Politics
Chart: Most Americans support expanding solar and wind power
Clean energy is popular among both Democrats and Republicans, but it’s losing some steam with the latter.
By Dan McCarthy .
Dan McCarthy is news editor at Canary Media.
He was previously senior editor at Morning Brew, where he ran tech coverage and edited stories on a range of topics, including climatetech. Dan grew up in New Jersey, graduated from the University of Delaware and now lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two cats.
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Politics
Chart: Trump’s win could lead to far more planet-warming emissions
A Trump administration could cause the U.S. to emit an additional 4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by 2030, blowing past climate targets.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean industry
Chart: Heavy industry is the world's biggest decarbonization challenge
The production of oil and gas, cement, steel, and other industrial products is enormously polluting. Decarbonizing these sectors will take a while.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: World could triple renewable energy by decade's end
At COP28, more than 100 countries pledged to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. That goal could still be within reach.By Dan McCarthy .
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Energy storage
Chart: More and more rooftop solar buyers are adding home batteries
The uptick in home battery installations is yet another sign that the era of battery storage has arrived in the U.S.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electrification
Getting a heat pump took some effort. Here’s what I learned.
Millions of Americans will have to switch out their boilers and furnaces for heat pumps in the years to come. These are my main takeaways from getting one.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: Which states have the most electric school buses?
More students than ever are headed to class on an electric, emissions-free school bus this September. But only a fraction of U.S. school buses are EVs today.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: Texas plans to build the most clean energy of any state
The state has more wind and large-scale solar than any other, and batteries are booming. The growth is set to continue — but its grid is still far from clean.By Dan McCarthy .
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Fossil fuels
Chart: The UK is about to stop using coal to produce electricity
This month, the United Kingdom will shut down its last operational coal-fired power plant, a major milestone as the country’s CO2 emissions continue to plummet.By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Chart: Solar power is shattering global records
A staggering 428 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed last year — more than in the previous two years combined.By Carrie Klein, Dan McCarthy .
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