Policy & regulation

Climate crisis

What to watch at COP27: Climate justice, clean technology and money

Will breakthroughs happen at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt? RMI CEO Jon Creyts shares thoughts on the urgency of the moment and opportunities to make gains.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2022
Electrification

Lyft, Airbnb and other companies join forces to help you go electric

An unexpected coalition aims to assist Americans in taking advantage of the decarbonization benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Alison F. Takemura . 3 November 2022
Climatetech finance

How will DOE loan out $250B to make dirty energy systems clean?

A new Biden admin program can help replace coal plants with clean energy, switch gas pipelines to hydrogen, upgrade transmission, and more. Here are the wonky details.

By Jeff St. John . 3 November 2022
Energy markets

Texas plan to stop next grid disaster could cost customers billions

A new report finds that a proposal to improve grid reliability could cost much more than alternatives and still fail to prevent winter blackouts.

By Jeff St. John . 2 November 2022
Wind

Virginia deal would shield customers if wind project blows its budget

Dominion Energy has agreed to protect customers if costs run over budget or performance falls short of expectations on $10B landmark offshore wind project.

By Julian Spector . 1 November 2022
Guest essay

Why green banks should be able to finance upgrades to old buildings

Green banks are getting billions from the Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden administration should allow them to invest some of it in building renovations in city centers.

By Patrice Frey, Calvin Gladney . 25 October 2022
Guest essay

Biden administration should help US aluminum industry go clean

The president is considering a ban on aluminum imports from Russia. His administration should couple that ban with support for low-carbon U.S. aluminum production.

By Bruce Nilles, Justin Guay . 21 October 2022
Climatetech finance

Meet the leader in charge of doling out DOE's $25B for novel cleantech

Former NRG CEO David Crane is now calling the shots for the federal programs racing to ramp up clean hydrogen, carbon capture and other tough climatetech.

By Jeff St. John . 21 October 2022
Heat pumps

Will tough standards for heat pump tax credits hurt adoption?

Industry insiders spar over whether the climate bill's $2,000 tax credit for heat pumps should require higher-efficiency models or loosen standards to expand the market.

By Jeff St. John . 17 October 2022
Clean energy

How does your state rank on fostering community-led clean energy?

Policies can help or hinder communities that want to take charge of their own energy future. Canary's chart of the week shows how U.S. states stack up.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 14 October 2022