ETI Insights

Starting in January 2026, publicly listed Brazilian companies will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. This follows similar actions taken around the world—from Australia to New Zealand and the European Union. What will we learn from these disclosures?...

To compete with China’s dominance in battery technology, the U.S. needs more than just ambition—it needs new chemistry. This episode traces the rise and fall of an American sodium battery startup and the quiet race to build a cheaper, safer,...

Video As the world’s energy needs diversify, all forms of energy will require storage. Power grids, in particular, will need better batteries to store renewable energy. University of Chicago electrochemist Chibueze Amanchukwu is working to create a more sustainable future....

Between 2010 and 2020, the cost of electric vehicle (EV) batteries dropped by nearly 90 percent, reducing a major obstacle to widespread EV adoption. Industry experts attribute much of this decline to learning-by-doing, where production experience leads to lower costs...

Does electricity access bring small villages out of poverty?

To cope with extreme heat and drought conditions, farmers often tap into the groundwater lying deep below their land for irrigation. But now, more groundwater is being used than is naturally recharged, leading to a water crisis that is forcing...

How do farmers respond to higher groundwater costs?

EPIC's Fiona Burlig and co-authors Louis Preonas and Matt Woerman write on how new efforts to curb groundwater depletion will impact the Golden State’s electricity use for the Energy Institute at HAAS.

If nations are to meet their sustainable energy goals, experts argue that batteries will be a crucial part of the equation.

Climate change is making weather more variable, with rainfall patterns becoming less predictable and extreme temperatures occurring more frequently.  Agriculture is particularly sensitive to these changing conditions, jeopardizing the livelihoods of the majority of the world’s poor who depend on...