Policy & regulation

Climate crisis

Don't buy into the gloomy COP26 rhetoric

Momentum on climate action is picking up, and lots of efforts are heading in the right direction.

By David Roberts . 15 November 2021
Climatetech finance

Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans

The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2021
Climate crisis

Turn on, tune in, COP out

The big climate summit is over. Now out with the talkers, in with the doers. Plus: Catch the first episodes of our new podcasts.

By Julian Spector . 15 November 2021
Clean energy

Chart: The vast majority of Americans love solar and wind power

Enthusiasm for renewables cuts across the country's cultural chasms.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 12 November 2021
Clean industry

How Louisiana can become a clean industry powerhouse

A cutting-edge model identifies the optimal pathway — and green hydrogen is a key player.

By Olivia Ashmoore . 10 November 2021
Politics

How the infrastructure bill will fight climate change and advance clean energy

The just-passed legislation sends more than $80 billion to the power grid, EV charging, batteries, hydrogen, carbon capture and more.

By Jeff St. John . 8 November 2021
Solar

Solar power is a huge success story. A longtime solar champion explains how it happened

Adam Browning, departing leader of Vote Solar, shares insights from his 20-year career as a pioneering solar advocate.

By David Roberts . 8 November 2021
Guest essay

Earth to Glasgow: Biodiversity is fundamental to a healthy climate

All eyes are on the climate COP, but there's an equally critical biodiversity COP process.

By Siddarth Shrikanth, Gretchen C. Daily . 5 November 2021
Fossil fuels

COP26 players pledge funding to shut down coal plants

Countries, foundations and multilateral banks are stepping up to help developing countries ditch coal and go clean, but much more money will be needed.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2021
Hydrogen

Green hydrogen gets a major boost from a cross-industry coalition at COP26

Nine private-sector titans target a record-breaking 45GW expansion in production capacity by 2027.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2021