Author: Brittany Speetles

As of 2018, over one hundred municipalities in the United States have committed to using 100% renewable energy in the coming decades. Yet, complete decarbonization paths have yet to be trodden. Recent collaborative research out of Cal Tech and Carnegie Mellon published in Science magazine addresses the challenges of energy sectors that are difficult-to-decarbonize—meaning the technology to do so doesn’t exist at scale, or that the method of electrification is not as intuitive as in other sectors—and argues that addressing these sectors is an essential step toward a carbon neutral future. Because technical development of new technologies can be...