Stories by Benjamin Storrow

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

The oil major says it will eliminate or offset all its emissions—roughly equal to those of Australia—by 2050

Developing economies continue to build coal power plants, and growth in oil and gas has been persistent

A boom in petrochemical plants driven by cheap natural gas could lock in greenhouse emissions for decades to come

Spanish oil giant Repsol SA this week announced one of the more ambitious emissions reduction efforts in the industry

Brookline, Mass., recently became the first New England town to ban natural gas hookups in new construction

Climate initiatives improve some states’ rankings as others fall behind

Though coal is declining as a power source, it is often being replaced by natural gas, another fossil fuel

Old, small plants were the early retirees, but several of the biggest U.S. coal burners—and CO₂ emitters—will be shuttered by year’s end

Technological advances mean the wind industry may only see a small slowdown when tax credits end

Major changes to electricity systems, transportation and other sectors are needed to meet ambitious greenhouse gas targets