Climate crisis

Opinion

Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead.

By Yesenia Rivera, Ruth Santiago . 14 September 2021
Politics

Sen. Tina Smith on the Democratic plan to clean up the US electricity sector

The Clean Electricity Payment Program, sponsored by Smith, would be the biggest clean energy policy the country has ever seen.

By David Roberts . 14 September 2021
Opinion

5 rules to make sure coal-plant buyouts benefit the public, not the big banks

Paying coal plants to shut down would help the climate and save money — if it's done right.

By Justin Guay . 7 September 2021
Climate crisis

Hurricane-driven blackouts in New Orleans send a dire warning about the need for distributed energy

Entergy's new gas power plant couldn't stop a grid collapse. Community groups want to give local solar and batteries a chance.

By Jeff St. John . 1 September 2021
Solar

Newsletter: How to hurricane-proof the grid

New Orleans is in darkness, maybe for weeks. The grid needs to be ready for more intense storms.

By Julian Spector . 31 August 2021
Solar

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

PV arrays and microgrids on islands need to stand up to storms supercharged by climate change.

By Kiernan Dunlop . 27 August 2021
Guest essay

What burgers and bananas can teach us about fighting climate change

We can't just build renewables. We have to stamp out fossil fuels.

By Ben Wolkon . 23 August 2021
Climate crisis

Economists must grapple with climate tipping points before it's too late

A groundbreaking new model suggests that we've massively underestimated the social costs of carbon.

By David Roberts . 19 August 2021
Fossil fuels

Newsletter: Time to kick that methane habit

The near-term climate fix that could save the planet — and make money doing it.

By Julian Spector . 11 August 2021
Climate crisis

Cutting methane emissions could make a big dent in climate change, major UN report says

The latest IPCC climate report puts a focus on opportunities to slash emissions of methane: Start with the oil and gas industries.

By Jeff St. John . 10 August 2021