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How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?
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How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

India has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions, a difficult task as the country’s electric power system relies on many coal-burning power plants....

If New Zealand wants to decarbonize energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback
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If New Zealand wants to decarbonize energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year....

Hydropower decline due to climate change may increase price tag to decarbonize the grid
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Hydropower decline due to climate change may increase price tag to decarbonize the grid

Spatial patterns of 2050 capacity expansion. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54162-9 A new study warns that current plans to achieve zero emissions...

Green hydrogen could decarbonize entire industries in NZ—but there’s a long way to go
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Green hydrogen could decarbonize entire industries in NZ—but there’s a long way to go

The hydrogen ladder ranks hydrogen applications from ‘unavoidable’ (where it provides the best option for decarbonization) to ‘uncompetitive’ (where better zero-carbon alternatives exist)....