Fossil fuels
Chart: Fossil fuels are a big driver of inflation
Speeding up the switch to renewables will free consumers from the price volatility of dirty energy.
By Maria Virginia Olano .
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels
Booming power demand is slowing climate progress for US utilities
Sierra Club analysis finds that U.S. utilities are planning a huge expansion of fossil-gas plants — a shift that’s incompatible with climate goals.
By Jeff St. John .
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Podcast
The hidden history of California oil
How residential drilling sparked public health and environmental justice problems in California.PlayBy Stephen Lacey .
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Policy & regulation
Biden solar tariff probe pushes Indiana utility to burn more coal
The Commerce Department’s consideration of new tariffs for Southeast Asian solar-panel makers is stalling solar projects — and undermining the clean energy transition.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
Chart: Renewable energy beat out nuclear in the US in 2021
Wind, solar, hydro and other renewables combined contributed more electricity to the U.S. grid last year than nuclear power — but the total was still just shy of coal.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy
Putin's war will drive a faster shift to clean energy
Motivated to ditch Russian oil and gas, countries in Europe and beyond will find cheaper renewable energy solutions ready and waiting, says analyst Kingsmill Bond.
By Alison F. Takemura .
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Clean energy
Chart: New solar and storage set to crush fossil gas deployments in the US
The market has spoken — and it says the energy transition is already well underway. -
Podcast
Can Europe quit Russian fossil fuel by next winter?
Does the Russian war in Ukraine upend the idea that natural gas can be a bridge fuel?PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Heat pumps
How to move Europe from gas heat to heat pumps — fast
As the European Union tries to free itself from Russian gas, it should offer subsidies and policy supports to boost heat-pump adoption, a new report says.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
Experts say blending hydrogen into gas pipelines won't work
Utilities want to extend their infrastructure's useful life. But the evidence suggests the risks and costs far outweigh the negligible emissions-reduction impact.By Jeff St. John .
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Air travel
Major airlines are getting serious about hydrogen-powered planes
Delta, Airbus and others are launching tests to find the best way to replace dirty jet fuel.By Maria Gallucci .
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