Global Energy Monitor’s new research, which was published on Tuesday, reveals that hydroelectric projects are undergoing a transformation. These projects are utilizing the same gravitational properties of water, but they typically do so without constructing large, conventional dams like the Hoover in the American West or the Three Gorges in China. Instead, pumped storage is a rapidly developing technology. Two reservoirs are involved in these systems: one at the bottom and one at the top of a hill. Water is pumped uphill when demand for electricity from nearby power plants exceeds supply, essentially filling the upper reservoir as a battery. Later, when electricity demand rises significantly, a turbine releases water into the lower reservoir, generating electricity. The idea of pumped storage is not new. Concerns about weather-related drops in renewable energy output are being alleviated by the fact that it is experiencing a renaissance in countries where wind and solar power are also growing.

businesses often want to make as much money as possible. This can lead to destruction of the environment through things like pollution and resource abuse, with society and the environment bearing the brunt of these effects. One possibility is to levy additional taxes on environmentally harmful activities to make businesses pay more if they pollute. This could make people all the more biologically cognizant, and the cash procured could go toward endeavors to defend and tidy up the climate.