Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at Fluence, Urbint, Omnidian, SDG&E and more
From nonprofits to the veep suite, women are making major strides in clean energy.
By Eric Wesoff .
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 .
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Policy & regulation
North Carolina to mandate 70% cut in electricity CO2 emissions by 2030
The bipartisan compromise bill includes bold targets and regional firsts, but critics say it's too lax on Duke Energy.By Jeff St. John .
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Emissions reduction
What to do about leaky methane
The EPA and the oil and gas industry are contemplating high-tech sensors to spot and eliminate leaks of this planet-warming gas.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Aerial and satellite imagery can find methane leaks. Will EPA bake the tech into new rules?
High-altitude detection methods are a vital tool in reducing methane emissions, experts say. Making them work in federal regulations is a trickier matter.By Jeff St. John .
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Fossil fuels
Carbon capture strikes out Down Under
Should governments keep throwing finite funding at far-fetched technologies?By Julian Spector .
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Carbon capture
The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility
If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?By Jason Deign .
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Clean industry
This startup wants to use cheap surplus clean energy to make high-temperature industrial heat
California-based Rondo has plans to decarbonize cement production and much more.By Ingrid Lobet .
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Clean industry
Steelmakers forge ahead on cleaning up their notoriously dirty industry
From miners to automakers, steel industry players are starting to come together to make "green steel" the new norm.By Ingrid Lobet .
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Transportation
Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society
If you care about livable cities and a livable climate, ride-hailing is not the answer, according to a new study.By David Roberts .
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Carbon-free buildings
Cement is terrible for the climate. California just passed a law to fix that
A first-in-the-nation law will force a 40% reduction in the carbon-intensity of cement, which is now responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions.By Ingrid Lobet .
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