Articles

Climate crisis

Leaders must set course for net-zero energy at COP26. What tech do we need to get there?

Decisions need to be made soon on investments that will enable us to cut the last 10% of carbon emissions by 2050.

By Jason Deign . 29 October 2021
Climate crisis

Youth climate movement wants to kick polluters out of COP26

Activist Ayisha Siddiqa talks about the campaign to sideline fossil fuel companies, the lack of inclusion at COP26, and the power of young people.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 29 October 2021
Utilities

Are you unknowingly funding the utility industry's anti-renewables agenda?

Many utilities belong to trade groups that promote dirty energy over clean — and the utilities raise electricity rates to cover the cost of membership dues.

By Meghan Nutting . 29 October 2021
ENN

Feds open probe into Brooklyn fossil fuel plans amid environmental racism accusations

The U.S. EPA will determine whether New York officials violated federal law when evaluating National Grid's natural gas pipeline upgrades, which has faced allegations of environmental injustice.

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY . 28 October 2021
Climate crisis

COP26: Why this climate summit matters and what it can achieve

RMI CEO Jules Kortenhorst shares the inside scoop on what to watch for at the world's biggest and most important climate change gathering.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 28 October 2021
ENN

For landmark new climate law in North Carolina, ‘technical’ concerns linger

Critics say the law's text is vague on how much authority Duke Energy will have over how it plans to meet carbon reduction targets.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 28 October 2021
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Wisconsin bill would clarify third-party solar’s legal status, once and for all

Wisconsin is vague on whether solar companies can own panels and sell power to customers; a Republican-backed measure aims to create certainty.

By Kari Lydersen . 28 October 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women’s climatetech career moves at Kevala, Ørsted, Form Energy and more

A new leader at Hawaiian Electric, new board members at ESS and Greentown Labs, and a female majority on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board.

By Eric Wesoff . 28 October 2021
Electric vehicles

Battery swapping: The killer app for electrifying India's millions of tuk-tuks?

Startup Power Global says modular batteries and swapping stations can cut the cost of transitioning to EVs in developing markets. It has a lot of competition.

By Jeff St. John . 27 October 2021
ENN

North Carolina energy law adds urgency on housing, weatherization funding

With bipartisan energy compromise now law, advocates and some Democrats look to the budget to help protect the state’s poorest ratepayers.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 27 October 2021