Carrie Klein

Carrie Klein

Editorial Intern .

Carrie Klein is an editorial intern at Canary Media. She is currently a graduate student at New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program.

Solar

This nuclear waste site could soon host a massive solar installation

The Hanford Site in Washington state, a radioactive relic of the Manhattan Project and Cold War, was selected by DOE to be outfitted with up to 1 GW of solar.

By Carrie Klein . 30 July 2024
Green steel

Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric

The majority of newly announced steel capacity in 2023 planned to use lower-emissions electric arc furnaces, but the dirty industry has a way to go to clean up.

By Dan McCarthy, Carrie Klein . 26 July 2024
Clean energy

Chart: 85% of new electricity built in 2023 came from renewables

A whopping 473 gigawatts of clean energy capacity was installed last year, yet another indicator of the rapid rise of solar and wind power.

By Carrie Klein . 19 July 2024
Electric vehicles

Tires wear out fast on EVs. This startup wants to fix that

EV adoption will help cut CO2 from cars, but the heavy, battery-laden vehicles could make tire pollution worse. Better tires can help.

By Carrie Klein . 17 July 2024
Wind

Chart: Which US states are leading the way on offshore wind?

The offshore wind sector has huge potential — and equally large ambitions — but progress has been slow going in the U.S.

By Carrie Klein . 12 July 2024
Solar

In Michigan, homeowners associations can’t stop rooftop solar anymore

Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar.

By Carrie Klein . 2 July 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Aluminum has a big CO2 problem. Here’s how to clean it up

To hit global climate goals, carbon emissions from aluminum production have to drop 92 percent by 2050. Step one? Building a ton of clean energy.

By Carrie Klein . 28 June 2024
Fossil fuels

Chart: Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand

As EV adoption rises, oil demand is starting to level off — and IEA forecasts consumption of the planet-warming fossil fuel will peak later this decade.

By Carrie Klein . 21 June 2024
Climatetech finance

Chart: Clean energy set to attract double investment spent on fossil fuels

In a first, more than $2 trillion will be invested in clean energy this year. It’s a staggering sum, but much more is needed to transition from fossil fuels.

By Carrie Klein . 14 June 2024

Carrie Klein

This nuclear waste site could soon host a massive solar installation

Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric

Chart: 85% of new electricity built in 2023 came from renewables

Tires wear out fast on EVs. This startup wants to fix that

Chart: Which US states are leading the way on offshore wind?

In Michigan, homeowners associations can’t stop rooftop solar anymore

Chart: Aluminum has a big CO2 problem. Here’s how to clean it up

Chart: Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand

Chart: Clean energy set to attract double investment spent on fossil fuels