New Technologies Will Hasten The End Of Fossil Fuels. Yay! - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica highlights the ongoing political and industrial efforts to maintain fossil fuel dominance, including attempts by the current U.S. administration to roll back environmental regulations and hinder carbon dioxide monitoring. These actions, driven largely by fossil fuel interests, aim to undermine climate change mitigation by eliminating the “endangerment finding” that classifies CO2 as a greenhouse gas and by disrupting satellite and observatory measurements critical for tracking atmospheric carbon levels. The article criticizes these moves as willful ignorance of the climate crisis, likening them to ignoring an approaching forest fire or iceberg. Despite these setbacks, the article emphasizes that technological advancements offer hope for overcoming fossil fuel dependence. A key example is Hyundai’s development of new solid-state battery technology, which promises higher energy density, faster charging, longer life, and improved safety compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Hyundai’s innovation includes a protective coating for copper anodes, which are typically vulnerable to corrosion by sulfide electrolytes used in solid-state batteries. This coating