Articles

Guest essay

Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s carbon commitment: The good, the bad and the missing-in-action

The latest global banking coalition aligned with the Paris Agreement lacks the ambition required to reach net-zero emissions.

By Jeanne Martin . 29 April 2021
Clean industry

Have you heard about the Green New Steel?

Our lives are built on things we never think about.

By Julian Spector . 29 April 2021
Solar

Instant permits for home solar? There's a SolarApp for that

A DOE-funded app aims to ease solar permitting to cut costs, and it's spreading to more cities and counties.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 29 April 2021
ENN

Environmental justice advocates plan to hold Massachusetts officials accountable

The state’s new climate law contains several landmark environmental justice provisions, and advocates say they intend to make sure state officials follow through on the commitments.

By Sarah Shemkus . 29 April 2021
Clean industry

Joe Biden’s Green New Steel

Steel-making is one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries. New technologies and proactive policy interventions could change that.

By Jay Stein . 28 April 2021
Transmission

Biden administration boosts support for transmission jobs and clean energy benefits

An ACEG report finds that interstate transmission projects could drive 1.2 million jobs and increase wind and solar capacity by 50 percent. A new $8.25 billion federal loan commitment could help.

By Jeff St. John . 28 April 2021
Climate crisis

The best time to reduce emissions is now

2030 is the new 2050.

By Julian Spector . 28 April 2021
ENN

Methane from abandoned coal mines could be key to fight climate change — if only it made more money

A former gas executive is using a closed mine's leaking methane to provide energy to Coloradans, but because it's a costly process, he's the only one in the state doing so.

By Miguel Otárola . 28 April 2021
ENN

Commentary: The women who power Illinois could deliver a clean energy future

For Illinois to remain a leader in clean energy, we need to lean into the legacy built by Illinois’ women in nuclear power, write guest commentators Corie Glenn, Susan Korn and Carolyne Joseph.

By Corie Glenn, Susan Korn and Carolyne Joseph . 28 April 2021
Hydrogen

Big Hydrogen doesn't want you to read this

Some people go into business to make money. Others do it to make fuel cells.

By Julian Spector . 27 April 2021