An 2021 Nature Communications paper titled “Trend towards virtual and hybrid conferences may be an effective climate change mitigation strategy” has been extensively reported by news media. A few selected ones are listed below:
- Reuters: Conferences comeback faces climate challenge (also by MSN, Yahoo!, Nasdaq, Daily Mail, Haaretz)
- Cornell Chronicle: Shifting meetings, conventions online curbs climate change (also at Mirage, Newswise)
- Yahoo! News: The return of business conferences could substantially heighten carbon emissions
- News18: Holding Meetings and Conventions Online Helps Fight Climate Change, Says Study
- Mongabay: More Zoom, less climate gloom as conferences move online, study finds (also by GreenBiz)
- Euronews: Making conferences virtual or hybrid could significantly mitigate climate change, says new study
- Phys.org: Shifting conferences online cuts carbon footprint 94%
- Business Standard: Conferences comeback faces climate challenge as virtual mode gains currency
Our Nature Communications paper titled “Reshoring silicon photovoltaics manufacturing contributes to decarbonization and climate change mitigation” published in March 2023 was covered by news media, including the ones below:
- Cornell Chronicle: Returning solar panel production to US eases climate change (also in Environmental News Network)
- NSF Research News: Research finds that returning solar panel production to U.S. can speed decarbonization (also in CleanTechnica)
- TechXplore: Returning solar panel production to US can ease climate change, says new study (also by Today Headline, News Azi, TechNewsBoy, Technology.org)
- PV Magazine: US-made solar panels could cut emissions by 30%, says study
- Anthropocene Magazine: Reshoring solar panel production could help the U.S. meet its climate goals
- electrek: Here’s why US-made solar panels would slash emissions by 33%
- Daily Tidings: Why US Solar Panel Manufacturers Are Needed Now More Than Ever
- Utility Dive: Renewables industry could address commodities squeeze with vertical integration
- AZoCleantech: Production of Solar Panels in the U.S. can Accelerate Decarbonization and Reduce Climate Change
- Solar Daily: Returning solar panel production to US speeds decarbonization
In April 2023, our research’s another Nature Communications paper titled “Trade-off between critical metal requirement and transportation decarbonization in automotive electrification” was also featured in news media outlets, such as:
- Cornell Chronicle: Critical metal needs rise while cars, trucks decarbonize (also in TechXplore, Homeland Security News Wire, Environmental News Network)
- ScienceDaily: Electrification push will have enormous impacts on critical metals supply chain (also in ScienMag, NanoWerk, SpaceDaily, Swift Telecast)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): Demand for battery minerals is increasing — how can we keep up?
- Mongabay: Norway proposes opening Germany-sized area of its continental shelf to deep-sea mining
- AZoCleantech: Issues Surrounding the Increased Demand for Critical Metals
- Lab Manager: Electrification Push Will Have Enormous Impacts on Critical Metals Supply Chain
- Green Car Congress: Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization
- Mining.com: Supply-chain problems in the forecast as battery metals demand surges
- Rinnovabili.it: Materie prime critiche: domanda al +3000% nel 2050
- greenreport.it: La corsa alle materie prime per l’auto elettrica è necessaria per decarbonizzare la mobilità
- wnp.pl: Rosnąca elektryfikacja samochodów grozi zachwianiem dostaw metali krytycznych
- Other languages: MIT Technology Review, Toutiao, Sina, Sohu, Zhihu, etc.