Climate crisis

Food and farms

Meati is turning fungi into climate-friendly steaks. Will diners bite?

The sustainable food startup just raised another $100 million to try and break through a tough market for alternative meats.

By Julian Spector . 27 June 2024

Climate crisis

Supercomputer forecasts are now helping utilities prepare for climate change and extreme weather

New York Power Authority will use a national lab's cutting-edge forecasts to target its multi-billion dollar investments. Other utilities are following suit.

By Jeff St. John . 10 August 2021
Climate crisis

Newsletter: California isn't ready for hot grid summer

The "fail fast" ethos doesn't work so well for avoiding grid outages.

By Julian Spector . 4 August 2021
Policy & regulation

Calif. governor makes emergency bid to prevent blackouts. Is it too little, too late?

Power plant shortages and delayed batteries are part of the problem. So is stalled progress on behind-the-meter resources.

By Jeff St. John . 2 August 2021
Fossil fuels

Subsidies really do prop up the oil and gas industry. Here's the most important one to get rid of

The subsidy that helps the sector the most both pads profits and protects companies against risk.

By David Roberts . 30 July 2021
Climate crisis

Carbon offset markets aren’t working. A new private-sector reform movement aims to make them better

Will this reboot spur real reductions in carbon emissions — or just usher in another wave of corporate greenwashing?

By Jason Deign . 29 July 2021
Guest essay

Newsletter: Big Tech is coming for your carbon

Google, Facebook and other tech heavy-hitters are perfecting a bottom-up approach to large-scale decarbonization.

By Dan Finn-Foley . 29 July 2021
Transmission

New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money

Transmission could have paid for itself in savings during big Texas blackout, a new report finds. But capturing that value is tricky.

By Jeff St. John . 26 July 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: Dude, where's my battery?

Supply and demand are out of whack in the surging energy storage industry.

By Julian Spector . 20 July 2021
Climate crisis

How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test

Clean electrification at warp speed for the next decade is the most important thing of all.

By David Roberts . 9 July 2021
Guest essay

Cities want to ban natural gas in new construction. State lawmakers are blocking them

Twenty states have already passed "ban the ban" laws and more might follow suit. They're backed by money and lobbyists from the gas industry.

By Rushad Nanavatty, Daniel Tait . 9 July 2021

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Climate crisis

Meati is turning fungi into climate-friendly steaks. Will diners bite?

Supercomputer forecasts are now helping utilities prepare for climate change and extreme weather

Newsletter: California isn't ready for hot grid summer

Calif. governor makes emergency bid to prevent blackouts. Is it too little, too late?

Subsidies really do prop up the oil and gas industry. Here's the most important one to get rid of

Carbon offset markets aren’t working. A new private-sector reform movement aims to make them better

Newsletter: Big Tech is coming for your carbon

New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money

Newsletter: Dude, where's my battery?

How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test

Cities want to ban natural gas in new construction. State lawmakers are blocking them