Energy & Climate

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

Rice feeds billions of people – but its role in fueling climate change is growing

There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.

Cooling poverty is making extreme heat more dangerous for millions

Some parts of the world are warming far faster than other, but even within the same city some neighbourhoods are exposed and suffer more than others.

Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands

Changes in ways of farming are part of the reason why wildfires are more likely this summer, even in traditionally colder climates.

In a rare show of global unity, countries adopt landmark climate ruling

Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon – but can they store it durably?

Investment in carbon removal technologies is rising rapidly, but some models overestimate how much carbon is captured because they don’t cover all Earth processes.

Human-made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level

New research shows seals are being affected by chemical pollution in the Arctic food web and rapid climate-driven warming that is transforming their sea ice habitat.

Decarbonising everything is impossible – here’s why

The solution is not to eliminate carbon from industry but to change where it comes from.

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.

Georgia’s PSC elections have become a referendum on energy prices

Georgia’s PSC elections have become a referendum on energy prices

As seas rise, where will Louisiana’s fishers go?

Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil

Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by loosening regulations

The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?

We reviewed 48 ‘low carbon’ projects and found they were becoming part of the fossil fuel problem

These projects amplify the green credentials of fossil fuel firms while leaving their core business model untouched.

Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net-zero carbon emissions isn’t the engineering

Many Formula 1 innovations have made their way from the racetrack to regular roads. But technological improvements can only go so far toward limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds

Trump gutted USAID. Hunger and violence followed.

Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.

Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.

Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built

After Activism: In Conversation with Mohammed Usrof & Tori Tsui

For young organizers failed by the institutional climate movement, is there anything worth saving? It seems the center of the negotiations may no longer be the COP but the flotilla — mobile, networked, and ever-multiplying, even as the institution recedes.