give retired solar panels a new life with recycled plastic wood by acting as electronic picnic tables.

Why Sustainability In Business Is Entering A More Operational Phase

Sustainability is still embedded across many corporations, which are now grappling with extreme weather events, driven by climate change.

The U.S. Is Leading Critical Mineral Development. Can Europe Compete?

The U.S. is currently ahead of the European Union in reducing dependence on foreign critical minerals and will depend on imports of these materials in the long term.

Finding Hidden Geothermal Power With AI

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how SpaceX’s IPO could leave Tesla eating rocket dust and the need for better forest management in a warming world

Magnets Are A Critical National Demand. Developing Rare Earths Is Key.

The U.S. government is offering companies $24 million to prototype and test projects that retrieve rare earth critical minerals from scrap to make into advanced magnets.

Oops They Did It Again – A Third State Allows Plug-And-Play Solar

Virginia joins Maine and Utah in allowing their citizens to cash in on cheap solar power with plug-in-solar systems.

How The Trump Administration Is Fast-Tracking Nuclear Microreactors

New guidance for private industry plus a new test bed facility are set to speed widespread nuclear energy development in microreactors.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout Talks Begin With Half The Global Economy

The world’s first fossil fuel phaseout conference gathers 57 countries representing over 50% of global GDP, signaling a major shift in climate policy, energy security and global markets.