Solar and Wind Power Could Ignite a Hydrogen Energy Comeback

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February 20, 2020

Dear Reader, Some pundits argue we cannot save the planet without stalling economic growth. Yet there is mounting evidence that both environmental and economic goals can be met. At last night's Democratic presidential primary debate, Senator Bernie Sanders and other candidates promoted a Green New Deal as the way to reduce carbon emissions and expand employment opportunities. Several proposals have fallen under that banner. How many jobs would one of them create? What kinds of jobs? Should there be a carbon tax? We have exclusive, detailed data on these questions.

Sunya Bhutta, Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @sunyaaa

Energy Solar and Wind Power Could Ignite a Hydrogen Energy Comeback Hydrogen, produced from water by surplus electricity, could power industry and the grid By Peter Fairley

Policy & Ethics Climate Change Sparked Note of Consensus in Raucous Democratic Debate The main point of disagreement on climate was on the role of fracking and natural gas in a clean energy transition By Adam Aton,E&E News

Policy & Ethics Carbon Taxes Would Boost Jobs across the U.S. Construction and manufacturing careers would rise nationwide By Mark Fischetti,Amanda Montañez

Behavior & Society Bumblebees Solve a 17th-Century Psychological Puzzle By answering the question posed in Molyneux's problem the invertebrates may have demonstrated an ability to internally represent objects By Viviane Callier

Public Health Scientists Question China's Decision Not to Report Symptom-Free Coronavirus Cases Researchers say that excluding these people could conceal the epidemic's true extent, but others say the practice makes sense By David Cyranoski,Nature magazine

Space New Horizons May Have Solved Planet-Formation Cold Case An encounter with Arrokoth at the outskirts of the solar system offers the best evidence yet for how worlds coalesce from dust By Lee Billings

FROM THE STORE Ask the Experts: The Environment The fourth eBook in our Ask the Experts series, The Environment tackles questions about the world around us. In these pages, our experts field queries on the weather, natural disasters, natural resources, climate change and unusual phenomena.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Would a Green New Deal Add or Kill Jobs? A shift to renewable energy powered by a carbon tax would create millions of new jobs, but the amount of money it would return to U.S. residents in rebates could vary considerably By Marilyn A. Brown,Majid Ahmadi | December 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "What I tell these [fossil fuel] workers is that the scientists are telling us that if we don't act incredibly boldly within the next six to seven years, there will be irreparable damage done not just to Nevada, not just to Vermont or Massachusetts, but to the entire world." Senator Bernie Sanders at the Democratic primary debate, NBC News

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