Source: Factum By Dulanjaya Mahagamage The global data center industry has experienced such a rapid and profound transformation that it has surpassed both regulatory frameworks and public understanding. Historically, digital infrastructure was viewed primarily as a technological issue focused on bandwidth, latency, and server capacity. However, this perspective is no longer sufficient. Data centers are now positioned at the crossroads of three major challenges defining the 21

Source: Tyndall Centre Planning future reservoirs A significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions come from reservoirs and dams, and a new framework links those emissions directly to dam siting decisions. Here’s why it is a major step towards low-carbon hydropower, anywhere in the world. Reservoirs are a recognised source of greenhouse gases, but a new spatial planning framework shows how optimising where dams are built could substantially reduce emissions. Conventional appr

Source: Tyndall Centre Researchers report that well-designed climate policies prevented more than three billion tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2022, demonstrating that policy design is critical to effective decarbonisation. Countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster, according to a major new study . Involving researchers in the UK and EU, including academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the study draws on the most compreh

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Lessons Learned from the Lead-Acid Battery The atrocities of unregulated lead-acid battery recycling across Africa were recently investigated in a New York Times article. This account brought due attention to a pollution problem that has also resulted in a public health disaster here in the United States . Steps should be taken to clean up this industry, and lessons from this failure can help ensure better outcomes in other essential eff

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists The true costs of coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels aren’t always obvious—but their impacts...

Breaking Insights As cities worldwide grapple with climate change, urban centers from Amsterdam to Singapore are drawing lessons from...

Fact vs Fake Citiplat aims to present the evolving terms of the discussion, encouraging readers to engage critically with the data and...

Breaking Insights Solar microgrids has catalyzed profound changes across diverse sectors In the remote Turkana region of Kenya, a solar...

Future Focus Citiplat critically examines a potential convergence and foreseen collaboration that provide a blueprint for a...

Lighting the Way Three case studies remind us that meaningful progress often begins at the intersection of necessity and vision,...

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists How Will the Grid Keep Up? Data use for everything from video conferences to cryptocurrency to...

A real-life story proves that everyone can make a difference in saving save the planet by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat In 2019,...

Source: BankTrack Kobe: a history of residents’ resistance against air pollution Kobe City has a history of serious air pollution. Many...

How the decades-old Godzilla franchise has gradually encountered environmental themes by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Ishirō Honda’s...

By: Roberto Razeto As the climate decade (2013-2023) comes to a close, it is vital to reflect on the lessons learned during this critical...

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Last spring, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which operates the electricity...

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Many humans feel at least a bit of “megalophilia”—a love of very, very big things. This might be...

Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and...

Source: The Union of Concerned Scientist In just one year—from 2020 to 2021—utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States...

Source: Tyndall Centre Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 to keep the world on track for 1.5°C and give poorer...