Emissions reduction

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 . 25 October 2024

Climate crisis

US and EU lead global pledge to cut methane pollution at COP26

Nearly 90 countries are promising big cuts in a major greenhouse gas. The U.S. EPA is aiming new methane rules at the oil and gas sector.

By Jeff St. John . 2 November 2021
Climate crisis

Chart: Current climate pledges fall far short of Paris goals — and a livable future

We’re now on track for catastrophic warming, but with enough ambition and grit, we could still keep global temperature rise in check.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 29 October 2021
Climate crisis

Leaders must set course for net-zero energy at COP26. What tech do we need to get there?

Decisions need to be made soon on investments that will enable us to cut the last 10% of carbon emissions by 2050.

By Jason Deign . 29 October 2021
Clean industry

Leaders in shipping, aviation and heavy industry chart a path to net zero ahead of COP26

The only catch? They say multitrillion-dollar investments and global regulatory consensus are musts.

By Jeff St. John . 21 October 2021
Carbon capture

How shrinking carbon capture could help it scale up

Startups are vying to miniaturize this potentially climate-saving technology.

By Julian Spector . 21 October 2021
Carbon capture

Can carbon-capture startups make it big with small-scale tech?

We need to remove gigatons of CO₂ from the atmosphere. These companies think they've found a way to do it more affordably.

By Jeff St. John . 20 October 2021
Policy & regulation

The US will struggle to meet its climate goals without penalties for utilities that fail to cut emissions, report finds

New analysis shows how Sen. Manchin's demand to cut the Clean Electricity Performance Program from the reconciliation bill would kneecap climate policy.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2021
Clean industry

Can the US take the lead on cleaner lithium production?

Three companies are attracting private and public funding for their potentially game-changing efforts to extract lithium from brine in California.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 14 October 2021
Utilities

California’s biggest all-electric utility has a plan to meet the state's tough 2030 carbon targets

Pedro Pizarro, CEO of SCE parent Edison International, says gaps in EV and electric building policies threaten state clean energy goals.

By Jeff St. John . 11 October 2021
Energy efficiency

BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings

The startup has 13MW of flexible energy in its NYC portfolio and is looking to expand.

By Jeff St. John . 7 October 2021

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Emissions reduction

Chart: Heavy industry is the world’s biggest decarbonization challenge

US and EU lead global pledge to cut methane pollution at COP26

Chart: Current climate pledges fall far short of Paris goals — and a livable future

Leaders must set course for net-zero energy at COP26. What tech do we need to get there?

Leaders in shipping, aviation and heavy industry chart a path to net zero ahead of COP26

How shrinking carbon capture could help it scale up

Can carbon-capture startups make it big with small-scale tech?

The US will struggle to meet its climate goals without penalties for utilities that fail to cut emissions, report finds

Can the US take the lead on cleaner lithium production?

California’s biggest all-electric utility has a plan to meet the state's tough 2030 carbon targets

BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings