Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
"Predictions that the nuclear exit would leave Germany forced to use more coal and facing rising prices and supply problems, meanwhile, have not transpired."
State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next
Clean energy continues to be the dominant form of new electricity generation in the U.S., with solar reaching record levels in 2023.
Two Battery Recycling Companies Receive $10M Boost
Two Ontario companies are receiving C$10 million in research funding to develop
Enough Red Tape – We Need To Say Yes to Clean Energy (TED)
How to fight NIMBYism and get serious about the energy transition.
COP28 Goal of Tripling Renewables Feasible Only with Urgent Global Course Correction (IRENA)
"An average of almost 1,100 GW of renewables capacity must be installed annually by 2030 – more than double the record set in 2023."
Vermont Governor Opposes Ambitious Renewable Energy Bill Over Costs
"The DPS valuation has been disputed as a crude estimate that does not reflect the specifics outlined in the bill."
Community Opposition Adds Roadblocks to Large Renewables Projects
Community opposition is a key factor leading to the cancellation of wind and solar projects.
Renewable Energy Has Boosted the Economy for at Least a Decade
...and yet fossil fuels are still receiving more financial support.
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions hit record levels in 2023: IEA
The world is so close, but climate change makes solving climate change harder.
We are taking a devastating risk with the green energy sector – one that might cost us our future
Relying on private companies to solve the climate crisis means that the planet’s fate rests in the hands of asset managers.
Visualized: The Evolution of Energy Employment (2022–2030P)
The global energy industry in 2022 had over 67 million employees, with more in clean energy (35 million) than fossil fuels (32 million).
I Saw the Future of Climate Technology—and Its Big-Oil Investors (The Nation)
"the fates of climate-tech start-ups are tangled into the balance sheets of [the fossil fuel] companies who caused the crisis in the first place"
Wind is Reliable. It’s Time for New England to Plan for More of It
New England must invest in wind energy to reduce emissions enough, but doing so will also help the grid be more reliable during intense storms.
Canadian Regulator’s Net-Zero Plans Rife with ‘Optimistic Assumptions,’ Analysis Finds
A Canadian regulator’s pathway to net-zero is overly optimistic about slow-to-scale technologies, even as reliance on fossil fuels continues
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