Politics

Climatetech finance

Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest

A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.

By Eric Wesoff . 20 July 2021
Climate crisis

How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test

Clean electrification at warp speed for the next decade is the most important thing of all.

By David Roberts . 9 July 2021
Solar

Solar industry is parsing the fallout from Biden sanction on key solar material

Solar analysts are split on the likely impact of the move.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 6 July 2021
Climate crisis

There is no such thing as 'moderate' climate policy

Bold climate action is radical, but inaction is even more radical.

By David Roberts . 30 June 2021
Solar

Solar High Rollers: A new column on the big wins and growing pains of utility-scale solar

Want to get up to speed on utility-scale solar? Our kickoff column is a digest of breaking big-solar news and market themes.

By Eric Wesoff . 28 June 2021
Clean energy

North Carolina energy bill pits clean energy advocates against Duke Energy's plans for new gas plants

New GOP legislation would boost solar but replace coal plants with natural gas and scuttle many of the Democratic governor's proposed reforms.

By Jeff St. John . 18 June 2021
Policy & regulation

Will Illinois finally manage to pass this massive clean energy bill?

A dispute over the future of fossil fuel power plants has tripped up a bill that would save solar and nuclear power and support energy workers and environmental justice.

By Jeff St. John . 17 June 2021
Solar

First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win

The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 11 June 2021
Politics

Newsletter: Biden wants to build batteries better

Batteries are quickly becoming crucial to the future of the grid and the auto industry.

By Julian Spector . 10 June 2021
Batteries

Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries

The fast-growing lithium-ion battery sector is the key to powering EVs and decarbonizing the grid — and the U.S. doesn’t want to be left behind.

By Jeff St. John . 9 June 2021