Climate justice

Liquefied natural gas

Small Gulf Coast communities pay the price of booming LNG exports

The U.S. is now the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas, a superlative that carries a heavy cost for towns across southern Louisiana.

By Lylla Younes, Jake Bittle . 9 August 2023
Utilities

New York state just approved publicly owned renewables

The state has set ambitious climate targets. Now it can build the clean energy it needs to meet them.

By Akielly Hu . 11 May 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Clean energy

Puerto Rico's first community-led microgrid is ready to launch

The Adjuntas microgrid project is a high-profile example of how Puerto Ricans are devising solutions to the island's fragile and unreliable electricity system.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 March 2023
Clean energy

La primera microrred comunitaria de Puerto Rico está lista para conectarse

El proyecto en Adjuntas es un ejemplo de cómo los puertorriqueños están ideando sus propias alternativas al frágil sistema eléctrico de la isla.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 March 2023
Guest essay

COP27: 8 billion people means 8 billion reasons to tackle climate crisis

At the U.N. climate conference, projects are helping Africa get minigrids, helping the Caribbean switch to clean energy and helping Indonesia ditch coal.

By Laurie Stone . 15 November 2022
Guest essay

COP27: Global fossil-fuel emissions are rising — and so are the stakes

Week two of the U.N. climate conference kicks off with a focus on curbing methane, greening shipping with hydrogen, and wondering where all the women are.

By Laurie Stone . 14 November 2022
Climate crisis

Chart: These rich countries are falling far short on their climate pledges

New analysis pegs U.S., Canada and U.K. among the worst laggards on climate finance pledges. Will COP27 help even things out?

By Maria Virginia Olano . 11 November 2022
Guest essay

COP27: Is a green wave of climate finance finally gaining momentum?

Our third dispatch from the U.N. climate conference looks at controversies over “loss and damage,” carbon offsets, the future of fertilizer and more.

By Adam Aston . 10 November 2022
Guest essay

COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell. Let’s build an offramp

Our second dispatch from the U.N. conference looks at holding wealthy nations accountable for their outsize role in climate change. Plus: What comes after 1.5°C?

By Adam Aston . 8 November 2022