As the world embraces clean energy, the spotlight has shifted to the next big challenge—how to store it. From solar-powered homes to electric vehicles and entire national grids, the need for efficient, scalable, and sustainable battery technologies is more significant than ever. In 2025, several battery innovations are emerging as frontrunners, but only a few show real promise for wide-scale adoption. So, which one is most likely to win the race?

Climate is becoming a huge concern for humanity. We are in danger of losing essential living conditions. Thus, since the Kyoto Climate Conference (1997), and certainly since the one in Paris (2015), we have been making binding commitments to each other to start stringently reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, we are not getting that done. Emissions continue to rise, and so does the annual CO2 increase in the atmosphere. 

The threat of a new pandemic, caused by a novel virus or disease X, is real. A combination of global factors creates an environment conducive to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. These factors include ecological, societal, and geopolitical drivers, which are increasingly interconnected. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is not a question of if but when it strikes.

The relationship between stagflation and climate change is complex, with climate change more likely to cause stagflation rather than the other way around. However, as the US is finding these days, when stagflation is caused by policy change, that, too, can influence the development of climate change in several ways. It works particularly through its economic impact, energy transition challenges, consumer behavior, and policy implications.

Efforts to expand and modernize electricity transmission grids worldwide are facing increasing challenges as supply chain constraints worsen, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Procurement lead times and costs for essential components—such as power transformers and cables—have nearly doubled since 2021, creating significant hurdles for grid development.

A groundbreaking discovery is shaking up the energy world. Scientists have identified vast underground reserves of natural hydrogen, nicknamed “gold hydrogen,” beneath 30 U.S. states.

The climate cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reached new heights after 3 years of war. Emissions rose by 31% in 2024 to nearly 230 (229.7) million tonnes of CO2 equivalent

Research shows large and extractable reserves of white hydrogen under European mountains. And there is a lot of hidden energy in our water infrastructure waiting to be harvested.

Innovative new green cement solutions are increasingly enabling companies to decrease scope 3 CO2 emissions. Three of these emerging development areas are explored in this article.