Climate justice

Guest essay

Build Back Better Act would reduce the burden of household energy costs

The big budget bill being debated by Congress would help tackle climate change and also make clean electricity more affordable for strapped households.

By Maria Castillo, Jon Rea, Uday Varadarajan . 4 October 2021
Policy & regulation

Illinois' new climate bill is ambitious, justice-focused and a model for the nation

Environmental justice advocates laid the groundwork with years of grassroots organizing, then hashed out details with labor, renewables companies and lawmakers.

By David Roberts . 22 September 2021
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
Climatetech finance

Newsletter: Tom Steyer launches new investment fund with a focus on climate justice

Steyer cites "movement capitalism" as philosophy behind Galvanize Climate Solutions. He's also backing new socially conscious fund Earthshot Ventures.

By Jeff St. John . 9 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
Transportation

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.

By Gordon Feller . 5 August 2021
Climate justice

How to cut carbon emissions while advancing environmental justice in the US West

New reports warn of potential disconnects between climate policy and energy equity — and lay out a path to the policy sweet spot.

By Jeff St. John . 5 August 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at 8minute, DNV, Voltus, Copia, Motor and more

Electriq Power follows up a successful fundraising round by adding five women to its senior leadership team.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 August 2021

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Climate justice

Build Back Better Act would reduce the burden of household energy costs

Illinois' new climate bill is ambitious, justice-focused and a model for the nation

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

Newsletter: Tom Steyer launches new investment fund with a focus on climate justice

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

Newsletter: How to hurricane-proof the grid

How to hurricane-proof a solar plant

Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change

How to cut carbon emissions while advancing environmental justice in the US West

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at 8minute, DNV, Voltus, Copia, Motor and more