Unpacking the GOP’s nascent climate pivot, from inside the RNC

Clean energy helped the grid avoid heat-wave catastrophe

Last week's high temperatures pushed the U.S. grid to its limits, and showcased how new wind and solar additions are essential to keeping the lights on.

Tropical forests can stop acting as carbon sinks during El Niño, says research

Some of South America’s tropical forests effectively stopped absorbing carbon during the 2015-2016 El Niño.

The oceans are full of heat, and it’s coming ashore

The nation’s biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear

Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge

A U.S. appeals court upheld the first-in-the-nation measure, which will slash smog-forming emissions from certain gas-fueled boilers and heaters in the…

The overlooked wiring problem in the clean-energy transition

As more households add solar panels, batteries and heat pumps, researchers at Purdue found that running them all on DC power—not the AC current from the wall—could cut energy use and emissions.