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U.S. Data Center Map. Source: Data Center Map . The growing electricity demand fueled by AI and data centers presents significant challenges to the energy landscape. However, U.S. power generation, which has grown only slowly over the past decades, is struggling to keep pace with this surge. This blog also highlights issues related to power generation and the aging U.S. grid, which struggle to keep pace with the need for reliable electricity. Considering these challenges, tec

The Single Large or Several Small debates (SLOSS) demonstrate a widely known concept within conservation biology. SLOSS  highlights the ongoing argument of the best way to organize protected areas to conserve biodiversity. With the intent to limit species extinction rates, is the course of action establishing a single large and extensive nature reserve or a variety of smaller reserves with equal area? The main principle that supports this debate is the idea of habitat fragmen

Source: U.S. Department of Energy In December 2025, China commissioned the world’s first commercial supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂) power generation unit , known as Super Carbon No.1 , in Liupanshui, Guizhou. Unlike conventional power generation systems that rely on water and steam as the working fluid, sCO₂ power generation uses carbon dioxide in a supercritical state to convert heat into electricity.  In practice, this technology is designed to replace traditional steam

Source: WWF   2024 marked the implementation of EU Nature Restoration Regulation . This policy operates alongside the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy  by creating targets dedicated to  reversing the ecosystem damage caused by unmitigated economic growth. This strategy stems from the European Green Deal with the goal of  slowing the decline of biodiversity by 2030.   Why This Matters Restore/Preserve Ecosystem Services: Nature protects and provides for all beings, whether it’s thro

Source: JUICE, Unsplash Battery recycling is increasingly positioned as a critical enabler of energy transition, with implications for critical mineral supply and resource efficiency. As governments and companies pursue pathways toward net positive outcomes by 2050, scaling battery recycling will be essential to reducing reliance on primary extraction and improving the sustainability of battery supply chains. This blog examines battery recycling as an integrated system, cover

Europe is identified as the fastest-warming continent , and the top 10 countries with the biggest 2023 increases all lie in Europe. The following analysis is based on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dataset, which reports annual land temperature changes compared to the 1951 – 1980 average. Why This Matters Global mean annual temperature change on land reached +1.8°C over 1951 – 1980. Europe saw a mean annual increase of +2.4°C in 2023, and in seven of the past

Source: Climate Copernicus EU Over the past 11 years, the Earth has experienced record warm temperatures. Within the past 3 years, the global average temperatures have reached the threshold of 1.5°C. This specific temperature demonstrates the limit created by the Paris Agreement in an attempt to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants from the dangers of global warming. However, Data clearly displays life-altering information about the rapid and aggressive rise in global t

Refining concentration by geography and ownership , 2024 (IEA, Global Critical Minerals Report 2025). As clean energy and high-tech industries expand, demand for critical minerals is rising fast, while supply, especially at the refining stage, remains highly concentrated. Because new mining and processing projects are slow and costly to build, both the EU and the U.S. are turning to recycling as a faster way to strengthen supply security. The EU follows a rule-based, target-d