Surprise: Societal Scholars Could Drive Climate Policy
Biden is appointing “totally different kinds of people” to solve climate change
Biden is appointing “totally different kinds of people” to solve climate change
The state simultaneously has the highest-emissions grid in the country and leads the nation in wind power
Issues with natural gas supplies and the grid’s isolation both factored in to the massive outages
Extreme weather is increasingly likely to test electric grids and energy supply systems
A massive coal plant, demolished in December, was a linchpin of the Navajo and Hopi economies for nearly 50 years
The pandemic drove a 10.3 percent decline in greenhouse gases last year but experts expect levels to rebound in 2021
Sustained reductions are needed to halt the buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases
The falling costs of renewables has helped shift political winds around power generation
Though many power companies have set ambitious long-term targets, more immediate action is needed
The greenhouse gas reductions highlight the difficult road ahead to substantially limit global warming
The renewable boom needs to continue in order to decarbonize the energy grid, but key tax incentives are ending
As other oil majors have committed to net-zero emissions goals and invested in renewables, Exxon plans to increase drilling
The surprise announcement vaults the country ahead of U.S. climate ambitions and could encourage developing countries to follow suit
The temporary, and limited, reduction in emissions during the pandemic points to the need for larger structural changes
The fuel is increasingly uncompetitive with cheaper natural gas and renewable energy
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term
The switch from coal to gas has driven down CO2 emissions, but leaks negate much of those gains in the short term
The answer lies in what sectors of the economy have shut down and expectations of recovery later in the year
Diminished energy demand and the high price of coal is putting pressure on the struggling industry
When Americans return to the roads, what happens to oil prices and China’s recovery strategy could all impact emissions levels
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