Chart of the week

Batteries

Chart: Lithium-ion battery prices fall yet again

Batteries got 20% cheaper this year, a continuation of the steady cost declines that have enabled battery adoption to take off in recent years.

By Dan McCarthy . 13 December 2024
Solar

Chart: US solar installations hit record high, but could drop in 2025

Utility-scale solar is soaring, with 32 gigawatts expected to be installed across the U.S. this year. A new report says that pace won’t be sustained.

By Carrie Klein . 6 December 2024
Policy & regulation

Chart: Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act would harm US businesses

Trump has said he wants to gut the climate law. A recent survey of clean energy companies shows doing so would have a devastating effect.

By Dan McCarthy . 27 November 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Green industrial projects are stuck in limbo

Nearly 700 projects to clean up steel, cement, and other industries are in progress worldwide — but developers are struggling to finance and build them.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 November 2024
Politics

Chart: Most Americans support expanding solar and wind power

Clean energy is popular among both Democrats and Republicans, but it’s losing some steam with the latter.

By Dan McCarthy . 15 November 2024
Politics

Chart: Trump’s win could lead to far more planet-warming emissions

A Trump administration could cause the U.S. to emit an additional 4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2030, blowing past climate targets.

By Dan McCarthy . 8 November 2024
Solar

Chart: Which states rank highest for utility-scale solar?

Nevada, California, and Utah have the largest share of solar on their electric grids.

By Carrie Klein . 1 November 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Heavy industry is the world's biggest decarbonization challenge

The production of oil and gas, cement, steel, and other industrial products is enormously polluting. Decarbonizing these sectors will take a while.

By Dan McCarthy . 25 October 2024
Policy & regulation

Chart: The policy push to electrify lawn equipment, visualized

Dozens of states and municipalities across the U.S. have passed laws that aim to shift residents away from polluting, gas-powered lawn equipment.

By Carrie Klein . 18 October 2024
Clean energy

Chart: World could triple renewable energy by decade's end

At COP28, more than 100 countries pledged to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. That goal could still be within reach.

By Dan McCarthy . 11 October 2024