Policy & regulation

Climate crisis

Carbon offset markets aren’t working. A new private-sector reform movement aims to make them better

Will this reboot spur real reductions in carbon emissions — or just usher in another wave of corporate greenwashing?

By Jason Deign . 29 July 2021
Climate justice

Newsletter: Want to pass a 100% clean grid law? Don't pick too many fights

Oregon built broad support for its clean grid law. Can other places learn from the example?

By Julian Spector . 28 July 2021
Climate justice

From climate justice organizing to legislating: How Rep. Khanh Pham helped pass Oregon's 100% clean grid law

A Q&A with Pham on how building a wide-ranging coalition and sitting down with affected industries led to a clean energy victory.

By Julian Spector . 27 July 2021
Transmission

New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money

Transmission could have paid for itself in savings during big Texas blackout, a new report finds. But capturing that value is tricky.

By Jeff St. John . 26 July 2021
Opinion

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back

The infrastructure package being debated in Washington should include a proposed bill to provide job training for workers from underrepresented communities.

By Paula Glover . 22 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest

A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.

By Eric Wesoff . 20 July 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: Dude, where's my battery?

Supply and demand are out of whack in the surging energy storage industry.

By Julian Spector . 20 July 2021
Carbon-free buildings

Biden's infrastructure plan should focus more on resilient, low-emissions buildings

The government must support communities with buildings that reduce emissions and are better equipped to handle disasters.

By Mahesh Ramanujam . 19 July 2021
Batteries

The grid battery boom has triggered a supply shortage

Storage developers large and small are grappling with what to do when there aren't enough batteries to go around.

By Julian Spector . 19 July 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Newsletter: DOE goes long on long-duration storage

Plus, California's gas fixation threatens its ambitious climate goals.

By Julian Spector . 15 July 2021